LOO HUI, Ir. Dr.
LOW BAK KONG, Ir. Dr.
Board of Engineers Malaysia 87
LOO HUI, Ir. Dr.
Born December, 1976 veraloohui2021 @ outlook. com
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer, BEM
• Member, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia( IEM)
• Chartered Engineer, UK
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• 2023-Current Associate KTA( Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd.
• 2017-2023 Senior Lecturer Civil and Construction Engineering Curtin University Malaysia
• 2012-2017 Geotechnical Engineer Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited
• 2006-2012 Geotechnical Engineer / Assistant Engineer Halcrow China Limited
• 2002 Graduate Engineer KTA( Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Geotechnical Engineering- Landslide investigation- Design of slope, retaining structures, and foundation- Settlement assessment- Ground improvement- Ground investigation- Sustainable use of materials for geotechnical engineering
• Geoscience- Durability of sedimentary rock
Other Professional Involvement / Affiliation
• 2021-2023: Coordinator, Curtin Highway and Infrastructure Research Innovation Hub( CHIRI)
• 2021-2023: Committee Member, Industrial and External Relations, Curtin University Malaysia
• 2018-2020: Committee Member, CHIRI
CIVIL ENGINEER
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Associate KTA( Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BSc.( Hons) in Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University
• MEng. in Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University
• PhD in Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University
LOW BAK KONG, Ir. Dr.
Born September, 1955
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer, BEM
bklow @ alum. mit. edu
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
• 2024-Current Researcher and Writer
• 1985-2020 Faculty Member School of Civil and Environmental Engineering( CEE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• 1982-1985 Research Assistant CEE, University of California, Berkeley
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Geotechnical- Engineering geology- Soil Improvement methods- Soil mechanics- Foundation engineering- Earth retaining structures- Soil slope stability- Rock slope stability- Calculus- Informal logic and writing skills- Stereographic projection- Rock mechanics- Underground rock engineering
• Engineering book writing- Reliability-based design in soil and rock engineering
• 1982 Civil Engineer Sime-Crest Sdn. Bhd.
• 1980-1981 Civil Engineer Public Works Department( PWD) Kelantan and Kuala Lumpur
CIVIL ENGINEER
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Researcher and Writer
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BEng. in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• MEng. in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• PhD in Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• World ' s Top 2 % Scientists Compiled by Stanford University, 2021
• Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, American Society of Civil Engineers( ASCE), 2019