Excellence in Research - Faculty of Construction and Environment

Academic Staff
Dr XIA Yong 夏 勇 博 士
BEng, MEng, PhD
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Dr ZHU Songye 朱 松 曄 博 士
BSc, MSc, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6066
Email address: ceyxia@polyu.edu.hk
Teaching areas
Structural Analysis, Structural Mechanics
Research interests
Structural Health Monitoring, Damage Detection, Finite Element Model
Updating, Nonlinear Vibration of Cables
Biography
Dr Xia got the Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in 1992 and 1997
respectively, both from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. In
2002 he obtained the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the School of Civil
& Structural Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He
then spent the next four years at the University of Tokyo, Japan and the
University of Western Australia as a post-doctoral fellow. Dr Xia joined The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2006 as an Assistant Professor until
now. He also has three years’ experience in consultant companies. Dr Xia
has published two books, more than 30 refereed journal papers, and 60
international conference papers.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Telephone no.: (852) 3400-3964
Email address: ceszhu@polyu.edu.hk
Teaching areas
Structural Mechanics, Material Science and Technology
Research interests
Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering, Multi-Hazard Mitigation,
Smart Materials and Structures, Structural Health Monitoring
Biography
Dr Zhu obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Structural Engineering from
Tongji University, China in 2000 and 2003 respectively, and a PhD degree
in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University, USA in 2008. He joined The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering in May 2008. He teaches
undergraduate courses in structural mechanics and construction materials,
and supervises undergraduate and graduate students in research projects.
Currently he serves as secretary of the Research Centre for Urban Hazards
Mitigation, and is a member of a few international engineering associations.
Dr Zhu is striving to promote the development and application of advanced
technology in structural engineering via his research and teaching at PolyU.
Dr WANG Yuhong 王 予 紅 博 士
PhD
Dr KWOK King Yu Aron 郭 經 裕 博 士
BSc, MPhil, PhD, RN, RSO, MISOH
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Telephone no.: (852) 2766-4489
Email address: ceyhwang@polyu.edu.hk
Teaching areas
Construction Engineering and Management, Pavement Engineering,
Management of Infrastructure Systems
Research interests
Sustainability in construction, Pavement engineering and management,
Construction project, program, and portfolio management
Biography
Dr Yuhong Wang is an assistant professor who received his bachelor’s
degree in construction management engineering from Tongji University in
China in 1996. He worked for a construction consulting firm in Shanghai
before furthering his studies in the United States. Dr Wang has master’s
and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky,
where his focus was pavement engineering and management. He has
worked as a research engineer at the Kentucky Transportation Center as
well as taught at Lawrence Technological University in the Civil Engineering
Department and East Carolina University in the Construction Management
Department. Dr Wang is also a registered professional engineer in
Kentucky. Dr Wang has been a Principal Investigator or key researcher on
more than 16 research grants sponsored by various US and international
agencies, most of which were in highway pavement, highway construction
and management, and construction management. The total amount of
these grants is over US$3 million. In addition, Dr Wang has published many
refereed papers, book chapters, and research reports. A member of the
Transportation Earthworks Standing Committee, Transportation Research
Board and an elected member of the Construction Research Council of the
American Society of Civil Engineers, he won first place in the International
Data Analysis Contest for Long-term Pavement Performance Study in 2002.
He joined PolyU in December 2010.
SENIOR TEACHING FELLOW
Telephone no.: (852) 2766-6060
Email address: aron.kwok@polyu.edu.hk
Teaching areas
Occupational Health and Safety, Environment
Research interests
Health and Safety Promotion, Education in Occupational Health and Safety
Biography
Initially trained as a Registered Nurse, he had worked in Hong Kong and
New Zealand as a Registered Nurse. He has a BSc in Occupational Health
and Safety. His Master’s Degree is in Development Studies. Dr Kwok got
his PhD with specialization in environmental management and health from
The University of Hong Kong.
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