Prof. Viktor V. Babenko received his MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1963 and his PhD in Fluid and Gas Mechanics from the Institute of Hydro-aeromechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) in 1970. Between 1963 and 1965, he worked at the Antonov Design Bureau, a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing company. He has been at the Institute of Hydromechanics since 1965, where he has managed research projects on boundary layers. He has been a professor since 1990, and was the Head of Department until 2000. Throughout his career, he has developed original methodologies for research on boundary layer receptivity to 2D and 3D disturbances, at flows around elastic coatings, near different cavities and ledges, in a vortex chamber, at movement of high-speed surface devices, and others. He has developed control methods for coherent vortical structures arising at various types of flows. From 1989 to 2006, he was a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Hydromechanics NASU, and since 2000 he has been a member of the Scientific Councils of the Universities of Civil Aviation and Polytechnic in Kiev.BSc and MSc, Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University,Korea (1983,1985)Ph.D., Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Glasgow University, U.K. (1988)Professor at Dept of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering(1994∼present)Director of Advanced Ship Engineering Research Center(2002∼present)Senior Researcher of Hyundai Maritime Research Institute 1991~1993:Yard Research Fellow, Glasgow University, U.K. 1988~1991Member of 25, 26th ITTC Resistance Committee (2005∼present)Member of 24th ITTC Waterjet Specialist Committee (2002∼2005)Member of 22th ITTC Safety of High Speed Marine Vehicles Specialist Committee(1996∼1999)Fellow of Royal Institute of Naval Architects(UK) (2001∼present)Member of SNAME(USA)Member of SNAK(Korea)Deputy Editor of Journal of Marine Science Technology (published by Springer)(2006∼2009)Editor of International Journal of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering (2009∼present) March 2000 ~ May 2000; Post Doctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Daejeon, Korea. June 2000 ~ May 2001; JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Mechanical Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. June 2001 ~ September 2003; Senior Researcher, Core Technology Group, Digital Appliance Laboratory, LG Electronics, Seoul, Korea. October 2003 ~ February 2008; Assistant Professor. ASERC (Advanced Ship Engineering Research Center), Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. March 2008 ~ Present; Associate Professor, ASERC (Advanced Ship Engineering Research Center), Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. March 2011 ~ Present; Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

"The book provides and in-depth discussion on boundary layer flow, quoting over 500 references to illustrate how our understanding of the various factors involved has grown. It will be of interest to researchers, naval architects and designers engaged in achieving drag reduction and thus the increased efficiency of propulsion which is needed to reduce harmful emissions." --Ship and Boat International, January/February 2013

• PrefaceList of Symbols1. Interaction of the Free Stream with an Elastic Surface2. Types of Elastic Surfaces and Research of their Mechanical Characteristics3. Turbulent Boundary Layer over Elastic Plate4. Fluctuations of an Elastic Surface in Turbulent Boundary Layer5. Experimental Investigation of Friction Drag6. Hydrobionic meaning of the anatomy of fast swimming hydrobionts7. Mathematical modeling of turbulent boundary layer with injection of polymer additivesReferences

Prof. Viktor V. Babenko received his MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1963 and his PhD in Fluid and Gas Mechanics from the Institute of Hydro-aeromechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) in 1970. Between 1963 and 1965, he worked at the Antonov Design Bureau, a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing company. He has been at the Institute of Hydromechanics since 1965, where he has managed research projects on boundary layers. He has been a professor since 1990, and was the Head of Department until 2000. Throughout his career, he has developed original methodologies for research on boundary layer receptivity to 2D and 3D disturbances, at flows around elastic coatings, near different cavities and ledges, in a vortex chamber, at movement of high-speed surface devices, and others. He has developed control methods for coherent vortical structures arising at various types of flows. From 1989 to 2006, he was a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Hydromechanics NASU, and since 2000 he has been a member of the Scientific Councils of the Universities of Civil Aviation and Polytechnic in Kiev.BSc and MSc, Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University,Korea (1983,1985)Ph.D., Dept. of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, Glasgow University, U.K. (1988)Professor at Dept of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering(1994∼present)Director of Advanced Ship Engineering Research Center(2002∼present)Senior Researcher of Hyundai Maritime Research Institute 1991~1993:Yard Research Fellow, Glasgow University, U.K. 1988~1991Member of 25, 26th ITTC Resistance Committee (2005∼present)Member of 24th ITTC Waterjet Specialist Committee (2002∼2005)Member of 22th ITTC Safety of High Speed Marine Vehicles Specialist Committee(1996∼1999)Fellow of Royal Institute of Naval Architects(UK) (2001∼present)Member of SNAME(USA)Member of SNAK(Korea)Deputy Editor of Journal of Marine Science Technology (published by Springer)(2006∼2009)Editor of International Journal of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering (2009∼present) March 2000 ~ May 2000; Post Doctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Daejeon, Korea. June 2000 ~ May 2001; JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Mechanical Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. June 2001 ~ September 2003; Senior Researcher, Core Technology Group, Digital Appliance Laboratory, LG Electronics, Seoul, Korea. October 2003 ~ February 2008; Assistant Professor. ASERC (Advanced Ship Engineering Research Center), Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. March 2008 ~ Present; Associate Professor, ASERC (Advanced Ship Engineering Research Center), Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. March 2011 ~ Present; Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

"The book provides and in-depth discussion on boundary layer flow, quoting over 500 references to illustrate how our understanding of the various factors involved has grown. It will be of interest to researchers, naval architects and designers engaged in achieving drag reduction and thus the increased efficiency of propulsion which is needed to reduce harmful emissions." --Ship and Boat International, January/February 2013

• PrefaceList of Symbols1. Interaction of the Free Stream with an Elastic Surface2. Types of Elastic Surfaces and Research of their Mechanical Characteristics3. Turbulent Boundary Layer over Elastic Plate4. Fluctuations of an Elastic Surface in Turbulent Boundary Layer5. Experimental Investigation of Friction Drag6. Hydrobionic meaning of the anatomy of fast swimming hydrobionts7. Mathematical modeling of turbulent boundary layer with injection of polymer additivesReferences