Biography

Prof Tommy Chan is Professor in Structural Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Prof Chan has been actively involved in carrying out research on bridges. He has been awarded external research funding over AUD$ 3 million equivalent. This includes 7 Hong Kong (HK) RGC grants (similar to ARC grants in the Australian context) as the Principal Investigator, 1 ARC grant as a Chief Investigator and 1 CRC grant as the Project Leader. He has published 350 technical papers and over 25 years of experience in structural health monitoring (SHM) of various significant long span bridges in Hong Kong and the mainland China. His research and consultancy work on the four cable supported bridges in Hong Kong could be dated back as early as since their construction. His papers are frequently cited by the peers, leading to over 7000 citations and an h-index of 47. He is also a professional engineer and Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers. He works closely with industry partners and his projects received funding from organizations such as the Highways Department of Hong Kong SAR Government, Civil Engineering and Development Department of Hong Kong SAR Government, the Buildings Department, of Hong Kong SAR Government, Flint and Neill Partnership, Cheung Kong (China Infrastructures) Ltd, Guangdong Shantou Bay Bridge Co. Ltd., Maunsell Consultants (Asia) Limited (now AECOM), Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited (now Arup), Sutong Bridge Design and Construction Group, PR China, Queensland Department of Main Roads and Transport, Brisbane City Council. He is the founding Chair and President of ANSHM (the Australian Network of Structural Health Monitoring). Besides SHM, his research interests include bridge engineering, structural dynamics, Moving Force Identification, optical fiber sensors and Weigh-in-Motion Studies.