HeonYong Kang Cell: +1) 979-218-0846 301 Holleman Drive East, College Station, TX, 77840 hykang@tamu.edu EDUCATION Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA; aced all the mathematic courses. Ph.D., Ocean Engineering, GPA 4.0/4.0 Dec 2014 M.S., Ocean Engineering, GPA 3.6/4.0; defended within three semesters. May 2010 Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea B.S., Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, GPA 3.52/4.0 Aug 2008 APPOINTMENTS In Department of Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University Research Assistant Professor Jan 2017~ Assistant Director of Ocean System Simulation & Control Laboratory Jan 2017~ Postdoctoral Research Associate Sep 2014~Dec 2016 Assistant Lecturer Sep 2015~Dec 2016 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Ph.D. Dissertation: Hydroelastic Analysis Coupled with Nonlinear Mooring-Risers for a Moored Deformable Floating Body and Development of Dynamic Positioning System for High Accuracy, supervisor: Prof. Moo-Hyun Kim The world s first accomplishments Solved tripartite interactions of a deformable floating body, random waves and nonlinear mooring system and developed the corresponding computation program. Developed a fast and direct time-domain structural analysis for a deformable or rigid 3D floating body with mooring-riser systems in the random seas. Derived the second order hydroelastic diffraction and radiation wave theory for a floating body. Outstanding accomplishments Achieved interacting motion dynamics and structural dynamics of both the deformable floating body and flexible mooring-riser system. Developed a control scheme for a high-accuracy dynamic positioning system (DPS) and integrated with the nonlinear hull-mooring-riser coupled dynamics. M.S. Thesis: Numerical Analysis of a Floating Harbor System and Comparison with Experimental Results, supervisor: Prof. Moo-Hyun Kim Performed global performance analyses of the adjacently side-by-side 3-floating body system with various mooring systems and verified against experiments with 85 % accuracy in average.
HeonYong Kang Cell: +1) 979-218-0846 hykang@tamu.edu 2-8 Research Assistant Professor Project Development (Research Proposal) Jan 2017 ~ present NSF-PD-16-1443 for $300,000: Nonlinear fluid-structure interactions between a deformable floating body and free surface waves (exclusively developed as Principal Investigator, co-pi: Prof. M.H. Kim, under review) ONR-N00014-16-R-BA01 for $300,000: Theoretical and numerical development of the complete second order hydroelastic diffraction and radiation for floating structures with or without forward speed (exclusively developed as Principal Investigator, co-pi: Prof. M.H. Kim, under review) Ongoing Project 1: Semi-active Magneto-Rheological damper for Tension Leg Platform or Spar (involved in Shell Malikai TLP project), Sponsor: Shell, Period: Aug 2014 ~ Sep 2017, Fund: $360,000 Integrated the Magneto-Rheological (MR) damper scheme into the 2-body hull-tendon-mooring-riserhawser coupled dynamic analysis for TLP and Semi-Submersible. Studied a conceptual feasibility for the MR damper in TLP and Semi-Submersible as single body cases. Developed numerical scheme to realize winch dynamics of hawser line between two floating bodies. Performed a comparative study between experiments and simulations for the Malikai TLP-Semi submersible (DTV) system. Postdoctoral Research Associate, supervisor: Prof. Moo-Hyun Kim Aug 2014 ~ Dec 2016 Project Development (Research Proposal) RPSEA: Mooring-coupled hydroelasticity, Mooring-assisted dynamic positioning control for arctic condition (primarily developed, under review) DE-FOA-1418 for $ 4.5 million: Development of prototype wave energy converters and real sea test (primarily developed technical volume including full LCOE calculation and managed cooperation with GENESIS in charge of project management for fabrication and open sea tests, submitted) Completed Project 1: Development of Multiple Unit Floating Offshore Wind Turbines with Wave Energy Converters (MUFOWT), Sponsor: KRISO, Korea, Period: Jul 2014 ~ Oct 2016, Fund: $200,000 (to be continued in June 2017) Developed direct time domain structural analysis for the MUFOWT, which includes interactions of multiple wind turbine dynamics and mooring line dynamics in the random seas. Developed hydroelastic analysis for the semi-submersible hull deformation interacting with multiple wind turbines and mooring lines in the random seas. Completed Project 2: Methodology and Algorithm Development for the Evaluation of Ultra-deepwater or Arctic Floating Platform Performance under Hazardous Sea Conditions, Sponsor: RPSEA 2014 Ultradeepwater Project, USA, Period: Jul 2014 ~ Oct 2016, Fund: $400,000 Wrote one of main technical chapters in the project proposal. Investigated hydroelastic interactions of arctic offshore floating platforms responding to static and dynamic ice impacts based on IceStruct, a JIP by DNV. Developed methodologies and numerical algorithms to calculate global nonlinear hydrodynamic loads for arctic and extreme offshore conditions including green waters and slamming impacts.
HeonYong Kang Cell: +1) 979-218-0846 hykang@tamu.edu 3-8 Riser Engineer Internship, Houston Offshore Engineering, Katy, TX, USA Jun 2014 ~ Sep 2014 Consulted on Flexcom analysis by using WAMIT results especially for the 2 nd order wave loads. Delivered a FE numerical tool to analyze riser dynamics for a pre-described moving fairlead point. Clarified state of the art technologies to solve the mooring-riser dynamics in terms of lumped mass methods, rod element methods, and beam element methods with different extensible conditions. Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA Jan 2009 ~ Aug 2014 10 selected projects out of 17 Completed Project 1: Semi-active Magneto-Rheological damper for Tension Leg Platform or Spar (involved in Shell Malikai TLP project), Sponsor: Shell, Period: Oct 2012 ~ Aug 2014, Fund: $130,000 Performed station keeping analysis for the fully coupled 2-body system of Malikai TLP and DTV with 8 tendons, 10 mooring lines, 4 hawsers and 24 risers. Consulted on the 2-body Malikai TLP-DTV system design; identified and suggested a couple of corrections in the preliminary hawser-mooring-riser-tendon designs. Verified experimental results of static offset and free decay tests for TLP against numerical results. Completed Project 2: Wave Energy Converter Design II, Sponsor: Jeju University, Korea, Period: Jun ~ Sep 2013, Fund: $30,000 (Exclusive Contributor) Designed a mooring system for 2-body wave energy conversion (WEC) system. Investigated global performance of the designed WEC system. Completed Project 3: Program Development of Hydroelasticity and Design Development of Offshore Platforms for Deep Water, Sponsor: GS E&C, Korea, Period: May 2011 ~ May 2013, Fund: $150,000 Developed the full set of numerical tools for comprehensive hydroelastic analysis of a slender pontoon with freely floating condition. Performed parametric hydroelastic analysis for elasticity and achieved fully coupled motion responses and dynamic stress resultants in the random seas, including the resonance phenomena. Performed statistical assessments to achieve representative design parameters. Exclusively involved in execution from planning to delivery; developed GUI-based program. Completed Project 4: Wave Energy Converter Design, Sponsor: Jeju University, Korea, Period: Aug ~ Dec 2012, Fund: $40,000 (Exclusive Contributor) Investigated global performance of a given 2-body WEC system without mooring system. Completed Project 5: Program Development of High Accuracy Dynamic Positioning System for Floatover Installation, Sponsor: OffshoreTech LLC, USA, Period: Jun 2012 ~ Aug 2012, Fund: $40,000 Developed high-accuracy DPS scheme to achieve 1.5 m and 2 m watch circles for before-and afterentry phases during the float-over installation in random sea state 3 to 5. Identified feasible state of the art technologies from literature review over 30 journal papers and successfully deployed them within 4 months in parallel with the hydroelasticity project. Exclusively involved in execution from planning to delivery. Completed Project 6: Safety Analysis for Caisson from Construction to Installation, Sponsor: Samsung C&T, Korea, Period: Mar ~ May 2011, Fund: $30,000 (Exclusive Contributor)
HeonYong Kang Cell: +1) 979-218-0846 hykang@tamu.edu 4-8 Investigated global performances for construction, transportation, and installation of a caisson by using a floating dock. Completed Project 7: Feasibility of LNG-FPSO and LNGC side-by-side offloading system with SPM buoy, Sponsor: Keppel/ABS, Period: Oct 2010 ~ Mar 2011, Fund: $60,000 Performed the fully coupled station keeping analysis for the 3-body system of LNG and FPSO with SPM buoy. Designed the optimal yoke and bow hawsers. Completed Project 8: Hydrodynamic Performance of Floating Dock and Caisson, Sponsor: Samsung, Korea, Period: May ~ Sep 2010, Fund: $30,000 (Exclusive Contributor) Investigated global performances of a floating dock, caisson, and the superposed 2-body case for installation. Completed Project 9: Hydrodynamic Performance of Mobile Harbor System, Sponsor: KAIST, Period: Jan ~ Dec 2010, Fund: $54,000 (Exclusive Contributor) Investigated global performance analyses for side-by-side 3-vessel system of a very large container ship and 2 catamaran ships with SPM Buoy. Completed Project 10: Feasibility of floating quay-wall system, Sponsor: KORDI, Period: Jan ~ Dec 2009, Fund: $40,000 (Exclusive Contributor) Identified natural frequencies of the 2 floating bodies coupled by mooring lines, hawsers and fenders. Estimated damping loads in the numerical analyses by comparison with experiments. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Research Assistant Professor, Ocean Engineering Jan 2017 ~ present Course: Coastal Engineering (OCEN672), Department of Ocean Engineering, graduate class, Spring 2017 Developed the course materials: lecture notes, home works, exams, and term project Ongoing class (including implementation of CFD using OpenFOAM) Assistant Lecturer, Ocean Engineering Sep 2015 ~ Dec 2016 Course: Dynamics of Offshore Structures (OCEN403), Department of Ocean Engineering, undergraduate class for senior, Fall 2015 & Fall 2016 Developed the course materials: lecture notes, home works, exams, and term project Exclusively taught in analytic estimation of hydrodynamic and hydrostatic coefficients, dynamics of moored offshore structures for multiple modes, and modal expansion theorem. Course: Wave mechanics (OCEN300), Department of Ocean Engineering, undergraduate class for junior, Spring 2016 Developed the course materials: lecture notes, home works, exams, and term project Exclusively taught in wave mechanics with emphases on derivation of velocity potentials for various applications such as standing waves, progressive waves, and regular waves with current.
HeonYong Kang Cell: +1) 979-218-0846 hykang@tamu.edu 5-8 Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Jan 2014 ~ present As a supporting advisor, help and direct graduate students through weekly or bi-weekly meetings. Chung-Kuk Jin, Ph.D. student To conduct experiment and develop simplified numerical method for a wave energy converter. Woo-Cheol Jung, Ph.D. student To develop a numerical scheme coupling out-plane bending stress and a time-domain coupled simulation. Cristian Cifuentes, Ph.D. To develop a numerical scheme coupling a submerged cage and a moored floating body. Hooi-Siang Kang, Ph.D. To build the MR damper numerical scheme fully coupled with a time-domain global performance program. YongSeok Cho, M.S. To build global performance-based down-time analysis of a FLNG, Prelude. JaeHun Jeong, M.S. To build a numerical tool for hybrid riser analysis. YongSeok Lee, M.S. To derive governing equations of rotation-based 2-body WEC system. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea Jun 5 2015 As a guest lecturer, Advancements, and Applications in Ocean Engineering: offshore hydroelasticity and dynamics, DP control, renewable energy Ocean Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Feb 27 2015 As a guest lecturer, gave a seminar to about 40 graduate students in a UCB OE seminar class, Hydroelasticity, Advancements, and Applications Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Sep 18 2014 As a guest lecturer, gave a seminar to 38 seniors and 52 graduate students in a TAMU OE seminar class, Hydroelasticity Coupled with Nonlinear Mooring-Riser Dynamic Systems Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Sep 2 and 4 2013 As a guest lecturer, taught a senior class, dynamics of offshore structures, for 26 seniors, Introduction to an offshore platform system, ExxonMobil Kizomba Project. Solving free vibrations of single degree of freedom (DOF) mass-spring-damper system Solving excited vibrations of single DOF mass-spring-damper system Shell Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Feb 4 ~ 8 2013 As a consultant, trained a 5 year-experienced Shell engineer. Station Keeping Analysis of Single/Multi-Hull-Riser-Mooring-Hawser Coupled System Including TLP Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Jun 1~15 2011, Sep 9 ~ 23 2012 As the primary researcher of the project, taught 2 Ph.D. engineers of GS E&C. Station Keeping Analyses and Advanced Hydroelastic Analyses for Motion and Structural Dynamics
HeonYong Kang Cell: +1) 979-218-0846 hykang@tamu.edu 6-8 Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea Jun 14 ~ 18 2010 As a guest trainer, taught 3 Ph.D. and 3 M.S. students. Station Keeping Analyses for FPSO/FLNG and Transportation of Caisson PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES Official reviewer Ocean Engineering Journal of Engineering Mechanics IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering Ocean Systems Engineering, International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference Leading activities Upgrade CHARM3D/HARP (WINPOST), a commercialized program comparable to Orcaflex. Served as the leader of a youth group, mentor to graduate students, and treasurer, simultaneously, in a student organization, AnMCCF, 2011 ~ 2013. Served as the president of Korean Ocean Engineering Students in Texas A&M University, 2012. AWARDS 2013 American Bureau of Shipping Scholarship, ABS ($1,500) Graduate Student Presentation Grant, Texas A&M University ($500) 2012 Outstanding Graduate Student, ISOPE Conference ($1,000) Outreach for Engineers Scholarship, OMAE Conference (selected) American Bureau of Shipping Scholarship, ABS ($2,000) 2008 Civil Department Head Fellowship, Texas A&M University ($1,500) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SNAME) Marine Technology Society (MTS) International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) PUBLICATIONS Published Journals 1. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, Time-domain hydro-elastic analysis with efficient load estimation for random waves, International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (2016); accepted, in press. 2. S.W. Kim, M.H. Kim, H.Y. Kang, Turret location impact on global performance of a thruster-assisted turret-moored FPSO, Ocean Systems Engineering, Vol.6, No.3 (2016) 265-287 3. H.K. Jang, H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, "Numerical simulation of dynamic Interactions of an arctic spar with drifting level ice", Ocean Systems Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 4 (2016) 345-362
HeonYong Kang Cell: +1) 979-218-0846 hykang@tamu.edu 7-8 4. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, Safety assessment of caisson transport on a floating dock by frequency-and timedomain calculations, Ocean Systems Engineering, Vol.4, No.2 (2014) 099-115 5. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, Hydroelastic dynamic analysis and statistical assessment of flexible offshore platforms, International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, Vol. 24, No.1 (2014) 35-44 6. J. Seok, J.C. Park, S. M. Jeong, S. Y. Kim, H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, Y.K. Kang, Stability evaluation of floating dock during construction and launching of caisson for breakwater, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 6 (2013) 43-55 7. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, Hydrodynamic Interactions and Coupled Dynamics between a Container Ship and Multiple Mobile Harbors, Ocean Systems Engineering, Vol.2, No.3 (2012) 217-228 8. J. Seok, J.C. Park, J.K. Heo, H.Y. Kang, Y.H. Bae, M.H. Kim, Y.K. Kang, Stability evaluation during transportation of caisson for breakwater, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology, Vol. 24, No. 4 (2010) 13-22 Published Peer-reviewed Proceedings 1. H.Y. Kang, H.K. Jang, M.H. Kim, K.H. Kim, K.Y. Hong, Comparative study of wave run-up and slamming occurrence for multi-unit floating offshore wind turbine platform: numerical simulation vs. model test, Prof. Norman Jones Honoring Symposium on Impact Engineering, The 35 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), 2016 2. H.Y. Kang, C.K. Jin, M.H. Kim, J.R. Kim, I.H. Cho Comparative Study of Dual-Cylinder System with Permanent Magnet Linear Generator for Wave Energy Conversion, The 26 th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2016 3. D. Li, T. Liu, H. Ji, A. Ran, M.H. Kim, H.Y. Kang, Development and Application of a DP Float-Over Analysis Program, The 25 th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2015 4. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, The three dimensional hydro-elastic analyses including torsion on both frequency and time domains, Emeritus J. Randolph Paulling Honoring Symposium, The 33 rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), 2014 (oral presentation) 5. H.S. Kang, S. Bhat, M.H. Kim, H.Y. Kang, Dynamic response control of top-tension risers by a variable damping and stiffness system with magneto-rheological damper, The 33 rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), 2014 6. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, Time-domain hydro-elastic dynamic analysis of a large floating body including second-order wave loads, The 28 th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (IWWWFB), 2013 (oral presentation) 7. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, J.Y. Cho, M.K. Kim, Time-domain hydro-elastic simulations and structural analyses, The 23 rd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2013 (oral presentation) 8. H.S. Kang, S. Bhat, M.H. Kim, H.Y. Kang, Semi-Active Magneto-Rheological Damper to Reduce the Dynamic Response of Top-Tension Risers, The 23 rd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2013 9. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, M.K. Kim, J.Y. Cho, Hydro-elastic Dynamic Analysis of Large-scale Flexible Offshore Platforms, The 22 nd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2012 (oral presentation)
HeonYong Kang Cell: +1) 979-218-0846 hykang@tamu.edu 8-8 10. Z. Zhang, M.H. Kim, H.Y. Kang, Y. Zong, J.F. Wu, A Study on SPM Mooring System for Side-By-Side Two Vessels, The 22 nd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2012 11. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, J. Seok, J.C. Park, Y.K. Kang, Safety of Caisson Transport on a Floating Dock, The 21 st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2011 (oral presentation) 12. M.H. Kim, H.Y. Kang, Y.B. Kim, Hydrodynamic Interactions between a Container Ship and Multiple Mobile Harbors, The 2011 International Conference on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics 13. H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, J.H. Kim, W.S. Park, J.W. Chae, Offloading from Both Sides of a Supercontainer Ship to Land and Floating Harbor Predicted vs. Experimental Results, The 20 th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2010 (oral presentation) 14. M.H. Kim, H.Y. Kang, Y.H. Bae, Y.B. Kim, Hydrodynamic Interactions between Container Ship and Mobile Harbor with SPM-Buoy Station, The 20 th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), 2010 PATENT Surface Riding Wave Energy Converter (Provisional Patent approved, to be 1 US patent and 1 International patent)