Research Activities

Research Field

o Oceanology: Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in mangroves, estuaries and coastal areas;

o Meteorology: Climate change and sea level rise, tropical sea-gas interactions, regional models;

o Hydrology: The problem of flow and sediment transport in canals with steep slopes, and saline intrusion;

o Environment: Biogeochemical cycle, air and water pollution problem.

Publications
  1. Thanh Cong Nguyen, Klaus Schwarzer, Klaus Ricklefs (2023), Water-level changes and subsidence rates along the Saigon-Dong Nai River estuary and the East Sea coastline of the Mekong Delta, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 283 (2023) 108259.
  2. Nguyet-Minh Nguyen, Duong Do Van, Duy Tu Le, San Dinh Cong, Le Thanh Chuong, Thuan Duong Hai, Thanh Cong Nguyen, David Wright, Ahad Hasan Tanim, Nhat Truong Pham, Phong Nguyen Thanh, Duong Tran Anh (2023), Experimental and numerical modeling of pile-rock breakwater gap arrangement for optimal coastal erosion protection in deltaic coasts, Ocean Engineering, 280 (2023) 114625.
  3. Kim Hao Thi Dinh, Dang Truong An (2023), Assessment of brackish water usability for irrigating the coastal sugarcane fields under the background of saline intrusion, Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 57 Issue 1: 60-66.
  4. Nguyen Hoang Phong (2023), Calculate the wave attenuation in the mangrove forest using the Delft – 3d model, International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT).
  5. Hoa Tien Le Nguyen, Xuan Dung Tran, Tien Thanh Nguyen & Hong Phuoc Vo Luong (2023), The Role of Hydrodynamics in the Development of Mangrove Forests in Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), Advances in Research on Water Resources and Environmental Systems, Selected papers of the 2nd international conference on Geo-spatial Technologies and Earth Resources 2022, 285 – 296, Springer.
  6. Pham Vu Phuong Trang, Vo Luong Hong Phuoc (2023), Analysis and Assessment of the Relationship Between Chlorophyll and Hydrodynamic Factors in Cu Lao Dung (Soc Trang), Advances in Research on Water Resources and Environmental Systems, Selected papers of the 2nd international conference on Geo-spatial Technologies and Earth Resources 2022, 561 – 572, Springer.
  7. Xuan Dung Tran, Anh-Ha Le (2023), Developing Software Package for 2D Modeling Hydrodynamics and Salinity Transport in Cu Lao Dung, Mekong Delta, Advances in Research on Water Resources and Environmental Systems, Selected papers of the 2nd international conference on Geo-spatial Technologies and Earth Resources 2022, 35 – 49, Springer.
  8. Thanh C. Nguyen, An T. Dang and Khuong N.T. Tran (2022), Monsoonal sediment transport along the subaqueous Mekong Delta: An analysis of surface sediment grain-size changes, Ocean Systems Engineering, Volume 12, Number 4, pages 403-411.
  9. Thuyen Xuan Le, Klaus Schwarzer, Thanh Cong Nguyen, Luan Thi Bui and Daniel Unverricht (2022), Late Holocene Morphodynamic Feedback in Can Gio Mangrove Tide-Dominated River Mouth Systems, Vietnam, Coasts 2022, 2, 221–243.
  10. Nguyet-Minh Nguyen, Duong Do Van, Duy Tu Le, Quyen Nguyen, Bang Tran, Thanh Cong Nguyen, David Wright, Ahad Hasan Tanim, Phong Nguyen Thanh, Duong Tran Anh (2022), Physical and numerical modeling of four different shapes of breakwaters to test the suspended sediment trapping capacity in the Mekong Delta, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 279 (2022) 108141.
  11. T.T. NGUYEN, P.H.Y. HOANG and T.A. DANG (2022), Climate variability induced drought across the coastal fringes of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, MAUSAM, 73, 3, 525-536
  12. Dang Truong An, (2022), Optimization of sowing density for improving fruit yield of tomatoes grown in open-field crop, Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, DOI: 10.18805/IJARe.AF-709.
  13. Dang Truong An (2017), “Predicting future water demand for Long Xuyen Quadrangle under the impact of climate variability”, Acta Geophysica. DOI :10.1007/s11600-018-0176-4.
  14. 2. Dang Truong An (2017), “Application of AquaCrop Model to Predict Sugarcane Yield under the Climate Change Impact: A Case Study of Son Hoa District, Phu Yen Province in Vietnam”, Research on Crops, 18 (4), pp. 595-604.
  15. 3. Dang Truong An (2017), “Combining rainfall–runoff and hydrodynamic models for simulating flow under the impact of climate change to the lower Sai Gon-Dong Nai River basin”, Paddy Water Environment, DOI 10.1007/s10333-018-0639-x.
  16. 4. Dang Truong An (2017), “Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of Morphological Changes in Natural Channel Bend”, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 721-731.
  17. 5. Dang Truong An (2017), “Applicability of Numerical Models to Simulate of River Morphology: A Case Study of Eosungjun River Reach”, Transylvanian Review, Vol XXVI, No. 26, pp. 7039-7049.
  18. 6. Dang Truong An (2017), “Water requirement for rice crops in the context of changing climate : A case study in the Long Xuyen Quadrangle, Vietnam”, Research on Crops, 19 (2): 310-314.
  19. 7. Eric Bullock, Curtis Woodcock, Sergio Fagherazzi, William Nardin, Hong Phuoc Vo-Luong, Hoang Phong Nguyen (2017). “Temporal patterns in species zonation in a mangrove forest in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, using a time series of Landsat imagery”. Continental Shelf Research.
  20. 8. Aaron Fricke, Charles Nittrouer, Andrea Ogston, Hong Phuoc Vo-Luong (2017). “Asymmetric progradation of a coastal mangrove forest controlled by combined fluvial and marine influence, Cù Lao Dung, Vietnam”. Continental Shelf Research
  21. 9. Klaus Schwarzer, Nguyen Cong Thanh, Klaus Ricklefs (2016). “Sediment re-deposition in the mangrove enviroment of the Can Gio, Saigon River estuary”. Journal of Coastal research, special issue 75, p.138-142.
  22. 10. Vo Luong Hong Phuoc, Nguyen Hoang Phong (2014), “The Impact of Hydrodynamics in Erosion Deposition Process in Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve, South Viet Nam”. AGU fall meeting 2014.
  23. 11. Vo Luong Hong Phuoc, Dang Truong An (2010). “The role of mangrove forests in coastal zone management”. Journal of Sciences of the Earth, 32, 1, 87-90. ISSN: 0886-7187. 
  24. 12. Vo Luong Hong Phuoc, Dang Truong An, Mai Duc Tran, Tran Thi Thu, Nguyen Ieng Vu (2009). “Study on the changes of topography at Nang Hai site, Can Gio mangrove Biosphere Reserve (Ho Chi Minh)”. Journal of Sciences of the Earth, 31, 4[CD], 385-389. ISSN: 0886-7187.
  25. 13. Dang Van To, Pham Thi Phuong Thao (2008). “A Shoreline Analysis Using DSAS in Nam Dinh Coastal Area”. The International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 37-42.
  26. 14. Vo-Luong, P., Massel, R. S (2008). “Energy dissipation in non-uniform forests of arbitrary depth”. Journal of marine systems, 74, 603-622. 
  27. 15. Vo Luong Hong Phuoc, Stanislaw Massel, Dang Truong An, Nguyen Cong Thanh (2008). “Concentration of suspended sediments in mangrove forests”. Journal of Geology, series B, No. 31-32, 155-163.
  28. 16. Vo Luong Hong Phuoc, Nguyen Duc Toan, Dang Truong An, Truong Cong Hanh (2008). “Computation of wave field in the Dong Tranh estuary, Can Gio by using wave refraction model”. Journal of Geology, series B, No. 31-32, 164 -170. 
  29. 17. Vo Luong Hong Phuoc, S. R Massel (2006) “Experiments on wave motion and induced sediment transport in Nang Hai site, Can Gio mangrove forest, Southern Vietnam”. Ocenologia, 48(1) 23-40.
Projects

International cooperation

  1. Freshwater Import to Vietnamese East Sea (FIVES) (2024-2026). VO Luong Hong Phuoc. Vietnam – US cooperation project.
  2. Research on methane gas exchange in Ganh Rai Bay, Can Gio, HCMC (2023-2024). BUI Thi Ngoc Oanh. US, VNU-HCMC (Vietnam) – Hokkaido University (Japan) cooperation Project.
  3. DFAT Vietnam Exchange Algal Bloom (2018). LE Tran Duy Phuc. US, VNU-HCMC (Vietnam) – University of Tasmania (Japan) cooperation Project.
  4. Study on the erosion/accretion process in the LMDCZ and on the measures to sustainably protect the coastal zones of Go-Cong and U-Minh from coastal erosion (2016). NGUYEN Cong Thanh (participant).
  5. Hydrodynamics and sediments flux through the Cu Lao Dung mangrove forest (2014). VO Luong Hong Phuoc. Vietnam – US cooperation project.