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Professor Au, Francis Tat Kwong 區達光
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Professor Au, Francis Tat Kwong 區達光
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Au, Tat-kwong, Francis
Au, F
区达光
Professional Qualifications
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Hong Kong | BSc(Eng) (First Class Honours) | |
| The University of Hong Kong | MSc(Eng) (Distinction) | |
| The University of Hong Kong | PhD |
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Du, J | 2009-08-01 | OVM Paper Award for Prestressing 2009 (Class 1) for the paper “J.S. Du, F.T.K. Au, Y.K. Cheung and A.K.H. Kwan, Ductility Analysis of Prestressed Concrete Beams with Unbonded Tendons, Engineering Structures, Volume 30, Issue 1, 13-21, 2008”: China Civil Engineering Society | Research Achievement |
LEUNG, Chun Yu Cliff | 2016-09-01 | Structural Excellence Award 2016 - R&D Award: Commendation Merit by Joint IStructE-HKIE Structural Division for the paper "Collapse mechanism and robustness of precast segmental bridges" published in Proceedings, Institution of Civil Engineers, Bridge Engineering, Vol. 167, No.BE4, December, 2014, pp303-314.: Joint IStructE-HKIE Structural Division | Research Achievement |
TONG, Man Vincent | 2002-09-01 | HKIE Transaction Prize 2002 (Civil): Hong Kong Institution of Engineers | Research Achievement |
WEI, Ya | 2010-11-01 | HKIE Civil Division Civil Engineering Paper of the Year Award 2010 (Graduate Grade) for the paper: Ya Wei, Suwen Chen and Francis T.K. Au, Failure Analysis of Four-point-supported Glass Panels Subjected to Blast Loading, to appear in HKIE Transaction: HKIE Civil Division | Research Achievement |
Du, J | 2012-10-01 | OVM Paper Award for Prestressing 2012 (Class 2) of China Civil Engineering Society for the paper “J.S. Du and F.T.K. Au, Estimation of Ultimate Stress in External FRP Tendons, Proceedings of ICE, Structures and Buildings, Volume 162, Issue SB4, 213-220, 2009”: China Civil Engineering Society | Research Achievement |
| 2017-11-01 | Ningbo City Natural Science Paper Award 2015-2016 Third Class Award (Y. Ding, W. Zhang and F.T.K. Au, Effect of dynamic impact at modular bridge expansion joints on bridge design, Engineering Structures, Volume 127, pp. 645-662, 2016.): Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province | Research Achievement | |
ZENG, Yu CHEN, Xiachun Jiang, R | 2018-05-01 | Structural Excellence Award 2018 - R&D Award: Grand Award of Structural Division of HKIE for the paper “X.C. Chen, Y. Zeng, F.T.K. Au and R.J. Jiang, Interaction of plastic hinges in prestressed concrete bridges with corrugated steel webs, Engineering Structures, Volume 150, Pages 359-372, 2017.”: Structural Division of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers | Research Achievement |
| 2004-06-01 | Best Teacher Award 2003-04, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong: Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong | Teaching Accomplishment |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-21 | Representative of Civil Discipline | Education & Examination Committee, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2003 - 2008 | Representative of Structural Discipline | Training Review Sub-Committee (Group I), Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2006 - 2007 | Member | Organizing Committee, 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Vibrations: Prediction, Monitoring, Mitigating, and Evaluation (ISEV2007), November 28-30, 2007, Taipei |
| 2008 - 09 | Member | Scientific and Organizing Committee, 4th International Symposium on Environmental Vibrations: Prediction, Monitoring and Evaluation (ISEV2009), 28-30 October 2009, Beijing |
| 2006 - 2007 | Member | International Advisory Committee, 2nd International Conference on Structural Condition Assessment, Monitoring and Improvement (SCAMI-2), 19-21 November 2007, Changsha, China, organized by School of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, China |
| 2012- | Corresponding member | Academic Qualifications Panel, Institution of Structural Engineers, UK |
| 2007 - 09 | Member of Organizing Committee, Chairman of Technical Committee and Member of Fund Raising Committee | 7th International Conference on Tall Buildings, Sustainable Tall Buildings, 29-30 October 2009, Hong Kong |
| 2005 - 2006 | Member | Technical Sub-committee, International Bridge Conference 2006 hosted by Civil Division of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2007 - 2010 | Ex-official Member | Accreditation Board, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2008 - 2011 | Corresponding member | Philosophy of Structural Design Task Group, Institution of Structural Engineers, UK |
| 2011 | Chairman | Task Force on the HKIE Student Prize Programme |
| 2011-12 | Chairman | Task Force on the HKIE Student Prize Programme |
| 2003 - 2007 | Corresponding member | Codes & Standards Panel, Institution of Structural Engineers, UK |
| 2004 - 08 | Representative of Structural Discipline; Deputy Chairman (2006/07) | Education & Examination Committee, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2001-2007 | Committee member | Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Structural Division) and the Institution of Structural Engineers (Hong Kong Division) |
| 2007 - 2010 | Chairman | Education & Examinations Committee, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2007 - 2010 | Ex-official Member | Qualification & Membership Board, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2003 - 2010 | Member; Secretary (2008-10) | Structural Discipline Advisory Panel, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2011-14 | Honorary Secretary | Structural Discipline Advisory Panel, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2015-20 | Member | Accreditation Board, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 2017-21 | Member | Civil Discipline Advisory Panel, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
Media Contact Directory
Area of Expertise:
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Concrete structures | 混凝土結構 |
| Bridge structures | 橋樑結構 |
Spoken Languages:
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese, Putonghua | 英語、粵語、普通話 |
Written Languages:
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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