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Email

ian.young@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Education
Doctorate (Research)
James Cook University of North Queensland
Masters (Coursework)
James Cook University of North Queensland
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
James Cook University of North Queensland
ORCID

0000-0003-2233-9227

Prof Ian Young

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Infrastructure Engineering

546 Scholarly works
16 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    A model for the spatial distribution of ocean wave parameters in tropical cyclones
    DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.120091
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Global changes in extreme tropical cyclone wave heights under projected future climate conditions
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-82892-9
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Global tropical cyclone extreme wave height climatology
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54691-9
  • 2024

    Thesis / Dissertation

    The Climatology of Tropical Cyclone Extreme Wave Heights
  • 2023

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    IMOS Project 23-27 Satellite Remote Sensing \2013 Surface Waves
  • 2019

    Research Contracts

    Coastal Waves and Sea Level Study
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Australia-China Centre for Maritime Engineering (Accme)
Ian Young

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2014
2001
Member, American Geophysical Union
2001
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
2001
CPEng - Certified Professional Engineer

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Resilience of offshore wind resources in Australia under climate change using CMIP6 CORDEX projections
    DOI: 10.1016/j.egycc.2026.100236
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Multiplatform calibration and validation of CFOSAT ocean surface waves
    DOI: 10.1007/s10236-026-01797-5
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A wave-coupled movable bottom friction scheme for spectral wave modeling based on sediment grain size and ripple evolution
    DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2026.104953
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Swell Propagation through Ocean Surface Currents across the Pacific
    DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-25-0139.1
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A 45-year high-resolution unstructured wave hindcast for the Australian coast: Validation and climatological insights
    DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2025.104892
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Corrigendum to “Development and validation of a parametric tropical cyclone wave height prediction model” [Ocean Eng. 283 (2023) 115353] (Ocean Engineering (2023) 283, (S0029801823017377), (10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.115353))
    DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121781
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Assessment and future projections of storm surge using CMIP6 models in the Indo-Pacific region
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2025.102560
  • 2025

    Journal article

    From global to regional-scale CMIP6-derived wind wave extremes: a single-GCM HighResMIP and CORDEX downscaling experiment in South-East Australia
    DOI: 10.1007/s00382-024-07504-8

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