Professor Sobey's research interests include wave kinematics, wave and current transformation processes in nearshore waters and in the neighborhood of coastal structures, mean flow circulation patterns in estuaries, wetlands and coastal zones, and the categorization of real sea states.
D.I.C. Ph.D. - Hydraulic Engineering, Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, England, 1973
Dip. H.E.(Distinction) - Coastal Engineering, International Course in Hydraulic Engineering, Netherlands, 1969
B.E. (Honors) - Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia, 1966
Coastal hydrodynamics; hydrodynamic circulation in the surf-zone, estuaries and wetlands; wave-current interaction, wave theory, real sea states
- Coastal Engineering Journal Award, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2002.
[for paper “Analytical Solution of Non-Homogeneous Wave Equation”, Coastal Engineering Journal, 44:1-13, 2002]. - Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003.
[for paper “Evaluation of Numerical Models of Flood and Tide Propagation in Channels”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 127:805-821, 2001]. - Telford Premium Award, Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, 2010.
[for paper “Analytical Solutions for Steep StandingWaves”, Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 162:185-197, 2009]. - David Hislop Prize, Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, 2013.
[for paper “Steep Progressive Waves in Deep and Shallow Water”, Engineering and Computational Mechanics,165(EM3):181-200, 2012].
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