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Thai Students' Tsunami Model Left Audience in Awe

(03/04/2013)


The Tsunami Model was the highlight of creative scientific innovations displayed at the 8th Academic Conference on Science and Technology of Thai Youths between 21 and 23 March 2013 at BITEC, Bang Na. This event was organized by the Faculty of Sciences, Silpakorn University, and the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPTST) along with other organizations.

This event highlighted 330 excellent research projects initiated by Thai youths and students. One of the highlights was the Tsunami Simulation Using an Explicit Finite-Difference Method developed by Mr. Pawin Sitsungnern, a Sri Trang Thong scholarship student of Physics from the Faculty of Sciences, Mahidol University.

Mr. Pawin said that he became interested in the theory of water and air flow when he was a third year student. Then, when he was a fourth year student, he had to choose a senior research project. Remembering the tsunami disaster in Thailand in 2004, he initiated this project.

Modeling an equation for shallow water tides calculated numerically by limiting clear variance of Lax-Wendroff, this tsunami model can be used to calculate the variance of shallow water tides although computer science has to be employed. Mr. Pawin asked his advisor to teach him how to write a code for this work and sought more information, especially video clips of tsunamis throughout the world. He also used his computer skills and his knowledge of computer technology.

This tsunami model can be used to create a program that can calculate the distance of a tsunami from a shore at the basic level by pointing out where underwater quake happens. This may be useful to warn beachgoers and could save them from the tidal wave.

"I hope that my work can be expanded to other relevant areas of study, especially weather forecasting in terms of wind speed, because this variance can explain the mechanics of all flowing things," said Mr. Pawin, adding that his work required high precision and complicated methodology. This is a challenge that also enables him to learn new things.

Source: http://www.bangkokbiznews.com

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