Members
World-class Multidisciplinary Team
Experts from schools of Science, Engineering, Social Science (psychology), Engineering Education, and the Government and practicing engineers (together with local and international collaborators) are spearheading the Centre for Slope Safety.
Project Coordinator / Principal Investigator
![Charles Ng](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/prof_charles_ng.jpg)
Charles W. W. Ng
Dean of HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
CLP Holdings Professor of Sustainability
Chair Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Co-Principal Investigators (Task Leaders)
![Alexis Lau](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/alexis_lau.jpg)
Alexis Lau (Task A1)
Professor, Division of Environment & Sustainability, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Atmospheric Research Center
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
![Bo Huang](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/bo_huang.jpg)
Bo Huang (Task A2)
Professor, Geography & Resource Management
Associate Director, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
![Lei Chen](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/lei_chen.jpg)
Lei Chen (Task B1)
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Acting Director, HKUST Big Data Institute
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
![Limin Zhang](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/limin_zhang.jpg)
Limin Zhang (Task B2)
Chair Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director, Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
![CheungRaymond](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2023-04/06%20Dr%20Cheung_Co-PI_Task%20C2.jpg)
Raymond W. M. Cheung (Task C2)
Chairman of Sub-group on R&D of Flexible Barriers of the HKIE Geotechnical Division
![Ting-Chuen Pong](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/tc_pong.jpg)
Ting-Chuen Pong (Task C3)
Senior Advisor to the Provost (Teaching Innovation and E-learning)
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Acting Director of Center for Education Innovation
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Co-Investigators
![Eduardo Alonso](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/eduardo_alonso.jpg)
Eduardo Alonso
Member, Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain
Emeritus Professor, Geotechnical Engineering & Geosciences, Polytechnic University of Catalunya
![Ben Chan](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/ben_chan.jpg)
Ben Chan
Associate Professor, Engineering Education
Director Center for Engineering Education Innovation
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
![Clarence Choi](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/clarence_choi.jpg)
![Peng Cui](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/peng_cui.jpg)
Peng Cui
Academician, Vice Director, Institute of Mountain Hazards & Environment
University of Chinese Academy of Science
![Jimmy Fung](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/jimmy_fung.jpg)
Jimmy C.F. Fung
Head and Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Professor, Department of Mathematics
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
![Billy Hau](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/billy_hau.jpg)
Billy C.H. Hau
Principal Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences
The University of Hong Kong
![Julian Kwan](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/julian_kwan.jpg)
Julian S.H. Kwan
Secretary, R&D Sub-Group of Flexible Barriers of the Geotechnical Division
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
![Suzanne Lacasse](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/suzanne_lacasse.jpg)
Suzanne Lacasse
Member, NAE of US, Canada, Norway
Member, NAS of Canada, Norway, France
Former Director, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)
![Anthony Leung](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/anthony_leung.jpg)
Anthony K. Leung
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
![Huamin Qu](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/huamin_qu.jpg)
Huamin Qu
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
![placeholder](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/people_photo_placeholder.jpg)
W.K. Wong
Senior Scientific Officer, Forecast Development Division
Hong Kong Observatory
![Michelle Yik](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/michelle_yik.jpg)
Michelle Yik
Professor, Division of Social Science
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
![Chao Zhou](/sites/slope-aoe.prod01.ust.hk/files/2022-03/chao_zhao.jpg)
Chao Zhou
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University