Date of Birth: August 24

Hometown: Gerik, Perak

Interests: Playing badminton and jogging

Research Title: Tsunami Flow Characteristics and Design Loading Equations for Residential Buildings Located at Malaysian Coastline 

Awards:

1. The Most Outstanding Award, Category A1: PhD Science, Engineering, Technology, Thesis in 5 Minutes (T5M) Competition, Series 2/2020, MNNF Network

2. Diamond Award, Category A1: PhD Science, Engineering, Technology, Final Year Project & Postgraduate Poster Competition (FYPPPC), Series 2/2020, MNNF Network

3. Best Presenter Award in 5th International Conference on Computational Methods in Engineering and Health Sciences (ICCMEH 2019) 

4. Third prize of PPKA 30th Anniversary Logo & Tagline Design Competition 2019 

5. Best Presenter Award for Hydraulic Theme Session in International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Science Technology (ICACEST 2018) 

6. First prize of RIVO-PPKA Precast Concrete Competition 2014 

7. Third prize of Build and Break Competition 2013 

Publication:

1. Wei Chek Moon, Kang Chin Tan and Tze Liang Lau (2014). "An Experimental Study on Wave Forces of Tsunami on Simplified Onshore Buildings at Penang Island, Malaysia", Proceedings of Conference on the 3rd Geohazard Information Zone and the 5th Seminar and Short Course of HASTAG (GIZ 2014 & HASTAG V), 20-22 October, Medan, Indonesia, pp. 79-84.

2. Wei Chek Moon, Kang Chin Tan and Tze Liang Lau (2014). "An Experimental Study on Wave Forces of Tsunami on Simplified Onshore Buildings at Penang Island, Malaysia", Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 4(3A), pp.164-172, Scientific & Academic Publishing, ISSN: 2163-2316.

3. Wei Chek Moon, Lerk Qing Chiew, Kah Win Cheong, Yi Cong Tee, Jan Bong Chun and Tze Liang Lau (2015). "Experimental Study on the Effect of Macroroughness on Tsunami Flow and Loading of Building", Applied Mechanics and Materials, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, ISSN: 1662-7482. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.802.190. Vol. 802, pp. 190-195.

4. W.C. Moon, H.T. Puay and T.L. Lau (2018). "Numerical Simulation of Free Surface Flow Using a Multiphase Model with Higher Order Scheme", Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Science Technology (ICACEST 2018), AIP Conference Proceedings 2020, 020078. DOI: 10.1063/1.5062704.

5. Wei Chek Moon, Lerk Qing Chiew, Kah Win Cheong, Yi Cong Tee, Jan Bong Chun & Tze Liang Lau (2019). "An Experimental Study for Estimating Tsunami Wave Forces Acting on Building with Seaward and Landward Macroroughness", Ocean Engineering, 186, 106116, Elsevier Science, ISSN: 0029-8018, DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.106116.

6. Wei Chek Moon, Chung Leong Law, Kok Kei Liew, Foo Siong Koon & & Tze Liang Lau (2019). "Tsunami Force Estimation for Beachfront Traditional Buildings with Elevated Floor Slab in Malaysia", Coastal Engineering Journal, Taylor & Francis, ISSN: 2166-4250, DOI: 10.1080/21664250.2019.1672125. 

7. Wei Chek Moon, Tze Liang Lau & How Tion Puay. "Conservative and Oscillationless Semi-Lagrangian Schemes for Tsunami Modelling", Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 63(2), pp. 274-286, Penerbit Akademia Baru, ISSN: 2289-7879.

8. Wei Chek Moon, Tze Liang Lau & How Tion Puay (2020). "Experimental Investigations of Tsunami Loading on Internal Wall of a Building with Various Openings and Wall Configurations", Coastal Engineering, 158, 103691, Elsevier BV, ISSN: 0378-3839, DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2020.103691.

9. Wei Chek Moon, How Tion Puay & Tze Liang Lau (2020). "Robust and Efficient 3-D Numerical Model for the Hydrodynamic Simulation of Tsunami Wave on Land", Advances in Water Resources, 146, 103762, Elsevier B.V., ISSN: 0309-1708, DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103762.

10. Wei Chek Moon, How Tion Puay and Tze Liang Lau (2021). "Investigations on the Effect of Roof Types on Wave Impinging a Building: A Hybrid Experimental-Numerical Approach", Coastal Engineering, 103836, Elsevier B.V., ISSN: 0378-3839, DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2020.103836.

11. Wei Chek Moon, Lariyah Mohd Sidek, Tze Liang Lau, How Tion Puay, Taksiah A. Majid, Ahmad Khairi Abd Wahab and  Fann Yenn Teo (2022). " A Shared Vision on the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami in Malaysia: Hazard Assessments, Post-Disaster Measures and Research", Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(8), 1088 MDPI, DOI: 10.3390/jmse10081088.

12. Wei Chek Moon, Tze Liang Lau & How Tion Puay (2023) Physical Modeling of Tsunami Waves' Impact on Single Buildings: A Review of Wave Generation. In: Wei Chek Moon, Tze Liang Lau (eds) Tsunamis: Detection Technologies, Response Efforts & Harmful Effects. Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 979-8-88697-483-6. https://doi.org/10.52305/BFIU1020.