Dr Choi, Clarence Edward 蔡灝暉
Dr Choi, Clarence Edward 蔡灝暉
Dr Choi is Assistant Professor of the geotechnical group in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Before joining HKU, he was Research Assistant Professor of the geotechnical group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a Junior Fellow of the HKUST Institute for Advanced Study.
Dr Choi is founding and current Chair of the Debris Flow and Steep Creek Hazards Mitigation Committee of the Association of Geohazard Professionals. He is a Board Member (alternate) of the International Consortium of Landslides of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Chair-nominated Member of the Technical Committee on Slope Stability (TC208) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), and Hong Kong nominated representative for the Joint Technical Committee (JTC1) on natural slopes and landslides. Clarence received the 2017 Telford Premium Prize from the Institution of Civil Engineers in UK and the 2017 R.M. Quigley award from the Canadian Geotechnical Society.
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| University of Calgary | BSc | |
| The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | PhD |
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-01 | Oldrich Hungr Award: The International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), partner NGO with UNESCO | Research Achievement | |
| 2019-03-01 | Landslides Best Paper Award: ICL, partner NGO of UNESCO | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-05-01 | Geotechnical Paper Award: HKIE and Geotechnical Division Committee (GDC) | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-05-01 | Bright Spark Award: ISSMGE | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-05-01 | The 3rd Hutchinson Lecturer: Federation of the International Geo-Engineering Societies, FedIGS, including the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), International Society for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (ISRM), The International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG), International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) | Research Achievement | |
| 2017-07-01 | Junior fellow: Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-07-01 | Junior fellow: Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study | Research Achievement | |
| 2017-06-01 | R.M. Quigley Award: Canadian Geotechnical Society | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-12-01 | Telford Premium Prize: Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 09/2019-present | Lead | Geotechnical Pioneers Image Committee of the Geotechnical Division Committee, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, HKSAR, China |
| 01/2019-present | Corresponding Member | Technical committee on physical modelling (TC104); International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) |
| 01/2019-present | Nominated Member | Technical committee on frost geotechnics (TC216); International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) |
| 01/2019-present | Core member | Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGS) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) |
| 01/2016-01/2019 | Co-opt Member | Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS), HKSAR, China |
| 12/2019-present | Nominated individual member | The 6th China Youth Science and Technologists Association; Chinese Association for Science and Technology |
| 01/2019-present | Nominated individual member | The 6th China Youth Science and Technologists Association; Chinese Association for Science and Technology |
| 01/2019-present | Young ordinary member | Geotechnical Division Committee, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) |
| 09/2019-present | Nominated member | Geotechnical Pioneers Image Committee of the Geotechnical Division Committee, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, HKSAR, China |
| 01/2019-present | Board member | International Consortium of Landslides, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
| 11/2017-present | Chair | Association of Geohazard Professionals (Debris flow and steep creek hazards mitigation committee) |
| 01/2019-present | One of 26 Nominated Members | Joint technical committee No. 1 (JTC1) on natural slopes and landslides |
| 01/2018-present | Chair-nominated member | Technical committee on slope stability (TC208); International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) |
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