WONG Ngai Yuen, Louis
Professor WONG Ngai Yuen, Louis 王毅遠
Professor WONG Ngai Yuen, Louis 王毅遠
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Ph.D. Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering |
| 1999 | University of Hong Kong | B.Sc. Earth Sciences (1st Class Honours) |
Dr Louis Wong obtained his BSc degree in Earth Sciences from HKU in 1999 under the Stephen Kam Chuen Cheung Memorial Scholarship, and PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from MIT under the Croucher Foundation Scholarship and the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Overseas Studies. His teaching and research interests are in engineering geology, rock mechanics and underground engineering. He is serving the editorial boards of Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (Springer), Engineering Geology (Elsevier), Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (Springer) and Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Elsevier).
Dr Wong was previously an Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair (Academic) in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He also worked as a consulting tunnel engineer at CDM in the USA and completed the Engineering Geology Graduate (EGG) training with the Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO). Dr. Wong won the Richard Wolter’s Prize 2014 from the IAEG (International Association of Engineering Geology and Environment). Dr. Wong’s achievements in and contributions to teaching earned him the Nanyang Education Award at NTU for the academic year 2012/13.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-01 | Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology (Singapore) Outstanding Paper Award 2015: Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology (Singapore) | Research Achievement | |
| 2017-07-01 | Best Paper Award (2017) for the following paper “Frictional crack initiation and propagation analysis using numerical manifold method” co-authored with former PhD student Zhijun Wu published in 2012.: Computers and Geotechnics (Journal) | Research Achievement | |
ZHANG, Yahui | 2019-06-01 | Best Paper Award (2019): 53rd US Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, American Rock Mechanics Association | Research Achievement |
| 2019-03-01 | The tenth anniversary excellent scientific editor award (2019): Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering ISSN: 1674-7755 ; eISSN: 2589-0417 | Others | |
| 2014-10-01 | Scholarship for 8th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium: 8th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-04-01 | Youth Scholar Outstanding Paper Presentation Award: 7th International Conference on Mining Science and Technology (ICMST 2015) | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-09-01 | Richard Wolters’ Prize: International Association of Engineering Geology and Environment (IAEG) | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-12-01 | Excellent Scientific Editor and Peer Reviewer Award (2016): Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering ISSN: 1674-7755 ; eISSN: 2589-0417 | Others |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-Present | Member | International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment |
| 07/2019-06/2022 | Observer | Geotechnical Division Committee, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 12/2016-Present | Committee Member | Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering |
| 2006-Present | Member | American Rock Mechanics Association |
| 04/2018-Present | Co-opted Council Member | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Hong Kong Branch |
| 06/2019-Present | Core Group Member | Hong Kong Geotechnical Society |
| 04/2017-Present | Fellow | Geological Society of London |
| 09/2009-Present | Member | Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology (Singapore) |
| 2006-Present | Member | International Society of Rock Mechanics |
| 07/2022-Present | Member | Geotechnical Division Committee, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 03/2010-03/2016 | Hon. Secretary | Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology (Singapore) |
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Underground space development | |
| Rock engineering | |
| Engineering geology |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese, Putonghua | 英語、粵語、普通話 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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