Ir Dr Fiona C.Y. Kwok        郭頌怡博士

About Myself:

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK (2009)

Master of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA (2002)

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil and Structural Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK (2001)

Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2010-current)

Visiting Scholar, Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, California Institute of Technology, USA (June-July, 2012)

Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA (July-August, 2011)

Project Engineer, Itasca Consulting Group, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (2009-2010)

Geotechnical Engineer, Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc., Irvine, California, USA (2002-2004)

Professional Registration:

Registered Professional Engineer, California, USA (License No. C76461)

Professional Member of HKIE (Geotechnical) Membership No. MW0781630

Awards:

2024 Faculty of Engineering Best Teacher Award 2022-23

2022 Keynote Speaker at International Symposium on Intelligent Geotechnics

2020 Keynote Speaker at International Symposium on Emerging Scales in Granular Media

2016 Best paper award at the conference CSRME 14th Biennial National Congress

2015 Future Leader of American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)

2013 Keynote speaker at SINOROCK

2007 Fellowship of the Cambridge Overseas Trust

2004 Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholarship

2001 Institution of Civil Engineers Prize

2001 Marshalls Masonry Prize 

Professional Affiliations:

• 2019-2025 Committee member, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Civil Division (CD)

• 2013-2016 Co-op member, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Geotechnical Division (GD)

• Associate editor of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

• Member of Research Projects Vetting Subcommittee of Environment Conservation Fund (ECF)

• HKIE GD Committee - Task Force on Testing of UCS of Cement Stabilised Soils in Hong Kong

• HKIE GD Committee - Task Force on Physical Modelling for Flexible Debris-resisting Barriers

• HKIE GD Committee - Working Group on Application of Innovative Technology in Geotechnical Engineering

• Nominated member, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), TC307 Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering

Research Grants as Principle Investigator

1.  "Low-carbon Multi-functional Compressed Stabilized Earth Bricks made from Hong Kong Marine Deposits, Recycled Tire Rubber, and Waste Ash" 

   • Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), 2024-256, HK$392,000, Jan 2026-  Jun 2027

2. "Multiscale study of particle size segregation in debris flow” 

   • General Research Fund (GRF), 17200724, $1,134,931, Jan 2025 - Jan 2028

3. "Using municipal solid waste incineration ash for low-carbon stabilization of dredged marine deposits"

   • Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), 2023-156, HK$500,000, Jan 2025-  Jan 2027

4. "Low-carbon high-performance deep mixing piles for land reclamation"

   • Green Tech Fund (GTF), 202220024, HK$2,783,000,  Jul 2024 - Jun 2026

5. "Multiscale study of basal resistance for geophysical granular flows over complex topography "

   • General Research Fund (GRF), 17205222, $1,002,500, Jan 2023 - Dec 2025

6.  "Feasibility study of using microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) stabilized dredged marine clay as fill materials for sustainable land reclamation in Hong Kong"

   • Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), 2021-156, HK$500,000, Dec 2022 - Dec 2024

7. "Towards a physics-based, multiscale paradigm for the modeling of debris flow entrainment"

   • General Research Fund (GRF), 17205821, $911,317, Principal investigator, Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

8. "Feasibility study of using dredged marine deposits stabilised with coal fly ash as fill materials for geotechnical projects in Hong Kong"

   • Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), 2020-170, HK$490,000, July 2021 - July 2023

9. "Sustainable reclamation in HK"

   • Eunsung Offshore Marine and Construction, HK$3,500,000 (with RGC matching), Jan 2019 – Dec 2023 

10. "Study of cement stabilized soil for the sustainable reclamation of the third runway of the Hong Kong international airport"

    • Hong Kong Airport Authority (HKAA), HK$ 500,000, Jan 2018 – Dec 2019 

11. "Study on debris flow transport mechanisms based on coupled fluid-particle method"

• • State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and and Geoenvironment Protection, RMB 80,000, Jan 2018 – Dec 2019 

12. "Recycling tyre waste as a useful geo-material to enhance sustainability"

• • Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), Grant No. 2016-55, HK$ 1,127,600, May 2017 – Nov 2019 

13. "Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Depositional Mechanism of Mountainside Debris Flows"

• • State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, RMB 100,000, Jan 2017 – Dec 2018 

14. "Coupled Fluid-Particle Modeling for Debris Flows" 

    • General Research Fund (GRF), Grant No. 17203614 , HK$702,894, Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

15.  "Micromechanism research on deformation and fracture of rock mass considering time effect"

    • National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) - Hong Kong and Macao and overseas scholars collaborative research fund project, Grant No. 51428902, RBM$200,000, Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

16. "Micromechanical investigation of sandstone under true triaxial loading"

    • Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Grant No. Z041004, RMB100,000, Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

17. "Carbon Footprint Assessment of Trenchless vs. Traditional Pipe Laying Approaches" 

    • Towngas, HK$98,000, Sept 2013 - Aug 2014