F A C U L T Y A T O R E

Kwok Fai Cheung

Appointments
Professor (2001-Present)
Associate Professor (1998 tenured-2001)
Assistant Professor (1993-1998)
Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Administrative duties: Chair (2001-Present) and Associate Chair (1998-2001).
Graduate courses taught: Water Wave Mechanics, Hydrodynamics of Fluid-Body Interaction, Coastal and Harbor Engineering, Near-shore Processes and Sediment Transport, Numerical Analysis in Hydrodynamics, and Capstone Design Project.
Raised $8.1M of grants and contracts as Principal Investigator and participated in $1.8M of projects as Co-Principal Investigator for research on marine hydrodynamics, hydroelasticity, ocean waves, tsunamis, storm surge, coastal flood hazards, and sediment transport.
Arranged $405K of internships, traineeships, and fellowships for graduate students.
Currently supporting 6 MS and 10 PhD students and sponsoring 1 post-doctoral fellow.
Advised 18 MS and 4 PhD candidates to completion and sponsored 4 post-doctoral fellows and 5 visiting scholars.

US-101 Spencer Creek Bridge Tsunami Design Criteria for Oregon Department of Transportation through contract with Oregon State University (2006);
Catalog of Natural and Human-Induced Impact Assessment Models for Pacific Disaster Center, Hawaii through contract with East-West Center, Inc., Hawaii (2003-04);
Tsunami runup and re-zoning evaluation at Waikoloa, Hawaii for Belt Collins Hawaii through contracts with Sea Engineering, Inc., Hawaii (2000, 2002);
Sakhalin offshore platform development Phases I & II for Marathon Oil Company, UK through contracts with Sandwell Engineering, Inc., B.C., Canada (1995, 98);
Structural analysis and design of SWATH ships including a 62-tonne pilot boat, a 1,200-tonne pilot station ship, and a 3,600-tonne oceanographic research ship for Abeking and Rasmussen Shipyard, Germany through part-time employment with OEC, Inc., Hawaii (1996-98); and
Pneumatically stabilized platform design and analysis for Float, Inc., California through part-time employment with OEC, Inc., Hawaii (1995-1996).

Visiting Researcher (Summer 2004), Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, Naval Sea Systems Command, West Bethesda, Maryland.

Visiting Researcher (Summer 2001), National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management, Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Investigation of cyclic morphological development and sand bypassing at Ameland Inlet.

Visiting Researcher (Summer 1996 & 1997), International Research Centre for Computational Hydrodynamics, Danish Hydraulic Institute, Hørsholm, Denmark.

Numerical modeling of nonlinear wave-current loads on large offshore structures.

Coastal and Structural Engineer (1991-1993), Ports and Marine Department, Sandwell Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Hydrodynamic analysis of a gravity platform in Pechora Sea, Russia for Amoco, Oklahoma;
Numerical modeling of pack ice stress on structures for National Research Council Canada;
Queensborough Bridge seismic retrofit for Ministry of Transportation and Highways, B.C.;
Coastal Conservation Project, Barbados for Canadian International Development Agency;
La Loma Coal Port Development, Colombia for Drummond Limited, Alabama;
Ocean outfall design and cost estimation, St. John, N.B. for Irving Limited, N.B.; and
Entrance channel and training jetty design at Port Amamapare, Indonesia for Freeport McMoRan Business Enterprise, Louisiana.

Research Associate (1990-1991), Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Numerical modeling of nonlinear wave interaction with floating platforms and linear wave-current interaction with large offshore structures.