1992, PhD in Civil (Environmental) Eng., Univ. of Texas, Austin, US. 1999, Visiting Assoc. Professor, Technical Univ., Denmark; 2000, Visiting Assoc. Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison. Currently, Professor of Civil and Environmental Eng. and Director, Environmental Eng. Program, HKUST. Adjunct Professor: Tongji Univ.; Jilin Univ.; Harbin Institute of Tech. Fellow: Hong Kong Institution of Engineers; American Society of Civil Engineers. Holder, 1 US Patent; Editor, 4 technical books. Has published over 110 int'l journal papers. Recipient of awards and honours.