Ir Prof. Irene LO
Chair Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Prof. Irene LO is currently a Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). She has been joining HKUST since 1992. Prof. LO is an elected Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA). She is the first Hong Kong scholar inducted into the EASA. She is an elected Fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE), and elected Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE). She received her Ph.D. and Master degrees in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. She was Visiting Professor of Technical University of Denmark and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
She was also Adjunct Professor of Tongji University, Tianjin University, Jilin University and Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Prof. LO is currently a Chairperson of the HKIE Environmental Discipline. Other than a registered Professional Engineer, she is also a registered Carbon Auditor in USA and Hong Kong. Moreover, she has been serving as chairperson and board members of many government advisory boards, providing advice for government policy-making.