Ir Dr Fiona C.Y. Kwok 郭頌怡博士
BEng(Hons), MEng, PhD(Cantab), PE(California), MHKIE
Assistant Professor
Contact Details:
Address: Room 6-32, Haking Wong Building
Department of Civil Engineering
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2859 2655
Fax: +852 2559 5337
Email: fiona.kwok@hku.hk
Skype: fiona.kwok1
Research Interests:
Geomechanics for Energy and the Sustainability
Geohazards - debris flow, mud flow, submarine landslide
Emerging geomaterials for sustainability - sand rubber mixtures, cement stablised soil
Geomechanics for energy production - oil shale, wellhole stability, hydraulic fracturing
Tunnelling and underground space - rock cavern
Computational methods - DEM, CFD, LBM
I welcome highly motivated and intellectually curious students to contact me about potential Master/ PhD/ Post-doc level opportunities. Candidates should have a solid background in fundamental soil/ rock mechanics and have a genuine interest in applying innovative numerical techniques towards geomechanics. You will be expected to be independent, hard-working, and creative team-players who produce quality work and publish work in highly ranked conferences and journals. For more information about applications, please read here and contact me by email/ skype.
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:
Faculty of Engineering Best Teacher Award 2022-23
Best paper award at the conference CSRME 14th Biennial National Congress (2016)
Most assessed article in the International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics (2016)
Future Leader of American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) (2015)
Fellowship of the Cambridge Overseas Trust, UK (2007)
Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholarship, UK (2004)
Institution of Civil Engineers Prize, UK (2001)
Marshalls Masonry Prize (2001)
Awards to Students under Supervision:
Ringo Yu Prize for Best PhD Thesis in Geotechnical Studies (2019)
[Student: Yang Gengchao; Thesis Title: LMB-DEM simulation and flow regime analysis of two-phase geophysical flows]
Ringo Yu Prize for Best PhD Thesis in Geotechnical Studies (2016)
[Student: Duan Kang; Thesis Title: Micromechanical modeling of inherently anisotropic rock and its application in borehole breakout analyses]
Award of Merit in ICE(HK) Graduates & Students Papers Competition (2014)
[Student: Sim, Yu Yang; Paper Title: Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Particle Size and Size Distribution on the Drained Shear Strength]
Winner (Champion) in AGS(HK) BEng Final Year Project Thesis Competition (2012)
Best Final Year Project Award from ASCE(HK) (2012)
[Student: Hon, Ru Juinn; Thesis Title: Embodied energy evaluation for the section of the MTR South Island Line (East) – Contract 904]
Professional Affiliations:
Committee member, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Civil Division (CD)
Co-op member, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Geotechnical Division (GD)
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
Last update: 8 August 2014