F A C U L T Y    A T    O R E

Kwok Fai Cheung

• Professor, Department Chair


• Professional service and affiliations
• Reviewer for Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006; Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003; Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 1998; Journal/Conference of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006; Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2002, 2003, 2006; Coastal Engineering Journal, 2002; International Journal/Conference of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003; Nonlinear Dynamics, 2003; Pure and Applied Geophysics, 1998; Weather and Forecasting, 2005.
• Reviewer for funding agencies including Alaska Sea Grant, 2005; New York Sea Grant, 2005; Naval Research Laboratory Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2004; Civil Research and Development Foundation for Former Soviet Union Countries, 2004; Department of Defense Experiment Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (Alabama), 2003; Michigan Sea Grant, 2002; National Institute for Water Resources, 2000, 2001; National Science Foundation, 1999, 2001, 2006; and The Petroleum Research Funds, 2000.
• Organizing committee, session chair, and advisory panel: First Specialty Conference on Disaster Mitigation, Alberta, 2006; American Geophysical Union Ocean Science Meeting, Hawaii, 2006; International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Norway, 2002; Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology, Hawaii, 2000, Korea, 1998; International Workshop on Very Large Floating Structures, Hawaii, 1999; International Conference on Boundary Element Technology, Hawaii, 1996.
• Multi-Hazards Advisory Committee (2002-Present), Coastal Erosion Advisory Committee (2000-Present), Tsunami Technical Review Committee (1999-Present), State of Hawaii.
• Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief Team, American Institute of Architects (AIA), 2005–2006.
• Adviser (1996, 1997), Research and Development Team, Saint Louis School, Honolulu, Hawaii. Taught and advised team members on finite element and structural analyses in engineering design. In 1996, the team’s project “Analytical Approach to Designing a Kayak” won the Grand Prize at the 47th International Science and Engineering Fair, Tucson, Arizona. In 1997, the team’s project “Analytical Approach to Designing a Mountain Bike” won the Grand Prize at the 48th International Science & Engineering Fair in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Instructor (1994), Technology and the Environment, Summer Program for the Enhancement of Basic Education (SPEBE), Department of Education, State of Hawaii.