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Curriculum vitae

Cheng-Yu Ku(顧承宇 特聘教授兼總務長)

Distinguished Professor, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University

Vice President for General Affairs, Office of the General Affairs, National Taiwan Ocean University

No.2, Beining Rd., Jhongjheng District, Keelung City 202, Taiwan

TEL:+886-2-2462-2192 ext. 6109 Mobile: +886-928273802
E-mail: chkst26@mail.ntou.edu.tw
Web: http://gsclab.ntou.edu.tw

Overview

Cheng-Yu Ku is the Distinguished Professor of the Department of Harbor and River Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU). Professor Ku is widely regarded as a leading expert in geotechnical engineering especially on hydrogeology, groundwater numerical modeling, and the meshless methods.

Professor Ku has received numerous awards and recognition for his strong commitment to teaching and his profession, including the NTOU Distinguished Professor Award in 2019, the NTOU Distinguished Teaching Award in 2017, 2018 Excellent Paper Award in Taiwan Rock Engineering Symposium, Project Award for Excellent Research Investigators, Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C. in 2016 and 2017.

From 2016/1 to now, Professor Ku has published 38 SCI indexing articles in which 30 articles are ranked in Q1 and Q2 journals.

Education/Degrees

Ph.D. (2002), Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, U. S. A.

Master (1991), Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Academic Positions

• Vice President for General Affairs, Office of the General Affairs, NTOU (2020/8~)
• Director, Center for Occupational Safety and Health, NTOU (2018/8~2020/7)
• Professor, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, NTOU  (2014/8~)
• Jointly Appointed Professor,  Institute of Applied Geosciences, NTOU 
• The Faculty Promotion and Evaluation Committee, NTOU (2015/8~2016/7)
• Associate chairperson, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, NTOU (2013/3~2015/7)
• Director, Computation and Simulation Center, NTOU
• Associate professor, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, NTOU (2011/7~2014/8)
• Assistant professor, Department of Harbor and River Engineering, NTOU (2008/8~2011/7)

Professional Affiliations

• Technical committee of offshore wind power, Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.  (2020/06～)
• National committee, Ministry of Examination, R.O.C. (2018)
• Occupational safety and health affair managers (2018~)
• International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) Commission on Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (2011～2015)
• National committee of geotechnical terms in civil engineering, National Academy for Educational Research, R.O.C. (2015～)
• Technical committee of environmental protection, Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. (2013～2015)
• Technical committee of civil engineering, Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. (2012～2013)
• Associated technical chair committee of Chinese Taipei Geotechnical Society. (2015/5~2017/3)
• Committee of planning, Chinese Taipei Geotechnical Society. (2015/5~2017/3)
• Member of a Council, Chinese Taipei Geotechnical Society. (2015)
• Section Chief, Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. (1993/6~2008/7)

Honors and Awards

2021, NTOU Research Excellence Award.

2020, NTOU Research Excellence Award.

2019, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AWARD, National Taiwan Ocean University.

2018, Excellent Paper Award, Taiwan Rock Engineering Symposium, 2018.

2018, Excellent Paper Award, Annual Congress of Geological Society & Geophysical Society, 2018.

2017, DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD, National Taiwan Ocean University. (only one position in NTOU)

2011~2018, NTOU for Ministry of Science and Technology Talent Subsidy Incentives by Faculty Members

2011~2014, Project Award for Excellent Junior Research Investigators, Ministry of Science and Technology, R.O.C.

2017, Project Award for Excellent Research Investigators, Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C.

2016, Project Award for Excellent Research Investigators, Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C.

2016, Project Award for Excellent Research Investigators, Institute of Transportation, MOTC, R.O.C.

2015, Project Award for Excellent Research Investigators, Institute of Transportation, MOTC, R.O.C.

2014, Certificate of Appreciation for disaster prevention project, Keelung City, R.O.C.

2014, Certificate of Appreciation for Wan An 37 exercise and disaster prevention, Keelung City, R.O.C.

2013, Promotion Of Social Services Award, National Taiwan Ocean University.

2011, Excellence in Teaching Award,  National Taiwan Ocean University.