Charles Ng Wang-wai

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Ng. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Charles Ng and the Chinese-style name is Ng Wang-wai.

Charles Ng
Alma mater	PhD, University of Bristol
Occupation(s)	Chair Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Employer(s)	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Organization(s)	International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Known for	Unsaturated soil mechanics, geotechnical centrifuge modelling, plant-soil-slope interaction, soil-structure interaction
Awards	2022 Geotechnical Best Paper Award, HKIE 2020 National Natural Science Award by the State Council of China (中國國家2020年度自然科學奖). 2018 Geotechnical Best Paper Award, HKIE 2017 Telford Premium Prize, ICE 2006, 2012 & 2016 R. M. Quigley Award, CGS 2015 2nd Prize of Scientific Technological Advancement Award, State of China 1st Tan Swan Beng Award from the Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society 1995 Henry Adams Award, IStructE
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳宏偉
Jyutping	Ng4 Wang4wai6

Charles Ng Wang-wai FREng is the first CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability^[1] and Chair Professor^[2] in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is also the vice-president of HKUST (Guangzhou)^[3] and the dean of the Fok Ying Tung Graduate School at HKUST, Clear Water Bay Campus. He is the immediate past president of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), where he served as the 17th President from 2017 to 2022.^[4]

Education

Charles W. W. Ng attended the University of Bristol where he completed his PhD degree in civil engineering in 1993. From 1993 to 1995, he worked as a post-doctoral research associate with professors Malcolm Bolton and Sarah Springman at the University of Cambridge.

Career

Ng joined HKUST in 1995 as assistant professor and was promoted to chair professor in 2011. He was conferred the first CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability^[1] named professorship in 2017. He was appointed as the dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School at HKUST in 2020. He was appointed as the vice-president of HKUST (Guangzhou) campus in 2021.

Awards

In 2002, Ng was the recipient of the Mao-Yisheng Youth Award by the Chinese Institute of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering for his significant contributions in geotechnical engineering. In 2007, he received the Overseas and Hong Kong, Macau Young Scholars Award by the National Science Foundation of China. In 2015, he received the 2nd Prize of Scientific Technological Advancement Award by the State Council of China^[5] and in 2020, he was the recipient of National Natural Science Award by the State Council of China.^[6] He was elected as a fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020.^[5]

Ng's contribution to geotechnical engineering has been recognised by different academic societies. He is an overseas fellow of the Churchill College, the University of Cambridge, a fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences and a Changjiang Scholar (2010–2013) (Chair Professorship in Geotechnical Engineering) by the Ministry of Education in China.

He is the recipient of multiple awards for his continuing research in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.^{[7][8][9][10][6]}

Professional affiliations

Ng is a chartered Civil Engineer (CEng) and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. He currently serves as the 17th President of International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2017-2021).

Achievements

Ng has published extensively in the field of unsaturated soil mechanics, soil-structure interaction, debris flow mitigation and geotechnical design resulting in over 350 SCI journal articles, 250 state-of-the-art conference papers,^[11] 3 reference textbooks^[12][13][14] and more than 80 keynote lectures. More than 55 PhD and 60 MPhil students have graduated under his supervision.

Personal life

On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.^[15] These new restrictions came into effect from 7 January 2022 onwards for a period of 14 days (up to 20 January 2022).^[16] On 3 January 2022, Ng had attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.^{[17][18][19][20]} At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.^[19] Ng was photographed at the party without wearing a mask.^[20]

References

1. "Named Professorship at HKUST". np.ust.hk. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
2. "Charles Wang Wai NG 吳宏偉 | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering". www.ce.ust.hk. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
3. "Charles NG Wang-Wai | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)". hkust-gz.edu.cn. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
4. "The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering". www.issmge.org. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
5. Ng, Charles Wang-Wai. "New Fellows 2020". Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
6. "2020年度国家自然科学奖获奖项目目录". www.most.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
7. HKIEGD. "The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers | Geotechnical Division". The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers | Geotechnical Division. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
8. "Telford Premium". www.icevirtuallibrary.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
9. "Award-winning papers published in 2016". Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 55: vii–viii. 2018-01-01. doi:10.1139/cgj-2017-0717.
10. "2015年度国家科学技术进步奖获奖项目". www.most.gov.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
11. "Scopus preview - Ng, Charles Wang Wai - Author details - Scopus". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
12. "A Short Course in Soil–Structure Engineering of Deep Foundations, Excavations and Tunnels". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
13. "Advanced Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Engineering". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
14. Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Leung, Anthony; Ni, Junjun (2019-07-01). Plant-Soil Slope Interaction. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-351-05238-2.
15. "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
16. "Government tightens social distancing measures in view of latest epidemic situation". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
17. "衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人 - RTHK".
18. Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party
19. "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
20. "Alvin Lum Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-02-01.

External links

• Professor Charles Wang Wai Ng's web page