Research Interests
Fundamental and theoretical fluid dynamics Water Resources Engineering Ocean Engineering Hydrological hazards (e.g. avalanches and floods) Computational Fluid Dynamics Civil Engineering Hydrology Hydrodynamics and hydraulic engineering Fluid-structure interaction and aeroacousticsDr Feifei Tong
Senior Lecturer
School of Civil Engineering and Construction
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Senior Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - 2024 | Senior Lecturer | Southern Cross University |
| 2020 - 2022 | Senior Research Fellow | University of Western Australia (0.2FTE) |
| 2019 - 2022 | Engineer | Department of Water and Environmental Regulation |
| 2019 - 2019 | Hydrodynamics Engineer | Carnegie Clean Energy |
| 2015 - 2019 | Lecturer | University of Western Australia |
| 2014 - 2015 | Research Associate | University of Western Australia |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 - 2014 | University of Western Australia | Australia | Doctor of Philosophy |
| 2007 - 2010 | Dalian University of Technology | China | Master of Engineering |
| 2003 - 2007 | Sichuan University | China | Bachelor of Engineering |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching | University of Western Australia | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., An, H., Griffiths, T., & Ren, C. (2025). Coherent flow structures upstream a circular cylinder near a plane wall. Physics of Fluids, 37(1), 014126-1-014126-18. Scopus5 WoS5 |
| 2025 | Ren, C., Cheng, L., Tong, F., & He, F. (2025). Hydrodynamic forces of a prescribed oscillating cylinder in steady currents. Physics of Fluids, 37(7), 073108-1-073108-15. |
| 2025 | Kuhaneswaran, B., Sorwar, G., Alaei, A. R., & Tong, F. (2025). Evolution of Data-Driven Flood Forecasting: Trends, Technologies, and Gaps—A Systematic Mapping Study. Water, 17(15), 2281-1-2281-33. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2024 | Teng, Y., Tong, F., Liu, Y., Jia, L., Chen, Z., Gao, Z., . . . Li, C. (2024). On the maximum velocity profile of wave boundary layer flows in the very rough turbulent regime. Applied Ocean Research, 145, 12 pages. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2023 | Pang, D., Cheng, L., Jiang, H., Tong, F., & An, H. (2023). Suppression of vortex shedding in the wake of a circular cylinder through high-frequency in-line oscillation (vol 35, 073605, 2023). PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 35(8), 1 page. |
| 2023 | Chen, Q., Qu, G., Li, X., Feng, M., Yang, F., Li, Y., . . . Luo, G. (2023). Active and stable alcohol dehydrogenase-assembled hydrogels via synergistic bridging of triazoles and metal ions. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 14(1), 12 pages. WoS23 |
| 2023 | Ren, C., Liu, Z., Cheng, L., Tong, F., & Xiong, C. (2023). Three-dimensional wake transitions of steady flow past two side-by-side cylinders. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 972, A17-1-A17-38. Scopus12 WoS12 |
| 2023 | Pang, D., Cheng, L., Jiang, H., Tong, F., & An, H. (2023). Suppression of vortex shedding in the wake of a circular cylinder through high-frequency in-line oscillation. Physics of Fluids, 35(7), 073605-1-073605-17. Scopus6 WoS6 |
| 2022 | Chen, W., Ji, C., Alam, M. M., Xu, D., An, H., Tong, F., & Zhao, Y. (2022). Flow-induced vibrations of a D-section prism at a low Reynolds number. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 941, 51 pages. Scopus53 WoS47 |
| 2022 | Teng, Y., Lu, L., Cheng, L., Tong, F., & Tang, G. (2022). A modified defect function for wave boundary layers. Coastal Engineering, 171, 17 pages. Scopus7 WoS6 |
| 2022 | Jiang, Y., Li, X., Liu, B., Tong, F., Qu, G., & Sun, Z. (2022). Engineering the hydrogen transfer pathway of an alcohol dehydrogenase to increase activity by rational enzyme design. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS, 530, 8 pages. WoS13 |
| 2021 | Ren, C., Cheng, L., Xiong, C., Tong, F., & Chen, T. (2021). Bistabilities in two parallel Kármán wakes. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 929, 27 pages. Scopus13 WoS12 |
| 2021 | Munir, A., Zhao, M., Wu, H., & Tong, F. (2021). Flow-induced vibration of a rotating circular cylinder at high reduced velocities and high rotation rates. Ocean Engineering, 238, 19 pages. Scopus39 WoS38 |
| 2020 | Taheri, E., Zhao, M., Wu, H., & Tong, F. (2020). Numerical investigation of streamwise vibration of an elastically mounted circular cylinder in oscillatory flow. Ocean Engineering, 209, 11 pages. Scopus12 WoS11 |
| 2020 | Ju, X., An, H., Cheng, L., & Tong, F. (2020). Modes of synchronisation around a near-wall oscillating cylinder in streamwise directions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 893, 39 pages. Scopus7 WoS6 |
| 2020 | Cheng, L., Ju, X., Tong, F., & An, H. (2020). Transition to chaos through period doublings of a forced oscillating cylinder in steady current. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 887, 18 pages. Scopus6 WoS5 |
| 2019 | Ren, C., Cheng, L., Tong, F., Xiong, C., & Chen, T. (2019). Oscillatory flow regimes around four cylinders in a diamond arrangement. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 877, 955-1006. Scopus23 WoS19 |
| 2019 | Sahdi, F., Gaudin, C., Tom, J. G., & Tong, F. (2019). Mechanisms of soil flow during submarine slide-pipe impact. Ocean Engineering, 186, 9 pages. Scopus27 WoS27 |
| 2018 | Xiong, C., Cheng, L., Tong, F., & An, H. (2018). Influence of plane boundary proximity on the Honji instability. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 852, 226-256. Scopus11 WoS9 |
| 2018 | Xiong, C., Cheng, L., Tong, F., & An, H. (2018). On regime C flow around an oscillating circular cylinder. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 849, 968-1008. Scopus10 WoS10 |
| 2018 | Xiong, C., Cheng, L., Tong, F., & An, H. (2018). Oscillatory flow regimes for a circular cylinder near a plane boundary. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 844, 127-161. Scopus19 WoS17 |
| 2017 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., An, H., & Griffiths, T. (2017). The hydrodynamic forces on a circular cylinder in proximity to a wall with intermittent contact in steady current. Ocean Engineering, 146, 424-433. Scopus24 WoS22 |
| 2017 | Tang, G., Cheng, L., Tong, F., Lu, L., & Zhao, M. (2017). Modes of synchronisation in the wake of a streamwise oscillatory cylinder. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 832, 146-169. Scopus22 WoS18 |
| 2017 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., Xiong, C., Draper, S., An, H., & Lou, X. (2017). Flow regimes for a square cross-section cylinder in oscillatory flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 813, 85-109. Scopus22 WoS19 |
| 2016 | Jiang, H., Cheng, L., Tong, F., Draper, S., & An, H. (2016). Stable state of mode A for flow past a circular cylinder. Physics of Fluids, 28(10), 13 pages. Scopus22 WoS18 |
| 2016 | Jiang, H., Cheng, L., Draper, S., An, H., & Tong, F. (2016). Three-dimensional direct numerical simulation of wake transitions of a circular cylinder. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 801, 353-391. Scopus154 WoS145 |
| 2015 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., & Zhao, M. (2015). Numerical simulations of steady flow past two cylinders in staggered arrangements. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 765, 114-149. Scopus87 WoS76 |
| 2015 | Zhao, M., Cheng, L., An, H., & Tong, F. (2015). Flow and flow-induced vibration of a square array of cylinders in steady currents. Fluid Dynamics Research, 47(4), 21 pages. Scopus25 WoS20 |
| 2015 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., & An, H. (2015). Oscillatory flow regimes around four cylinders in a square arrangement under small KC Re conditions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 769, 298-336. Scopus42 WoS34 |
| 2014 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., Zhou, T., & Chen, X. B. (2014). The vortex shedding around four circular cylinders in an in-line square configuration. Physics of Fluids, 26(2), 20 pages. Scopus57 WoS45 |
| 2012 | Zhao, M., Tong, F., & Cheng, L. (2012). Numerical simulation of two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder between two lateral plane walls in steady currents. Journal of Fluids Engineering Transactions of the ASME, 134(10), 5 pages. Scopus65 WoS55 |
| 2011 | Cui, L., Tong, F. F., & Shi, F. (2011). Numerical simulation of wave-induced currents combined with parabolic mild-slope equation in curvilinear coordinates. China Ocean Engineering, 25(3), 457-468. Scopus3 WoS4 |
| 2011 | 崔, 雷., SHEN, Y. C. U. I. L., & TONG, F. (2011). Numerical simulation of nearshore waves and wave-induced currents based on mild-slope equation in curvilinear coordinates. SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, 41(2), 161-169. |
| 2010 | Tong, F. F., Shen, Y. M., Tang, J., & Cui, L. (2010). Water wave simulation in curvilinear coordinates using a time-dependent mild slope equation. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 22(6), 796-803. Scopus8 WoS6 |
| 2010 | Tong, F. F., Shen, Y. M., Tang, J., & Cui, L. (2010). Numerical modeling of the hyperbolic mild-slope equation in curvilinear coordinates. China Ocean Engineering, 24(4), 585-596. Scopus8 WoS7 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Tong, F., & Griffiths, T. (2022). Hydrodynamics for Subsea Systems. In Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering (pp. 751-757). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Tong, F., An, H., Griffiths, T., Clayton, J., Cheng, L., Draper, S., & Jorgensen, J. (2025). MUTUAL INFLUENCE OF SUBSEA POWER CABLES AND ROCK BAGS ON THEIR HYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIORS. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering OMAE Vol. 5 (pp. 9 pages). CANADA, Vancouver: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. DOI |
| 2024 | Ren, C., Cheng, L., & Tong, F. (2024). Hydrodynamic Force of an Obliquely Oscillating Cylinder in Steady Flow. In Volume 6: Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology; CFD, FSI, and AI Vol. 6 (pp. 10 pages). Singapore: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2024 | Tong, F., Griffiths, T., Draper, S., An, H., & Cheng, L. (2024). Influence of Bag Shapes on the Hydrodynamics of Subsea Filter Unit in Power Cable Protection. In Volume 7: Ocean Renewable Energy. Singapore: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. DOI |
| 2024 | Liu, Z., Cheng, L., Ren, C., & Tong, F. (2024). Impacts of Small Gaps and Embedment Depths on Forces of a Circular Cylinder Near a Plane Wall. In Volume 6: Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology; CFD, FSI, and AI Vol. 6 (pp. 8 pages). Singapore: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. DOI |
| 2024 | Dong, G., Cheng, L., Ren, C., & Tong, F. (2024). Experimental Study on Hydrodynamic Damping of an Oscillating Cylinder Under Small Keulegan-Carpenter Numbers. In Volume 5A: Ocean Engineering Vol. 5A-2024. Singapore: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. DOI |
| 2024 | Griffiths, T., Pretorius, J., Tong, F., An, H., Draper, S., Riverola Calavia, J., . . . Pistani, F. (2024). Hydrodynamic Forces for HVDC Cable Bundles Under Wave and Steady Current Conditions. In Volume 3: Materials Technology; Subsea Technology Vol. 3 (pp. 14 pages). Singapore: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2024 | Pistani, F., Griffits, T., An, H., Tong, F., & Draper, S. (2024). Research updates on filter units for secondary stabilisation of offshore wind farm power cables. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 2767 (pp. 10 pages). Florence, Italy: Institute of Physics. DOI |
| 2023 | Pang, D., Cheng, L., Jiang, H., Tong, F., & An, H. (2023). Hydrodynamic Damping of a Circular Cylinder in Current With High-Frequency In-Line Oscillation. In Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE , 2023) Vol. 7 (pp. 8 pages). Melbourne, Victoria: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). DOI |
| 2023 | Liu, Z., Cheng, L., Ren, C., Griffiths, T., & Tong, F. (2023). HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES OF SUBSEA SMALL-DIAMETER PIPELINE IN A DEEP/WIDE TRENCH. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE Vol. 3 (pp. 10 pages). Melbourne, Victoria: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). DOI Scopus3 |
| 2023 | Ren, C., Cheng, L., & Tong, F. (2023). Hydrodynamic Damping of an In-Line Oscillating Cylinder In-Line in Steady Flow. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE, 2023) Vol. 3 (pp. 9 pages). Melbourne, Victoria: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). DOI Scopus3 |
| 2023 | Hu, X., Cheng, L., Qu, Y., Tong, F., Teng, Y., & Jiang, H. (2023). HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES ON NEAR-BED CYLINDERS IN STEADY CURRENTS. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE Vol. 5 (pp. 7 pages). Melbourne, Victoria: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). DOI |
| 2023 | Hu, X., Cheng, L., Tong, F., Teng, Y., Qu, Y., & Jiang, H. (2023). Hydrodynamic Forces on Near-Bed Cylinders in Steady Currents. In Volume 5: Ocean Engineering. Melbourne, Australia: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. DOI |
| 2023 | Mguni, D., Jafferjee, T., Wang, J., Perez-Nieves, N., Song, W., Tong, F., . . . Yang, Y. (2023). Learning to Shape Rewards Using a Game of Two Partners. In B. Williams, Y. Chen, & J. Neville (Eds.), THIRTY-SEVENTH AAAI CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, VOL 37 NO 10 (pp. 11604-11612). DC, Washington: ASSOC ADVANCEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. WoS1 |
| 2023 | Mguni, D., Chen, H., Jafferjee, T., Wang, J., Yue, L., Feng, X., . . . Yang, Y. (2023). MANSA: Learning Fast and Slow in Multi-Agent Systems. In A. Krause, E. Brunskill, K. Cho, B. Engelhardt, S. Sabato, & J. Scarlett (Eds.), INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MACHINE LEARNING, VOL 202 Vol. 202 (pp. 28 pages). HI, Honolulu: JMLR-JOURNAL MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH. |
| 2022 | Tong, F., Rodgers, S., & Watson, A. (2022). A Case Study Using a 2D Hydraulic Model for River Rating Curve. In Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium, HWRS 2022 (pp. 1075-1084). Brisbane, Australia: Engineers Australia. |
| 2022 | Griffiths, T., Draper, S., Cheng, L., An, H., Fogliani, A., Schläppy, M. L., . . . Johnson, F. (2022). NEW DESIGN METHODS FOR SUBSEA POWER CABLES ARE HELPING THE GLOBAL MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY LOWER COSTS AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE Vol. 3 (pp. 13 pages). Hamburg: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). DOI Scopus3 |
| 2022 | Tong, F., Wolgamot, H., & Draper, S. (2022). MOMENT LOADS ON A TWO-DIMENSIONAL TURRET-MOORED VESSEL UNDER FORCED MOTION. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE Vol. 5-B (pp. 7 pages). Hamburg: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). DOI |
| 2020 | Teng, Y., Lu, L., Cheng, L., Tong, F., & Tang, G. (2020). Defect function models for the wave boundary layers. In Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference Vol. 36. |
| 2019 | Teng, Y., Cheng, L., An, H., Tong, F., Griffiths, T., Sun, W., . . . Xiong, Z. (2019). Hydrodynamic forces on intermittently spanning pipelines in steady currents. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering OMAE Vol. 1 (pp. 7 pages). SCOTLAND, Univ Strathclyde, Glasgow: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 |
| 2019 | Milne, I. A., Tong, F., & Graham, J. R. M. (2019). Vortex shedding and roll damping for hulls with rounded bilges. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering OMAE Vol. 7A-2019 (pp. 8 pages). SCOTLAND, Univ Strathclyde, Glasgow: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2018 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., An, H., & Griffiths, T. (2018). Hydrodynamics on circular cylinder close to a wall: Effects from wall boundary layers. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering OMAE Vol. 5 (pp. 6 pages). SPAIN, Madrid: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2018 | Griffiths, T., Draper, S., White, D., Cheng, L., An, H., Tong, F., & Fogliani, A. (2018). Pipeline and cable stability: Updated state of the art. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering OMAE Vol. 5 (pp. 17 pages). SPAIN, Madrid: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. DOI Scopus7 |
| 2018 | Griffiths, T., Draper, S., Cheng, L., Tong, F., Fogliani, A., White, D., . . . Lourie, C. (2018). Subsea cable stability on rocky seabeds - Comparison of field observations against conventional and novel design methods. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering OMAE Vol. 5 (pp. 17 pages). SPAIN, Madrid: AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. DOI Scopus16 |
| 2018 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., An, H., & Jiang, H. (2018). Modes of synchronisation for oscillatory cylinder in steady flow at various angles of attack. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2018. Scopus4 |
| 2018 | Jiang, H., Cheng, L., An, H., Tong, F., & Yang, F. (2018). Flow past a diamond cylinder at moderate Reynolds numbers. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2018. Scopus1 |
| 2018 | Ju, X., An, H., Cheng, L., & Tong, F. (2018). Boundary layer transition on the surface of a cylinder in oscillatory flow. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2018. Scopus1 |
| 2016 | Eizadi, H., An, H., Zhou, T., & Tong, F. (2016). Two-dimensional numerical simulations of flow around a circular cylinder in oscillatory flows at low KC and Reynolds numbers. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2016. Scopus1 |
| 2016 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., & An, H. (2016). Amplitude Responses of a Square Cylinder undergoing Vortex-Induced Vibrations in the Laminar Regime. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2016. |
| 2016 | Tang, G., Cheng, L., Lu, L., Zhao, M., Tong, F., & Dong, G. (2016). Vortex formation in the wake of a streamwisely oscillating cylinder in steady flow. In Y. Zhou, A. D. Lucey, Y. Liu, & L. Huang (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 429-434). AUSTRALIA, Perth: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN. DOI WoS1 |
| 2016 | An, H., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., & Tong, F. (2016). Numerical simulations of flow around a circular cylinder at high Reynolds number. In Proceedings of the 12th ISOPE Pacific Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium Pacoms 2016 (pp. 40-46). Scopus1 |
| 2016 | Tong, F., & Cheng, L. (2016). Numerical study on steady flow around a pipeline laid on seabed with gaps. In Proceedings of the 12th ISOPE Pacific Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium Pacoms 2016 (pp. 199-204). Scopus5 |
| 2014 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., & Zhou, T. (2014). Modelling of oscillatory flow around four cylinders in a diamond arrangement. In Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2014. Scopus1 |
| 2011 | Tong, F., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., & Chen, X. B. (2011). Three dimensional numerical simulation of flow around four circular cylinders in an in-line square configuration. In J. H. W. Lee, & C. O. Ng (Eds.), Asian and Pacific Coasts 2011 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference (pp. 1322-1329). PEOPLES R CHINA, Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | GU, Z., Kang, J., Jin, W., Tong, F., Guo, Y. J., & Jia, W. (2025). Floodtransformer: Efficient Real-Time High-Resolution Flood Forecasting. DOI |
| 2025 | GU, Z., Kang, J., Jin, W., Tong, F., Guo, Y. J., & Jia, W. (2025). FloodTransformer: Efficient Real-Time High-Resolution Flood Forecasting. DOI |
External Competitive
| Year |
Projects |
CI (Admin. Inst.) | Funding Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-29 | Cable in Trench Under the Sea (CiTrUS): Hydrodynamics of Subsea Power Cables (National Industry PhD Program), approx. $250k. | Tong (UoA) | DoE, AOE |
| 2026-29 | Living near a giant: Hydrodynamics of cables emerging from offshore wind turbines (CSIRO Industry PhD), approx. $256k. | Tong, Griffiths and Thornton (UoA) | CSIRO, AOE |
| 2024-26 | Nature-based Solutions: Building Flood Resilience in the Lismore Catchment, $150k. | Sippo, Maher, Tong, Fu and Bolitho (SCU) | Richmond Landcare Inc |
| 2023-26 | Developing a Flood Prediction System using a Hybrid Machine Learning and Physical Modelling Approach (Funded PhD Scholarship at approx. $105k). | Sorwar, Alaei, Tong (SCU) | CIN |
| 2020-25 | Wake dynamics of oscillating cylinder in steady currents, approx. $442k. | Tong, Cheng [At Ann. Cheng, Tong] (UWA) | ARC Discovery |
External Industrial
| Year |
Projects |
CI (Admin. Inst.) | Funding Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-25 | Rock Bag Joint Industrial Project (JIP) Phase II, approx. $45k. | Tong, Nguyen (UoA) | AOE |
| 2025-25 | Dataset optimisation for machine learning in flood forecasting, $15k. | Tong, Bennett (UoA) | UTS |
| 2025-25 | Flow amplification around offshore wind turbine foundations, $15k. | Tong (UoA) | AOE |
| 2025-25 | Impact of Scour Profiles on the Hydrodynamics of Quad HVDC Cable Bundles, $19k. | Tong (UoA) | AOE |
| 2024-27 | Impact-based Extreme Weather Forecasting Systems (Co-Funded PhD Scholarship at approx. $105k). | Lemckert, Tong (SCU) | JBA |
| 2023-23 |
Modelling of Cables and Filter Units (FUs) in Trenches, $8,970. |
Tong (SCU) | AOE |
| 2023-23 | Numerical Testing on Filter Unit (FU) Stability for Offshore Wind Cables, $23,760. | Tong (SCU) | AOE |
| 2023-23 | Hydrodynamics study for HVDC bundles, $2,202. | Tong (SCU) | AOE |
| 2023-23 | Report Review on CFD study on flow vibration in a novel Pipe, $5,390. | Tong (SCU) | Wave int'l. Pty Ltd |
| 2022-23 | FLNG Hydrodynamics and Propeller-Hull Interactions, $17,500. | Tong (SCU) | UWA and Shell |
| 2017-17 | CFD Comparative Modelling of Conventional and Novel Surfboard Fins, $10,350. | Tong, Cheng (UWA) | AOE |
Internal Competitive
| Year |
Projects |
CI (Admin. Inst.) | Funding Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ACE Research Growth Scheme, $1200. | Tong (UoA) | UoA |
| 2024-25 | Let Houses Float in Floodwater: Building amphibious homes in flood-prone areas, approx. $5k. | Fu, Lemckert, Tong (SCU) | SCU |
| 2023-24 | VC Flood Recovery Project Scheme, Digital Library of Flood data, approx. $25k [At Ann.]. | Tong, Newell, Reichelt-Brushett, Ucgul, Bolitho, Clair (SCU) | SCU |
External In-kind Grants
| Year |
Projects |
CI | Funding Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023, 24, 25 | Advanced numerical modelling for developing safer and more efficient ocean infrastructure. Grant ID: NCMAS-2025-17 (8.1 mSU); NCMAS-2024-134 (26 mSU); NCMAS-2023-43 (6 mSU). (Approx. A$1.6 million monetary value). | An, Tong, Chen, Orszaghova, Bienen, Draper, Milne, Grime, Wolgamot, Cheng, Jiang, Zhao. | NCI |
CI = Chief Investigator; ARC = Australian Research Council; DoE = Department of Education, Australian Government; AOE = Aurora Offshore Engineering; JBA = JBA Pacific Scientists and Engineers; CIN = Connectivity Innovation Network; NCI = National Computational Infrastructure; SCU = Southern Cross University; UWA = University of Western Australia; UTS = University of Technology Sydney; UoA = University of Adelaide.
Subject (Unit/Course) Level Lecturing and Coordination
|
Year |
Lecturer |
Coordinator |
Unit Title |
Code |
Enrollment |
Student Rating > Uni./Fac. Avg. (Inst.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
✓ |
✓ |
Physics I: Motion, Mechanics and Waves | PHYS1005 |
100+ |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2024 |
✓ |
✓ |
Integrated Water Cycle Management Systems‡ | CIVL3009 |
20- |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2024 |
✓ |
✓ |
Water Cycle Systems | CIVL2018 |
30+ |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2024 |
✓ |
✘ |
Engineering Application‡ | MECH3009 |
30+ |
✘ (SCU) |
| 2023 |
✓ |
✓ |
Water Cycle Systems‡ | CIVL2018 |
20+ |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2023 |
✓ |
✓ |
Physics I: Motion, Mechanics and Waves* | PHYS1005 |
20+ |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2023 |
✓ |
✓ |
Fluid Dynamics | CIVL2017 |
20- |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2023 |
✓ |
✓ |
Computational Analysis | MATH3003 |
30+ |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2023 |
✓ |
✘ |
Introductory Algebra and Calculus | MATH1005 |
50+ |
✘ (SCU) |
| 2022 |
✓ |
✓ |
Modelling and Experimentation I | ENGN1002 |
20+ |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2022 |
✓ |
✓ |
Fluid Dynamics | CIVL2017 |
20+ |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2022 |
✓ |
✓ |
Computational Analysis | MATH3003 |
30+ |
✓ (SCU) |
| 2018 |
✓ |
✓ |
Introduction to Design of Offshore Systems | CIVL5505 |
100+ |
✓ (UWA) |
| 2018 |
✓ |
✘ |
Structural Dynamics | CIVL5501 |
100+ |
≈ (UWA) |
| 2017 |
✓ |
✘ |
Structural Dynamics | CIVL5501 |
100+ |
✓ (UWA) |
| 2016 |
✓ |
✘ |
Structural Dynamics | CIVL5501 |
60+ |
✓ (UWA) |
‡Unit content development from scratch. *Unit development (part).
Programme (Course) Level Coordination
- Coordinator (2023-24), Master of Engineering Management (MEM) (Online) (Southern Cross University, Australia - Ranked among highest for re-enrollments)
Subject/Unit Level Tutoring
| Year |
Unit Title |
Code | Inst. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Civil Hydraulics | CIVL3130 | UWA |
| 2011/12 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | CIVL8130 | UWA |
| 2011/12/13/14 | Offshore and Coastal Engineering | CIVL4130, GENG5501 | UWA |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Analysing soil slope stability under unsaturated conditions | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Hongrui Ding |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Hydrodynamics of an oscillating circular cylinder in current with oblique angles | The University of Western Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Dan Pang |
| 2016 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Hydrodynamic characteristics of a streamwise oscillating circular cylinder | The University of Western Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Xiaoying Ju |
| 2014 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | Numerical simulation and stability analysis of oscillatory flow over a cylinder with/without Influence of a wall | The University of Western Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Chengwang Xiong |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - 2024 | Member | Queensland Water Engineering Panel | Engineers Australia | Australia |
| 2022 - 2022 | Member | Western Australia Hydrology and Water Resources Panel | Engineers Australia | Australia |
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