
Professor
Industry-engaged Programmes
PhD (HKUST), MEng (AIT), BSc (NTU)
Contact details
Email: punkl@thei.edu.hk
Phone: +852 3890-8486/ 2173-1902
TEACHING AREAS
- Environmental Fluid Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Hydraulics and Hydrology
- Hydrodynamics
- Water and Wastewater Engineering
QUALIFICATIONS
1999 | PhD in Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) |
1991 | MEng in Water Resources Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand |
1988 | BSc in Agricultural Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
EMPLOYMENT
2015-Present | Faculty of Science and Technology, the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong |
2002-2015 | Department of Civil Engineering, Chu Hai College of Higher Education |
1999-2002 | Environmental Management Ltd. |
1992-1996 | Consultants in Environmental Sciences (Asia) Ltd. |
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND AFFILIATION
- Member, The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering & Research (IAHR) Hong Kong Chapter (Past Chairman, 2016-18)
- Member, Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers
- Registered Environmental Auditor, Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment, UK (1994 – 1999)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Environmental Hydraulics
- Hydrodynamic Modelling
- Coastal Engineering
SELECTED PUBLICATION
- Pun, K.L., Law, S. & Li, G. (2019) Trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in road gully sediments from different land uses, Hong Kong. Journal Soils Sediments, Vol. 19, 973–988, doi:10.1007/s11368-018-2086-0.
- Liang, X., Pun, K.L., and Li, G. (2016), “Accelerated Damage Testing Method for Evaluating Service Performance of Asphalt Pavements under Climate Change”, The 4th GeoChina International Conference 2016, Shandong, China, July 25-27, 2016.
- Pun, K.L. and Law, S. (2015), “Effects of Bridge Pier Friction on Flow Reduction in a Navigation Channel”, Journal of Water Resource and Hydraulic Engineering, Oct. 2015, Vol. 4 Iss. 4, 326-331.
- Pun, K.L., Fung, T.N., Chen, X.L. and Lu, S.W. (2011), “Modelling of Dispersion Characteristics in Rambler Channel’, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC 2011), Dec 14-16, 2011, Hong Kong, 1977-1985.
- Pun, K.L. (2007), “Application of Mathematical Models to the Coastal Waters of Hong Kong’, The Hong Kong Engineer, Vol. 35, No. 2, 12-13.
- Pun, K.L. (2006), “Field and Model Studies of Water Quality in Hong Kong” in The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours, edited by Wolanski, E., Springer, 165-186.
- Pun, K.L. and Lam, C.S. (2005), “Application of near-field and far-field models for prediction of cooling water discharges”, Proceedings of the Modelling Tools for Environment and Resources Management (MTRRM) Conference, Water Engineering & Management, School of Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, 8 – 10 June 2005, 417-425.
- Pun, K.L., Lee, H.S., Tso, L.S.H., and Cheung, A.K.Y. (2002), “A 3-dimensional Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model for Prediction of Coastal Water Pollution – Model Set-up and Verification”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Wastewater Management and Technologies for Highly Urbanized Coastal Cities 2002, Hong Kong, 314-319.
- Davidson, M. J., and Pun K.L. (2000), “Locating discharge trajectories in still and moving ambient fluids”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 126, No. 7, 513 -524.
- Pun, K.L., Davidson M. J. and Wang H. J. (1999), “Merging jets in a coflowing ambient fluid – a hybrid approach”, Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 38, No. 2, 105-114.
- Pun, K.L., and Davidson M. J. (1999), “On the behaviour of advected plumes and thermals”, Journal of Hydraulic Research, International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR). Vol. 37, No. 4, 519-540.