Steve Elgar

Dr. Elgar is an ocean physicist with many years’ experience performing field-oriented research in the littoral ocean, and developing, testing, and extending numerical models for nonlinear waves, currents, and seafloor evolution. He has been chief scientist for many large  field programs (https://pv-lab.org). Recently, Dr. Elgar has used his in-situ observations to develop, test, and calibrate algorithms to estimate currents in high-spatial-resolution from remotely sensed images of littoral environments. Elgar also has mentored many PhD students and post-docs, with an emphasis on observing, understanding, and modeling fluid dynamics in complex environments, including in shallow ocean areas. His students are working in academia, industry, and national laboratories. Dr. Elgar is an expert in nonlinear natural systems, including waves, wave- driven currents, and morphological evolution in shallow water. He has developed specialized analysis techniques to investigate nonlinear systems, and has experience comparing numerical model simulations with laboratory and field observations. He is supported by many agencies, including the Office of Naval Research, the Army Corps of Engineers, DoD, NSF, NOAA, and USCRP.