Dr. Wong, Ken T. M.

Research Assistant Professor

email: ktmwong@graduate.hku.hk

Dr. Wong is a local graduate from the Croucher Laboratory of Environmental
Hydraulics. He has been working on the research project "Dynamics of Algal
Blooms and Red Tides in Sub-Tropical Coastal Water' and obtained his Ph.D.
degree in 2005. His Ph.D. thesis "Red tides and algal blooms in subtropical
Hong Kong waters, field observations and Lagrangian modeling" has been awarded
the Zhu Kezhen Prize by the Hong Kong Meteorological Society for its insight on
relating algal bloom events with meteorology under a simple mathematical
framework. In 2006, Dr. Wong was awarded the Croucher Foundation Post-Doctoral
Fellowship for his research proposal "Eutrophication dynamics in Hong Kong
waters - water quality modelling and data assimilation" and proceeded further
research in the Deltares (WL/Delft Hydraulics), the Netherlands. In 2008, Dr.
Wong returned to the Croucher Laboratory of Environmental Hydraulics and is currently
working as project manager for the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust funded
project "WATERMAN – Water Quality Forecast and Management System for Hong
Kong".

Research Interest

Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Studies, Computational Techniques, Control Theory

Work Experience

Publications

• Wong K.T.M., Lee J.H.W. and Choi K.W. 2008. “A deterministic Lagrangian particle separation-based method for advective-diffusion problems” Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation. Vol. 13: 2071–2090

• Wong K.T.M., El Serafy G.Y., Postma L. and Mynett A.E. 2007. “Eutrophication and Algal Dynamics in Hong Kong Waters - Implications from Sensitivity Analysis” Proc. 5th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, December 4-7, 2007, Arizona, USA (CDROM).

• Wong K.T.M. and Lee J.H.W. 2007. “Simulation of harmful algal blooms using a deterministic Lagrangian particle separation-based method” Journal of Hydro-environment Research. Vol. 1: 43-55.

• Wong K.T.M., Lee J.H.W. and Hodgkiss I.J. 2007. “A simple model for forecast of harmful algal blooms”, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Vol. 74: 175-196.

• Lee J.H.W., Hodgkiss I.J., Wong K.T.M. and Lam I.H.Y. 2005. “Real time observations of coastal algal blooms by an early warning system”, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. Vol. 65: 172-190.

• Wong, K.T.M. and Lee, J.H.W. 2005. “Model for forecasting of algal blooms and red tides in subtropical coastal waters”, Proc. 5th International Conference on Environmental Fluid Mechanics, pp. 16-27

• Wong, K.T.M. and Lee, J.H.W. 2004. “A vertical stability theory and model for red tide forecasting”, Environmental Hydraulics, Proc. 14th APD Congress (eds. Lee, J.H.W. and Lam, K.M.), December 15-18, 2004, Hong Kong, pp.833-838

• Wong, K.T.M. 2004 “Red tides and algal blooms in subtropical Hong Kong waters, field observations and Lagrangian modelling”, Ph.D. thesis, The University of Hong Kong.