Young Engineer of the Year 2013
Ir Dr Johnny Cheuk received his BEng (Civil and Structural Engineering) and MPhil (Civil Engineering) from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1999 and 2001 respectively. He also obtained a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2005.
As an Associate of AECOM, Ir Dr Cheuk handles a wide spectrum of geotechnical projects for public and private clients. Given his expertise in geotechnics, Ir Dr Cheuk is often engaged in technically demanding projects. A good exampleis the study on the performance of soil nails in loose fill slopes which was conducted for the Geotechnical Engineering Office of the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD). Being an advocate of geotechnical engineering, Ir Dr Cheuk has published over 50 technical articles and won numerous international awards, including the Tan Swan Beng Best Paper Award of the Southeast Asia Geotechnical Society, R.M. Quigley Honourable Mention of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, the HKIE Outstanding Paper Award for Young Engineers/Researchers and the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Medal.
Ir Dr Cheuk is committed to serving the HKIE and the community. He is a Committee Member of the HKIE Geotechnical Division, an Associate Editor of HKIE Transactions, a HKIE School Ambassador. He also serves on a number of working groups, task forces and external boards.Ir Dr Cheuk has organised many local and international seminars and conferences for promoting the exchange of technical knowledge and new ideas, and has also served on the international advisory committee for a number of international conferences.
Eager to promote technical excellence in engineering, Ir Dr Cheuk is actively involved in industry-university collaborations. He has been involved in part-time research supervision and has also taught at various local universities since graduation, and is now an Adjunct Associate Professor in the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Civil Engineering.
This link is the news at the HKIE website.
http://www.hkie.org.hk/eng/html/eventsNactivities/pa_pastevent/yea-2013.asp
