Membership of Professional Bodies
 

Fellow, European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Fellow, European Academy of Sciences

Fellow, The Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS)

Fellow, The Institution of Engineers, Australia (FIEAust).

Fellow, The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE)

Fellow, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM)

Fellow, The Institute of Engineering Designers (FIED)

Fellow, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE)

Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council (CEng)

Chartered Professional Engineers, Australia (CPEng)

Registered Professional Engineer, HKIE (RPE)

 

 

Working Experience

 

04/16 - now

 

Pro Vice-Chancellor

(Research Performance and Development; International and Digital Research)

 

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.

01/20 - now

 

Honorary Professor in Design

 

Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong.

12/19 - now

 

Honorary Professor

 

Shandong University, China.

12/14 - now

 

Independent Non-Executive Director

 

King’s Flair International (Holdings) Limited (Stock Code: 6822).

01/14 - 04/16

 

Associate dean

 

Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

12/14 - 04/16

 

Endowed Professor in Product Design Engineering

 

Alex Wong Siu Wah & Gigi Wong Fook Gi Endowed Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

09/02 - 04/16

 

Assistant, Associate and Full Professor

 

Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

 

 

Director

 

James Hsioung Lee Foundation Product Testing and Analysis Centre (through HSBC Donation).

09/01 - 11/16

 

School Manager

 

Wa Ying College (Band 1A school in Hong Kong)

08/10 - 05/12

 

Executive Director and Professor

 

Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites, Queensland, Australia.

02/08 - 12/08

 

Visiting Research Fellow

 

University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia.

14/01- 08/02

 

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

 

Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

06/97- 09/97

 

Engineering Designer

 

PolyU Technology & Consultancy Company Limited (Welding specialist).

01/97 - 06/97

 

Mechanical Engineer

 

Dynaweld Limited, Hong Kong.

02/96 - 11/96

 

Research Assistant

(Composite manufacturing)

 

Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite (Aerospace) Structures (CRC-ACS) Australia.

11/95 - 2/96

 

Engineer Trainee

(Aircraft repair)

 

General Aviation Maintenance Pty. Ltd. Australia.

1987 - 1990

 

Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (Airframe)

 

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company, Aircraft

 

                         

Adjunct and Visiting Appointments

 

03/17 - now

 

Adjunct Professor

 

Southwest Jiaotong University, China

01/18 - now

 

Academic Advisor

 

Asia University

12/10 - 11/13

 

Visiting Chair Professor

 

Harbin Institute of Technology, China (Under 100 scholars’ scheme)

06/10 - 05/14

 

Visiting Chair Professor

 

London South Bank University, London, UK (Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Programme)

07/09 - 06/14

 

Visiting Chair Professor

 

Chonbuk National University, Korea (Under the World Class University (WCU) Programme)

06/12 - 05/18

 

Adjunct Professor

 

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

04/10 - 04/13

 

Adjunct Professor

 

Shanghai Maritime University, China.

10/06 - 09/09

 

Adjunct Professor

 

Ocean University of China, China.

11/06 - 10/08

 

Adjunct Professor

 

Lanzhou University, China.

05/03 - 05/07

 

Adjunct Professor

 

University of New Orleans, USA.

 

 

Academic Qualifications

 

 

9/97   04/01

 

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mechanical Engineering

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Thesis: Mechanical Performance and Structural Health Monitoring of Composite-strengthened Structures

 

2/96 – 11/96

 

Master of Engineering (MEng), Aerospace Engineering

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, RMIT University

Thesis: The Use of Ultrasonic Welding for Carbon Fiber Preforms for RTM Process.
Group Project: Design of an Unmanned Air Vehicle.

 

2/91 – 11/95

 

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng (Hons)), Aerospace Engineering

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, RMIT University

Thesis: Investigation on a Cutout Effect for Aircraft Structures