Research Interests:

• Linear and nonlinear hydroelastic interactions between free surface waves and deformable floating bodies with coupled external dynamics such as mooring lines, wind turbines, sloshing or impacts
• Coupled structural dynamics and fast real-time full load mapping of offshore platforms  
• Simulation and optimum design of ocean renewable energy system and dynamic positioning control system
• Advanced wave mechanics such as fast fluid domain solver, GPU parallel computation, Helmholtz decomposition and optimum perturbation 

Education

• Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2014
• M.S., Texas A&M University, 2010
• B.S., Pusan National University, 2008

Awards

• American Bureau of Shipping Scholarship, 2012 & 2013
• Graduate Student Presentation Grant, Texas A&M University, 2013
• ISOPE Outstanding Graduate Student, 2012
• Civil Department Head Fellowship, Texas A&M University, 2008

Selected Publications

• 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
• 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
• H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim, “Time-domain hydro-elastic dynamic analysis of a large floating body including second-order wave loads”, The 28th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (IWWWFB), 2013
• 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 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), 2016
• 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 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), 2014
• 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
• 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
• H.Y. Kang, M.H. Kim “Surface Riding Wave Energy Converter”, provisional patent; approved (2017)