Emeritus Professor Michael Shats
Areas of expertise
- Complex Physical Systems 029902
- Fluid Physics 020303
- Thermodynamics And Statistical Physics 020304
- Turbulent Flows 091508
Research interests
Physics of strongly-out-of-equilibrium systems
Waves and wave energy conversion
Active living and artificial swimmers
Utilization and rectification of chaotic and tubulent motion
Collective effects and self-organization in active medium
Researcher's projects
Passive and active swimmers: physics and hydrodynamics
Surface waves and manipulation of matter at the liquid-gas interface
Liquid metamaterials
Available student projects
Controlled diffusion at the water-air interface
Development of self-propelling artificial swimmers
Publications
- Gorce, J, Bliokh, K, Xia, H et al. 2021, 'Rolling spinners on the water surface', Science Advances, vol. 7, no. 16, pp. 1-5.
- Shats, M, Xia, H, Francois, N et al. 2020, 'Turbulent coherent structures driven in parametrically excited surface ripples', 14th EUROMECH European Turbulence Conference, ETC 13, ed. M. G. Worster, European Mechanics Society, France, pp. -.
- Francois, N, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al. 2020, 'Faraday surface ripple forced 2D turbulence', 14th EUROMECH European Turbulence Conference, ETC 13, ed. M. G. Worster, European Mechanics Society, France, pp. -.
- Francois, N, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al. 2020, 'Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Turbulence-Driven Rotors', Physical Review Letters, vol. 124, no. 25, pp. -.
- Hong, S, Gorce, J, Punzmann, H et al. 2020, 'Surface waves control bacterial attachment and formation of biofilms in thin layers', Science Advances, vol. 6, no. 22, pp. -.
- Xia, H, Francois, N, Gorce, J et al 2019, 'Generation of vortex lattices at the liquid-gas interface using rotating surface waves', Fluids, vol. 4, no. 2.
- Gorce, J, Xia, H, Francois, N et al 2019, 'Confinement of surface spinners in liquid metamaterials ', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 116, no. 51, pp. 25424-25429.
- Xia, H, Francois, N, Punzmann, H et al 2019, 'Tunable diffusion in wave-driven two-dimensional turbulence', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 865, pp. 811-830.
- Yang, J, Davoodianidalik, M, Xia, H et al 2019, 'Passive propulsion in turbulent flows', Physical Review Fluids, vol. 4, no. 10, pp. 1-13.
- Xia, H, Francois, N, Faber, B et al 2019, 'Local anisotropy of laboratory two-dimensional turbulence affects pair dispersion', Physics of Fluids, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. -.
- Yang, J, Francois, N, Punzmann, H et al 2019, 'Diffusion of ellipsoids in laboratory two-dimensional turbulent flow', Physics of Fluids, vol. 31, no. 8.
- Xia, H, Francois, N, Punzmann, H et al 2018, 'Extreme concentration fluctuations due to local reversibility of mixing in turbulent flows', Modern Physics Letters B, vol. 32, no. 12&13, pp. 1-5.
- Francois, N, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al 2018, 'Rectification of chaotic fluid motion in two-dimensional turbulence', Physical Review Fluids, vol. 3, no. 12, pp. 1-10.
- Falkovich, G, Boffetta, G, Shats, M et al 2017, 'Introduction to Focus Issue: Two-Dimensional Turbulence', Physics of Fluids, vol. 29, no. 11, pp. 2pp.
- Francois, N, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al 2017, 'Wave-based liquid-interface metamaterials', Nature Communications, vol. 8, no. 14325, pp. 14325-14325.
- Shats, M & Xia, H 2017, 'Turbulence', in John Carlton, Paul Jukes & Yoo-Sang Choo (ed.), Encyclopedia of Maritime and Offshore Engineering, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, USA, pp. 1-10.
- Shats, M, Punzmann, H, Francois, N et al 2016, 'WAVE-GENERATED FLOWS ON THE WATER SURFACE', 6th International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF6), ed. J Wu, C Shu, N Zhao, C B Lee and C L Zhu, World Scientific Publishing Company, Australia, pp. 1-9pp.
- Xia, H, Francois, N, Punzmann, H et al 2016, 'SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION OF ENERGY AND ENSTROPHY CASCADES IN THIN-LAYER TURBULENCE', 6th International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF6), ed. J Wu, C Shu, N Zhao, C B Lee and C L Zhu, World Scientific Publishing Company, Australia, pp. 1-9pp.
- Shats, M, Xia, H & Punzmann, H 2016, 'Extreme Capillary Wave Events Under Parametric Excitation', in Mario Chavez, Michael Ghil, Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi (ed.), Extreme Events Observations, Modeling, and Economics, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New Jersey, United States of America, pp. 153-162.
- Francois, N, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al 2015, 'Braid Entropy of Two-Dimensional Turbulence', Scientific Reports, vol. 5, pp. 18564-18564.
- Francois, N, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al 2015, 'Inhibition of wave-driven two-dimensional turbulence by viscoelastic films of proteins', Physical Review E-Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, vol. 92, no. 2, pp. 1-6.
- Francois, N, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al 2015, 'Wave-particle interaction in the Faraday waves', European Physical Journal E, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 106-106.
- Francois, N, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al 2014, 'Three-Dimensional Fluid Motion in Faraday Waves: Creation of Vorticity and Generation of Two-Dimensional Turbulence', Physical Review X, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 021021.
- Xia, H, Francois, N, Punzmann, H et al 2014, 'Taylor Particle Dispersion during Transition to Fully developed Two-Dimensional Turbulence', Physical Review Letters, vol. 112, no. 10, p. 104501.
- Punzmann, H, Francois, N, Xia, H et al 2014, 'Generation and reversal of surface flows by propagating waves', Nature Physics, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 658-663.
- Shats, M, Francois, N, Xia, H et al 2014, 'Turbulence driven by Faraday surface waves', 5th International Symposium on Physics of Fluids (ISPF5), ed. C. Shu, J. Wu, Q. D. Cai, C. B. Lee and N. Zhao, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, online, p. 12.
- Xu, H, Pumir, A, Falkovich, G et al 2014, 'Flight-crash events in turbulence', PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 111, no. 21, pp. 7558-7563.
- Francois, N, Xia, H., Punzmann, H., and Shats, M. 2013, 'Inverse energy cascade and emergence of large coherent vortices in turbulence driven by Faraday waves', Physical Review Letters, vol. 110, no. 19, 194501.
- Xia, H., Francois, N., Punzmann, H., and Shats, M. 2013, 'Lagrangian scale of particle dispersion in turbulence', Nature Communications, vol. 4: 2013 doi: 10.1038/ncomms3013.
- Shats, M, Xia, H & Punzmann, H 2012, 'Parametrically Excited Water Surface Ripples as Ensembles of Oscillons', Physical Review Letters, vol. 108, no. 3, pp. 034502 (5).
- Xia, H & Shats, M 2012, 'Propagating solitons generated by localized perturbations on the surface of deep water', Physical Review E, vol. 85, no. 2, p. 026313.
- Xia, H, Maimbourg, T, Punzmann, H et al 2012, 'Oscillon dynamics and rogue wave generation in faraday surface ripples', Physical Review Letters, vol. 109, no. 11, pp. 1-5.
- Xia, H & Shats, M 2012, 'Structure formation in spectrally condensed turbulence', International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, vol. 19.
- Shats, M, Xia, H & Byrne, D 2012, 'Turbulence in thick layers', International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, vol. 19.
- Xia, H, Shats, M & Falkovich, G 2011, 'Turbulence in fluid layers', Journal of Physics: Conference Series(online), vol. 318, no. 012001, pp. 1-11.
- Byrne, D, Xia, H & Shats, M 2011, 'Robust inverse energy cascade and turbulence structure in three-dimensional layers of fluid', Physics of Fluids, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 1-6.
- Xia, H, Byrne, D, Falkovich, G & Shats M, 2011, 'Upscale energy transfer in thick turbulent fluid layers', Nature Physics, vol. 7, no. 4, p. 321-324.
- Shats, M, Byrne, D & Xia, H 2010, 'Turbulence decay rate as a measure of flow dimensionality', Physical Review Letters, vol. 105, no. 26, pp. 264501-264501.
- Punzmann, H & Shats, M 2004, 'Cellular automata model in particle transport studies in magnetized plasma', Asia-Pacific Complex Systems Conference (Complex 2004), ed. Russel Stonier, Qinglong Han, Wei Li, Central Queensland University, QLD, pp. 1-8.
- Shats, M, Punzmann, H & Xia, H 2010, 'Capillary Rogue Waves', Physical Review Letters, vol. 104, no. 10, pp. 104503 (4).
- Xia, H, Shats, M & Punzmann, H 2010, 'Modulation instability and capillary wave turbulence', Europhysics Letters, vol. 91, no. 1, p. 14002.
- Xia, H, Shats, M & Punzmann, H 2009, 'Universality of Kolmogorov law in spectrally condensed turbulence in thin layers', EUROMECH European Turbulence Conference 2009, ed. Bruno Eckhardt, Springer, Germany, pp. 709-710.
- Punzmann, H, Shats, M & Xia, H 2009, 'Observation of weak turbulence spectra of capillary waves', EUROMECH European Turbulence Conference 2009, ed. Bruno Eckhardt, Springer, Germany, pp. 725-728.
- Xia, H, Shats, M & Falkovich, G 2009, 'Spectrally condensed turbulence in thin layers', Physics of Fluids, vol. 21, no. 12, p. 125101.
- Shats, M & Xia, H 2009, 'Spectrally Condensed Fluid Turbulence and L-H Transitions in Plasma', Plasma and Fusion Research, vol. 4, pp. 012-1 - 012-8.
- Punzmann, H, Shats, M & Xia, H 2009, 'Phase Randomization of Three-Wave Interactions in Capillary Waves', Physical Review Letters, vol. 103, no. 6, pp. 064502-1/4.
- Xia, H, Shats, M, Punzmann, H et al 2009, 'Comment on "Turbulence-Condensate Interaction in Two Dimensions" Reply', Physical Review Letters, vol. 102, no. 14.
- Xia, H, Punzmann, H, Falkovich, G et al 2008, 'Turbulence-Condensate Interaction in Two Dimensions', Physical Review Letters, vol. 101, pp. 194504-1-4.
- Xia, H & Shats, M 2007, 'Spectural transfer analysis in plasma', in Jim Denier & Jorgen Fredericksen (ed.), Frontiers in Turbulence and Coherent Structures: proceedings of the COSNet/CSIRO Workshop on Turbulence and Coherent Structures in Fluids, Plasmas and Nonlinear Media, World Scientific Publishing Company, New Jersey, USA, pp. 457-470.
- Fujisawa, A, Ido, T, Shimizu, A et al 2007, 'Experimental progress on zonal flow physics in toroidal plasmas', Nuclear Fusion, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. S718-S726.
- Shats, M, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al 2007, 'Suppression of Turbulence by Self-Generated and Imposed Mean Flows', Physical Review Letters, vol. 99, no. 16, pp. 164502 1-4.
- Shats, M & Punzmann, H, eds, 2006, Turbulence and Coherent Structures in Fluids, Plasmas and Nonlinear Media, World Scientific Publishing Company, USA.
- Shats, M & Xia, H 2006, 'Experimental Studies of Plasma Turbulence', in M. Shats and H. Punzmann (ed.), Lecture Notes on Turbulence and Coherent Structures in Fluids, Plasmas and Nonlinear Media, World Scientific Publishing Company, USA, pp. 233-280.
- Shats, M, Xia, H & Punzmann, H 2006, 'Zonal flows, GAM, and radial electric field in the H-1 heliac', Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 1353-1359.
- Shats, M, Xia, H & Yokoyama, M 2006, 'Mean E x B flows and GAM-like oscillations in the H-1 heliac', Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. S17-S29.
- Xia, H, Shats, M & Punzmann, H 2006, 'Strong ExB Shear Flows in the Transport-Barrier Region in H-Mode Plasma', Physical Review Letters, vol. 97, no. 23, pp. 255003-1-4.
- Shats, M, Punzmann, H & Xia, H 2006, 'Turbulent Particle Transport in the Context of L-H Transitions', Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research, vol. 82, pp. 353-356.
- Shats, M, Xia, H & Punzmann, H 2005, 'Spectral condensation of turbulence in plasmas and fluids and its role in low-to-high phase transitions in toroidal plasma', Physical Review E-Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 046409-1-9.
- Punzmann, H & Shats, M 2004, 'Formation and Structure of Transport Barriers During Confinement Transitions in Toroidal Plasma', Physical Review Letters, vol. 93, no. 12, pp. 125003-1-4.
- Harris, J, Shats, M, Blackwell, B et al 2004, 'Fluctuations and stability of plasmas in the H-lNF heliac', Nuclear Fusion, vol. 44, pp. 279-286.
- Punzmann, H & Shats, M 2004, 'Cellular automata model in particle transport studies in magnetized plasma', Asia-Pacific Complex Systems Conference (Complex 2004), ed. Russel Stonier, Qinglong Han, Wei Li, Central Queensland University, QLD, p. 8.
- Xia, H & Shats, M 2004, 'Spectral energy transfer and generation of turbulent structures in toroidal plasma', Physics of Plasmas, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 561-571.
- Shats, M, Xia, H, Punzmann, H et al. 2004, 'Spectral energy transfer, generation of zonal flows and their role in confinement transitions', Fusion Science and Technology, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 279-87.
- Punzmann, H, Shats, M, Solomon, W et al 2003, 'Multichannel visible spectroscopy diagnostic for particle transport studies in the H-1 heliac', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 2048-2051.
- Shats, M, Punzmann, H, Xia, H et al 2003, 'Measurements of Poloidal Rotation Velocity using Cross-correlation Spectroscopy in the H-1 Heliac', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 2044-2047.
- Xia, H & Shats, M 2003, 'Inverse Energy Cascade Correlated with Turbulent-Structure Generation in Toroidal Plasma', Physical Review Letters, vol. 91, no. 15, pp. 155001-1-4.
- Shats, M, Solomon, W & Xia, H 2003, 'Turbulent Transport Reduction and Randomization of Coherent Fluctuations by Zonal Flows in Toroidal Plasma', Physical Review Letters, vol. 90, no. 12, pp. 125002-1-4.
- Shats, M & Solomon, W 2002, 'Zonal-flow generation in the improved confinement mode plasma and its role in confinement bifurcations', New Journal of Physics, vol. 4, pp. 30.1-30.14.
- Shats, M & Solomon, W 2002, 'Experimental Evidence of Self-Regulation of Fluctuations by Time-Varying Flows', Physical Review Letters, vol. 88, no. 4, pp. 045001-1-4.
- Toi, K, Ohkuni, K, Shats, M et al 2002, 'Observation of Inward Turbulent Particle Transport in Edge Plasma Region of CHS Heliotron/Torsatron', Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, vol. 44, pp. A237-A243.
- Shats, M, Solomon, W & Talmadge, J 2001, 'Radial Force Balance and Radial Current Generation in the H-1 Heliac', Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research, vol. 4, pp. 219-223.
- Solomon, W & Shats, M 2001, 'Nonambipolarity of Fluctuation-Driven Fluxes and Its Effect on the Radial Electric Field', Physical Review Letters, vol. 87, no. 19, pp. 195003-1 - 195003-4.
- Solomon, W & Shats, M 2001, 'Fluctuation studies using combined Mach/triple probe', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 449-452.
- Rudakov, D, Shats, M, Harris, J et al 2001, 'Dynamic behaviour of the low-to-high confinement transitions in the H-1 heliac', Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, vol. 43, pp. 559-570.
- Solomon, W, Shats, M, Korneev, D et al 2001, 'Collective microwave scattering diagnostic on the H-1 heliac', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 352-354.
- Shi, X, Boman, J & Shats, M 2001, 'Application of the continuous wavelet transform to the fluctuations and electric field analysis in the H-1 Heliac', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 503-505.
- Nagasaki, K, Shats, M, Smith, H et al 2001, 'Power Absorption Calculation for Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating in H-1 Heliac', Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 617-620.
- Nagasaki, K, Itoh, Y, Sakamoto, K et al 2001, 'Polarizers with non-rectangular grooves for high power millimeter waves', Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 53, pp. 491-497.
- Shats, M, Toi, K, Ohkuni, K et al 2000, 'Inward Turbulent Transport Produced by Positively Sheared Radial Electric Field in Stellarators', Physical Review Letters, vol. 84, no. 26, pp. 6042-6045.
- Shats, M 1999, 'Effect of the Radial Electric Field on the Fluctuation-Produced Transport in the H-1 Heliac', Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 1357-1370.
- Rudakov, D, Shats, M, Boswell, R et al 1999, 'Overview of Probe Diagnostics on the H-1 Heliac', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 476-479.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Transport control in multi-species fluid suspensions (Primary Investigator)
- Novel methods of spill containment and debris mitigation on water surfaces (Secondary Investigator)
- Flow generation on the water surface (Primary Investigator)
- Passive and active swimmers in complex flows (Primary Investigator)
- Wind profiler network for planetary boundary layer research (Primary Investigator)
- Extreme wave events on the water surface (Primary Investigator)
- Structural transitions in turbulent fluids and plasma through self-organization (Primary Investigator)
- New method of remote characterization of hydrocarbon films on the ocean surface through studies of wave turbulence (Primary Investigator)
