Dr. Viet Dung Nguyen
Funktion und Aufgaben:
Research scientist (Postdoctoral fellow)Wissenschaftliche Interessen:
Karriere:
1998-2003: Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Position: assistant teacher at the faculty (and also a teacher at the High school for the Gifted)
2003- : Southern Institute of Water Resources Research SIWRR, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Position: Main researcher. Duties: mathematical and physical modeller, programmer
2012- : Section 5.4 Hydrology, German Research Center for Geosciences. Position: Research scientist. Duties: large scale flood risk modeller (responsible for several components of the risk model chain including a stochastic weather generator, a hydrological model, a hydraulic model (1D,2D and coupling)
Werdegang / Ausbildung:
1994-1998: Study of Mathematics and Computer Sciences at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Degree: Bachelor of Science
1999-2002: Study of advanced Mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Degree: Master of Science in Complex Analysis
2007-2011: Study at Section 5.4 Hydrology, German Research Center for Geosciences and Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Environmental Systems, University of Stuttgart. Degree: Dr. Ing.Thesis: Multi-objective automatic calibration of hydrodynamic models – development of the concept and an application in the Mekong Delta (supervisors: Prof. Dr. Bruno Merz and Prof. Dr. András Bárdossy)
Projekte:
Finished projects
WISDOM I, II: Water related information system for the Mekong, Vietnam
REKLIM: Regionale Klimaänderungen/Regional climate change
CEDIM: Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology
Ongoing projects:
ClimExtreme: A Research Network on Climate Change and Extreme Events
Drought-ADAPT: Adaptation To Dryness And Effects Of El Niño In The CentralHighlands Of Vietnam
KAHR: Klima-Anpassung, Hochwasser und Resilienz
Auszeichnungen:
- Gold medal in a National Mathematics Competition in Vietnam, 1994.
- Recipient of the Yamada foundation scholarship.
- Holder of PhD scholarship supported by United Nation University, 2007-2010