Professor Limin ZHANG
張利民
FHKEng [2025]
Head and Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Fellow, HKIE
- Fellow, ASCE
- National Engineer Award, 2024
- Wilson Tang Lecturer, 2025
- ASCE Ralph B. Peck Award, 2023
- ISSMGE Suzanne Lacasse Lecturer, 2020
- Changjiang Scholar Chair Professor
- Fellow, Hong Kong Academy of Engineering, 2025
- Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, 2019
- Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012
- Editor-in-Chief, Taylor & Francis, Jan 2014 - present, Georisk
- Editor (Special Issue), Elsevier, 2024 - present, GeoData and AI
- Chair, Technical Committee, ISSMGE, June 2018 - present, TC210 (Dams & Embankments)
- Chair, ASCE, Oct 2018 - Sept 2021, Risk Assessment and Management Committee
- Chair, GEOSNET, 2013 - 2015, Executive Board (Geotechnical Safety Network)
Dr. Limin Zhang is Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Director of State Key Laboratory of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research areas include slopes, dams, foundations, and geotechnical risk assessment. Dr. Zhang is Chair of International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)’s TC210 on Embankment Dams, Past Chair of ASCE Geo-Institute’s Risk Assessment and Management Committee, and Editor-in-Chief of Georisk. He is recipient of Chinese National Engineer Award, ASCE Ralph Peck Award, and ISSMGE’s Lacasse Lecture Award.
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