Dr. Pham Thanh Nam
Dr. Pham Thanh Nam
Hydrodynamics and Data Assimilation
ScientistPhone: +49 (0) 4152 87-1562
Research
• Wind-induced waves and nearshore wave transformation
• Nearshore wave-induced currents
• Sediment transport and morphological beach evolution
• Sea level change
• Ocean dynamics
• Numerical modelling and statistical analysis
Scientific Employment:
• 04.2020 – present: Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Scientist (Postdoc), research on
- Impact of river runoff on coastal hydrodynamics
- Regional sea level change
• 06.2019 – 03.2020: Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Visisting Researcher (Postdoc), research on velocity skewness and wave asymmetry.
• 04.2014 – 05.2019: Senior Researcher, Department of Marine Mechanics and Environment, Institute of Mechanics, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 12.2011 – 03.2014: Visisting Researcher (Postdoc), Department of Hydrodynamics, Ocean and Coastal Engineering, Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
• 09.2005 – 08.2011: Assistant Researcher, Department of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, Sweden
• 12.1999 – 09.2005: Assistant Researcher, Department of Marine Mechanics and Environment, Institute of Mechanics, Hanoi, Vietnam
Education:
• 2011: PhD in Coastal Engineering, Lund University, Sweden
• 2007: M.Sc. in Fluid Mechanics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 1999: B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Fellowships:
• Postdoctoral fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 06.2019-11.2019
• Postdoctoral fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2012-2014
• Research fellowship, J. Gust. Richert Foundation, 2010
• PhD scholarship, Lars Erik Lundberg Foundation, 2009
• PhD scholarship, Sida/SAREC, 2005-2008
Projects:
• ESM – Advanced Earth System Modelling Capacity (Hereon)
• Modelling beach morphological evolution due to waves and currents (Nafosted, Vietnam, 2015-2019)
• Long-term Simulation of Coastal Evolution and Tidal Inlet Development (Nafosted, Vietnam, 2010-2012)
Journal Articles:
- Bonaduce, A., Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Grayek, S., Raj, R.P., & Breivik, Ø. (2024): Sea state contributions to thermosteric sea-level in high-resolution ocean-wave coupled simulations. Ocean Dynamics, doi:10.1007/s10236-024-01632-9
- Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Bonaduce, A., Stanev, E., & Grayek, S. (2024): Interannual sea level variability in the North and Baltic seas and net flux through the Danish straits. Ocean Dynamics, doi:10.1007/s10236-024-01626-7
- Thao, N.T., Staneva, J., Grayek, S., Bonaduce, A., Hagemann, S., Nam, P.T., Kumar, R., & Rakovec, O. (2024): Impacts of extreme river discharge on coastal dynamics and environment: Insights from high-resolution modeling in the German Bight. Regional Studies in Marine Science, Vol 73, 103476, doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103476
- Grayek, S., Stanev, E., Pham, N., Bonaduce, A., & Staneva, J. (2022): Consistent data set of coastal sea level: The synergy between tidal gauge data and numerical modelling. Copernicus Ocean State Report, Issue 6, Journal of Operational Oceanography, 15:suppl, 1-220, S.3.4, 110-118, doi:10.1080/1755876X.2022.2095169
- Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Thao, N.T., Larson, M. (2020). Improved calculation of nonlinear near-bed wave orbital velocity in shallow water: validation against laboratory and field data, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, 81
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Oumeraci, H. (2017). Model of nearshore random wave transformation: validation against laboratory and field data, Ocean Engineering 135, 183-193
- Nam, P.T., Oumeraci, H., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2014). Modelling undertow due to random waves, Ocean Dynamics 64 (8), 1209-1219.
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Hoan, L.X. (2011). A numerical model of beach morphological evolution due to waves and currents in the vicinity of coastal structures, Coastal Engineering 58, 863-876.
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M. (2010). Model of nearshore waves and wave-induced currents around a detached breakwater, Journal of Waterways, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering 136 (3), 156-176.
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Hoan, L.X. (2009). A numerical model of nearshore waves, currents, and sediment transport, Coastal Engineering 56, 1084-1096.
- Larson, M., Camenen, B., Nam, P.T. (2011). A unified sediment transport model for inlet application, Journal of Coastal Research 59, 27-38
- Hoan, L.X., Hanson, H., Larson, M., Donnelly, C., Nam, P.T. (2010). Modeling shoreline evolution at Hai Hau Beach, Vietnam, Journal of Coastal Research 26(1), 31-43
- Hoan, L.X., Hanson, H., Larson, M., Nam, P.T. (2011). Modeling regional sediment transport and shoreline response in the vicinity of tidal inlets on the Long Island coast, United States, Coastal Engineering 58, 554-561.
Conference Papers:
- Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Larson, M., Camenen, B., Thao, N.T. (2019). Modeling fine-grained sediment transport due to velocity skewness and asymmetry. Cohesive Sediment Transport (INTERCOH2019), 13-17 October, 2019, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Thao, N.T., Larson, M., Hoan, L. (2019). Modelling nonlinear near-bed orbital velocity in the shallow water. Coastal Structures 2019, Hannover, Germany.
- Nam, P.T., Staneva, J., Thao, N.T. (2019). Simulating the beach profile change under storm conditions by using XBeach model. National Conference on Mechanics, Hanoi, April, 2019.
- Nam, P.T., Thao, N.T. (2018). Calculation of near-bed peak orbital velocities in the nearshore, 21st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Quy Nhon, Vietnam.
- Thao, N.T., Nam, P.T. (2018). Calculation of asymmetric wave parameters in shallow water and validation with measurement field data from Egmond beach, The Netherlands, 21st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Quy Nhon, Vietnam.
- Nam, P.T., Ha, D.T., Thao, N.T., Chien, T.M. (2016). A numerical model of beach morphological evolution due to waves and currents. Asia-Pacific Workshop on Marine Hydrodynamics in Naval Architecture, Ocean Technology and Constructions, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Nam, P.T., Oumeraci, H., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2013). Modelling undertow due to random waves. 7th International Conference on Coastal Dynamics 2013, France.
- Nam, P.T., Oumeraci, H. (2013). Modelling random wave transformation and wave-induced currents in the nearshore. FZK Kolloquium 2013, Hannover, Germany.
- Nam, P.T., Oumeraci, H., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2012). Employing a high-order scheme for solving the sediment volume conservation equation. 4th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2011). Mathematical modeling of coastal sediment transport and beach evolution with special emphasis on coastal structures. 5th International Short Conference on Applied Coastal Research 2011, Aachen, Germany.
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Mase, H. (2011). Modelling beach topography evolution due to waves and currents in the vicinity of coastal structures. International Conference on Coastal Structures 2011, Yokohama, Japan.
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H. (2010). Modeling morphological evolution in the vicinity of coastal structure, International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Shanghai, ISSN: 2156-1028.
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M. (2009). A model of wave and current fields around coastal structures, Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics 2009, Tokyo, World Scientific, ISBN: 13-978-981-4282-46-8 (with CD-ROM).
- Nam, P.T., Larson, M., Hanson, H., Hoan, L.X. (2009). Numerical modeling of nearshore waves, currents, and sediment transport: validation with laboratory data, International Workshop on Environmental Hydraulics, Valencia, CRC/Balkema Press, ISBN: 978-0-415-56697-1.