Education	July 2001, Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1997-2001). June 1994, Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering, National Taiwan University (1992-1994). June 1992, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University (1988-1992).
	Honors/Awards	The School of Engineering Teaching Award, HKUST, 2016-2017. Keynote lecturer at the International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro. IS-Cambridge 2014, Cambridge, UK. Distinguished Alumni Award, Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2013. Theme lecturer at the fifth International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Seoul 2011), Korea. The School of Engineering Teaching Award, HKUST, 2008-2009. ASTM International Hogentogler Award, 2005. George F. Sowers Award for Ph.D. Students, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002. Member, Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society at National Taiwan University, 1994.
	Professional Registration	Professional Geotechnical Engineer, Taiwan (since 1996).
	Affiliations	Editorial Panel Member, Géotechnique Letters (2016-present) Associated Editor, The KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (2010-2012) Associate Editor, The HKIE Transactions (2008-2012) Editorial Board Member, Geomechanics and Engineering, an International Journal. (2008-present) Member, American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE). Member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists Member, Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES). Member, Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society Member, The International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Geo-Mechanics from Micro to Macro (ISSMGE TC105). Member in Large, Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (until 2009). Board Member (academic affairs), National Taiwan University Alumni Association (Civil and Geology) in Hong Kong (NTUAA) (2003-2013). Member in the Executive Committee, The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (Hong Kong) (2010-2012). Ordinary member, HKIE Geotechnical Division (2010-present).
	Research Interests	Innovative wave-based characterizations of geomaterials (using mechanical and electromagnetic waves). Experimental Geo-micromechanics and DEM simulations. Developments and applications of Open Smart Soil Particles (OpenSSP sensors). Applications of geotechnical internet of things (GeoIoT), Deep Learning, and Big Data Analytics on geotechnical engineering monitoring. Applications of 3D printing techniques on innovation of geotechnical testing devices and sensing techniques Physico-chemical soil behavior (with particular emphasis on clayey soils). Initiation mechanisms of flow landslides. Attenuation mechanisms and measurements in particulate media (damping ratio).
	Teaching Activities	CIVL 3730 - Fundamentals of Geotechnics This course will enable students to understand geotechnical mechanics and associated soil behavior, including basic engineering geology, characteristics of soils, soil compaction, the principle of effective stress, shear strength of soils, the concept of critical state modeling, permeability, seepage problems, ground settlement and consolidation. CIVL 5710 - Advanced Soil Mechanics Selected topics from recent advances in the theoretical and experimental development in saturated and unsaturated soil mechanics, including behavior of fine-grained soil (clay), flows in saturated and unsaturated media, consolidation theory, stress-strain behavior of soils, drained and undrained strength, and critical state interpretations. CIVL 5780 - Soils and Waves The main objective of this course is to gain insights into the soil behavior at the particulate scale by the aids of wave-based techniques. In the first part, fundamentals of soil behavior will be revisited, including an introduction to clay minerals. In the second part, the basics of mechanical and electromagnetic waves will be briefly introduced; followed by a particular emphasis on wave-based characterizations of geomaterials.