CURRICULUM VITAE

KIM CUONG NGUYEN

EDUCATION

• Postdoc, Louisiana State University, US; year: 2016-2017.

• PhD in Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University; year: 2010- 2013

• MSc in Oceanography, VNU University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam; year: 2006- 2009

• BSc in Physical Oceanography, VNU University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam; year: 2002 – 2006.

EXPERIENCES

COURSES TAUGHT

•    Regional and SCS oceanography

•    Oceanography and Air-Sea interaction

•    Regional ocean circulation

•    Applications of remote sensing in oceanography

RESEARCH INTERESTS

•    Numerical models

•    Internal waves

•    Sediment transport

•   Ocean remote sensing

RESEARCH PROJECTS

1.    2016-2017: Access Climate Change and Human Activities' Impact on the Coastal Environment of the Mekong Delta using High Performance Computing Techniques; Vietnam Education Foundation, US (PI);

2.    2017-2018:  Sea-surface current features in the Gulf of Tonkin observed from altimetry satellite and high frequency radars; Lamer Project (29-53), Ehime University, Japan (PI).

3.    2015: Development of beach profile response model, and its application on studying the seasonal changes at the Nha Trang beach, VNU University of Science, Vietnam (PI).

4.    2017-2019: Modernization the observation and monitoring, simulation/forecasting the marine hydromet condition and environment in the sea and coastal zone with high resolution serving for sustainable marine resource exploitation and disaster risk reduction; Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam (Co-PI).

5.    2017-2019: Select, develop, and apply coupled modeling system in regional marine environment forecast KC 09.14/16-20; Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam (Co-PI).

6.    2015-2018: Identifying mechanisms of deposition and erosion of the two river mouths: the Da Nong and the Da Dien Estuaries, in Phu Yen province and proposing solutions to stabilize the two estuaries for the sustainable socioeconomic development (DTDLCN.15/15); Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam (Co-PI).

PUBLICATIONS

Books/ Book chapters

[1] Umeyama Motohiko, Shintani Tetsuya, Nguyen Kim-Cuong, and Matsuki Shogo (2012). Measurements of particle velocities and trajectories for internal waves propagating in a density-stratified two-layer fluid on a slope. Chapter 12 in "Particle Image Velocimetry" edited by Cavazzini Giovanna, pp. 321-344, ISBN 978-953-51-0625-8, InTech.

Journals

[1] Feng Nan, Fei Yu, Huijie Xue, Lili Zeng, Dongxiao Wang, Shilun Yang, Kim-Cuong Nguyen (2016). Freshening of the upper ocean in the South China Sea since the early 1990s, Deep-Sea Research (Part I), Vol. 118, pp. 20-29.

[2] Tran Manh Cuong, Nguyen Kim Cuong (2016). Investigation of Sea Surface Circulation in The Gulf of Tonkin Using the Radar Data, VNU Journal of Science: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 32, No. 3S, pp. 26-33. (In Vietnamese)

[3] Vu Thi Vui, Nguyen Kim Cuong, Nguyen Minh Huan (2016). Assessment of the Effect of Different Turbulent Closure Schemes on Simulating the Sea Surface Temperature in the Central Region of Vietnam East Sea, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, Published by Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vol. 16, No 3. (In Vietnamese)

[8] Nguyen Kim-Cuong, Shintani Tetsuya (2013). Effect of thickness ratio on mass transport by internal waves propagating in two-layer system, Ann. J. JSCE, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering), Vol. 69, No. 4, I_85-I_90.

[9] Nguyen Kim-Cuong, Shintani Tetsuya, Umeyama Motohiko (2013). Effects of diffusive interface on mass transport by internal waves propagating in a two-layer fluid system, J. Applied Mechanics (A2), JSCE,Vol. 69, No. 2, I529-I536.

[10] Nguyen Kim-Cuong, Umeyama Motohiko, Dinh Van-Uu (2012). Long-term morphological changes and hydrodynamics of tidal dominant coastal zone in the Hai Phong Estuary, Vietnam, Ann. J. of JSCE, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering), Vol. 68, No. 4, I_85-I_90.

[11] Nguyen Kim-Cuong, Umeyama Motohiko, Shintani Tetsuya (2012). Water Particle Trajectory and Mass Transport of Internal Waves Propagating Over A Constant Slope, J. Applied Mechanics (A2), JSCE,Vol. 68, No. 2, I_653-I_660.

Proceedings

[1] Nguyen Kim Cuong, Nguyen Tien Giang, Tran Ngoc Anh, Dang Dinh Duc, and Tran Ngoc Vinh (2016). Hydrodynamics and Short-Term Morphological Change in the Da Dien Estuary of Phu Yen Province, Vietnam, The 8^th Asia-Pacific Workshop on Marine Hydrodynamics in Naval Architecture, Ocean Technology and Constructions, APHydro.

[2] Van Uu Dinh, Kim Cuong Nguyen, Nguyet Minh Nguyen, Thanh Huong Ha, and Van My Tran (2014). Characteristics of coastal circulation in the Central region of Vietnam East Sea, 9th WESTPAC International Scientific Syposium, Apr. 22-25, Nha Trang - Vietnam.

[3] Montani Satoshi, Nguyen Kim-Cuong, Shintani Tetsuya, Umeyama Motohiko (2013). Numerical analysis of sediment transport in Hai Phong area with a coupled ROMS-SWAN model, Annual meeting of Japanese society of fluid mechanics (JSFM), Sep. 03, Tokyo - Japan.

[4] Umeyama Motohiko & Nguyen Kim-Cuong (2012). PIV measurements of particle velocities and trajectories for internal waves propagating in a two-layer fluid on a sloping boundary Proceedings of the 33nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ASCE, July 1-6, Santander - Spain. 

[5] Nguyen Kim-Cuong, Umeyama Motohiko, Shintani Tetsuya (2012). Velocity distribution and particle trajectories in internal wave propagating on an upper slope, Proceedings of 18th IAHR-APD Conference, IAHR, August 19-23, Jeju - Korea.

[6] Nguyen Kim-Cuong, Umeyama Motohiko, Shintani Tetsuya(2012). Characteristics of internal waves propagating over a gentle slope in a two-layer density-stratified fluid, Proceedings of International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, pp. 65-73, October 8-11, Hanoi – Vietnam.

[7] Nguyen Kim-Cuong, Umeyama Motohiko, Shintani Tetsuya (2012). Distributions of kinetic energy and wave celerity in internal waves propagating on a constant slope, Proceedings of International Summer Symposium, pp. 53-54, September 5-6, Nagoya - Japan.

[8] Dinh Van Uu, Tran Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Tien Giang, Nguyen Kim Cuong (2012). Impacts of sea level rise on Vietnam coastal cities and preparation for development assessment and strategic planning, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sustainable Urban Environment, Nov. 2, pp. 1-4, Tokyo – Japan.

[9] Nguyen Kim Cuong, Dinh Van Uu, Umeyama Motohiko (2011). Development of Modeling System to Simulate Hydrodynamic and Environmental Quantities in the Hai Phong Estuary, Vietnam. Proceedings of the 34th International Congress, IAHR, June 26 - July 1, Brisbane, Australia. 

[10] Nguyen Kim Cuong, Dinh Van Uu, Umeyama Motohiko, Nguyen Tien Giang, and Nguyen Hieu (2011). Investigation of Shoreline and Morphological Changes, and Simulation of the Circulation in the Hai Phong Estuary, Vietnam. Proceedings of the 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE), April 10-15, Sydney, Australia. 

[11] Chikashi Nakaza, Kim-Cuong Nguyen, Tetsuya Shintani, and Motohiko Umeyama (2011). Numerical analysis on flow and tidal exchange characteristics in Ha Long Bay, Annual meeting, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics (Sep. 2011)