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MSc Research

Each year numerous students carry out their MSc. research in the core of coastal engineering and port development of UNESCO-IHE the recent research topics are as follows.

2006-2008 Academic Years :
Student Research Topic  
Mohammad Asadul Bari Investigation of the Meghna Estuary Morphology considering the wave and cyclone effects
Gao Min The Pre-feasibility Study of Navigation Channel Regulation works in North Channel, Yangtze Estuary
Lin Chien-Hung Capacity Study for Port of Koohsiung, Taiwan
Mai Cao Tri The Application of the Tandem-Dike System on Vietnam  
Thecla Theresia Mneney Enhancing the Port Infrastructure Maintenance System of the Transnet National Port Authority in south Africa
Nguyen Quang Luong Estuary Evolutions and Solutions to Sustain – a Case Study in Vietnam
Christopher Hidalgo Ornum Capacity Study for Asian Terminal Inc. , Container Terminal, Manila, Philippines
Lilani Dhammika Ruhunage Morphological Study on Proposed Sethusamudram Canal Project
Van Lan Anh Morphological Developments in San Pablo Bay, Using Depth Averaged Model.
Muhammad Zikra Implementation and Testing Beach Wizard Model against Data-set from Egmond site, Netherlands
2005-2007 Academic Years :
Student Research Topic  
Imraan Goolam Hoosen Bux The Effects of Foreshore Slope on Breakwater Armour Unit Stability  
 
 
 
Dassanayake Mudiyanselage Darshana Tharindra Bandara Dassanayake Hydraulic Model Tests of Wave Overtopping on an Innovative Crest Drainage Dike  
 
 
 
Ali Dastgheib Long Term Morphological Modelling of Marsdiep Basin in Dutch Wadden Sea, The Netherlands  
 
 
 
Semeidi Husrin Laboratory Experiments on the Erosion of Clay Revetment of Dea Dike by Breaking Wave Impacts  
 
 
 
Lindokuhle Mkhize South African Port Policy and Master Planning: Impact and Efficacy with an Independent Regulator within the Current Institutional Arrangements to Position NPA into the Global Competition  
 
 
 
Nguyen Quang Chien Simulating Shoreline Retreat in a 2-D Hydro-Morphologic Model  
 
 
 
Nguyen Thanh Tung Coastal Erosion in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam  
 
 
 
Onuh Onuh Morphological Consideration for Sand By-Passing System in Lagos Coastal Region (Lagos Harbours), South-West Nigeria  
 
 
 
Mansour Ameir Rashid Erosion of the South East Coast of Zanzibar Island  
 
 
 
Dante Belen Tejada Capacity Study for the Manila International Container Terminal, Manila, Phillipines  
 
 
 
Jorge Rolando Urrego Blanco Ocean Warming and Sea Level Change in the 20th Century from State of the Art Climate Models  
 
 
 
Yenung Secasari Numerical Model for Wave Overtopping over Coastal Structures-Comparison of OTT Model with Hydraulic Model Tests  
 
 
 
Hlengiwe Nokuzola Zulu Assessment of fixed Sandbypassing System as an Alternative to Traditional Dredging, Port of Richards Bay, South Africa  
 
 
 
2004-2006 Academic Years :
Student Research Topic  
Fernando Bustamante Igartua Analysis of the Erosion / Accretion Process in Puerto Chiapas, Mexico  
 
 
 
Dang Quang Thanh Bank erosion and long-term morphodynamic equilibrium in alluvial estuaries  
 
 
 
Mohamed Bahgat Ezzat Moustafa Refaei Hydraulic and Environmental Effects of Ship Movement in Restricted Waterways - A Case Study, Nile Delta, Egypt  
 
 
 
Hendy Wiyono Effects of Wave Obliquity and Short-crestedness on Wave Overtopping on Sea Dikes - 3D Physical Model Tests  
 
 
 
Fawzana Mohideen Hussain Numerical Modelling of Sand Barrier Breaching  
 
 
 
Akram Khader Mahmoud Madi Use of Indicators in ICZM - Case Study Gaza Coastal Strip  
 
 
 
Nguyen Hoang Duc Dune Erosion and Overwashing during Storm Surges  
 
 
 
Eduardo Sierra Carrascal Shoreline Response due to Longshore Sediment Transport of Cancun Beache, Mexico