Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Hyun Dong Kim

ENGINEERING SYSTEM BLDG
NORFOLK, 23529

Ph.D. in Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering, University of Florida, (2025)

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Osaka University, (2020)

M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, (2017)

B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), (2015)

Expertise

Coastal Engineering
Coastal Hydrodynamics, Sediment Transport, Flooding Problems, Nature-Based Solutions, Numerical and Physical Modeling, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Port, Harbour and Maritime Engineering
Engineering
Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twin, and Interdisciplinary Applications

Articles

Kim, H., Yu, X. and Kaplan, D. (2024). Steady Flow over a Finite Patch of Submerged Flexible Vegetation. Water Resource Research 60 (e2023WR03522).
Kim, H. and Aoki, S. (2021). Analysis of Beach Erosion using Artificial Intelligence. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9 (6).
Kim, H., Kim, K., Shim, K. and Oh, H. (2021). Applicability Study of a Sunken Vessel as an Artificial Reef in a High Wave Energy Zone. Energies 14 (14).
Kobayashi, N. and Kim, H. (2017). Rock Seawall in Swash Zone to Reduce Wave Overtopping and Overwash of Sand Beach. Journal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering 143 (6).
  • 2025: ASCE Young Engineer of the Year, ASCE-Gainesville
  • 2025: Melnick Scholar Award, University of Florida
  • 2025: Y30 Rising AI Leaders, Forbes Korea
  • 2024: ASCE Past President's Scholarship, ASCE-Florida Section
  • 2024: Best Technical Content Award, N-EWN Partner Symposium
  • 2023: Certificate of Outstanding Merit, University of Florida
  • 2021: KSCOE President's Research Award, KSCOE
  • 2020: President of the Incheon Port Authority Award, Incheon Port Authority
  • 2015: Entry 9 Mayor鈥檚 Certificate of Appreciation, City of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles
  • 2014: Entry 10 Certificate of Congressional Recognition, U.S. Congress