Research Interests
Our research interests are basically towards a better understanding of coastal hydrodynamic processes which tend to be highly complex and turbulence-dominant due to a variety of physical factors, for example, irregular geometry, wave breaking, pycnocline, thermocline, flow-structure interactions and natural extreme events in the nearshore area. Therefore, our works easily expand into coastal hazards and environmental impacts associated with coastal hydrodynamics. While the most of our works were done by numerical modelling, some of our researches also cover laboratory experiments and field observations to excel work performances. Engineering-focus projects such as measures for coastal erosions\storm surges\flooding\oil-spills are of particular interests since they require practical insights that Dr. Son had obtained through industrial experiences prior to joining Korea University. Find out more....
Research Keywords: Coastal Hydrodynamics, Sediment Transport, Numerical Modelling(CFD), Tsunamis/Storm Surges, Turbulent Mixing in the Nearshore, Oil Spill Modelling