Sports Engineering - Latest Topical Collection: Surf Engineering

Guest Editors (all from Surf Engineering Association):
Prof. Marc in het Panhuis, University of Wollongong, Australia 
Prof. Luca Oggiano, Nabla Flow, Norway
Dr. David Shormann, DIVE LLC, USA
Mr. Jimmy Freese, AkuShaper, USA


Performance and equipment improvement in the sport of surfing is largely based on subjective experiences rather than being driven by quantitative data analysis. However, this is starting to change with the application of engineering methodologies and data handling to the sport of surfing. This ranges from understanding the mechanical flex in surfboards, the kinesiology of paddling, and the biomechanics of aerial landings to the use of new manufacturing techniques (such as 3D printing) and incorporation of computational fluid dynamics in the design of surfboards, fins and even wave pools. Data-driven research is going to play a key role in shaping the future of the surfing industry.

In order to consolidate and promote the connection between engineering, surfing and the ocean, this Topical Collection is dedicated to recent advances in research and development in surfing, equipment (surfboards and fins), waves (ocean and wave pool), performance analysis, medicine, sustainability, and interactions between surfers, boards and wetsuits, to name but a few!

Please click here (this opens in a new tab)to read the Topical Collection.