The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) - Hong Kong Chapter was founded in April 1997. It has the full support of the sixty year old parent organization,  International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) which is based in Madrid, Spain. The objectives of IAHR - HK are:

  1. to promote the education, science and practice of hydraulics;
  2. to encourage the application of hydraulics to provide socially acceptable solutions of water related problems;
  3. to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among academics, practicing engineers, and government;
  4. to promote the development of young researchers in the field;
  5. to encourage and sponsor the training of local engineers and professionals;
  6. to provide a platform for links between the IAHR - HK and industry, government and other organizations;
  7. to facilitate and encourage the participation of activities organized by IAHR.

 

[News Announcement]

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IAHR-HK 2021 Annual General Meeting

& Professional half-day CPD Couse: Extreme Floods
 

Date:  28 August 2021 (Saturday)   

Time:  2:30 pm - 5:30 p.m.

Mode:  Online

For more details please visit the activity website:  hk2021.iahr.org/

 

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1-Day CPD Couse: An Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Hydraulics

Organised by HKPC Academy

Supported by IAHR-HK 

 

Trainer: Ir. Prof. CHAN Pak-Keung

Date:  27 August 2021 (Fri)    Time:  9:30 - 17:30.

Venue:  Classroom 122, 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong

Medium: Cantonese with English terminology

Fee:  HK$2,200

 

For details, please visit the HKPC Academy website (www.hkpcacademy.org), or contact Ms. Hedwig CHEUNG (Tel: 2788 6044; Email: hedwigcheung@hkpc.org) for inquiries.

 

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IAHR-HK 2019 Annual General Meeting & Professional half a-Day CPD Couse: Rivers and Water Under Climate Change
 

Date:  31 August 2019 (Saturday)    Time:  2:00 pm - 6:00 p.m.

Venue:  Block Z, Room Z205, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)

Organised by 

International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research - Hong Kong Chapter (IAHR-HK)

Supported by

Civil and Environmental Engineering, PolyU

 

Please click here for details. PolyU CampusMap. Online Registration.

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SEMINAR

 

Monsoon Intraseasonal Oscillations in Equatorial Atmosphere and Oceans

H.J.S. Fernando

Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences and

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

University of Notre Dame

 

9 August 2019 (Friday)

2:00 - 3:00pm

IAS2042, 2/F, Lo Ka Chung Building, HKUST

 

Please click here for details.

 

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IAHR-HK LECTURE

(Jointly organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong)

 

Major Coastal Hazards Caused by Tropical Cyclone-induced Storm Surges and Large Waves on the Coast of China


Prof. Zai-Jin YOU

Institute of Ports and Coastal Disaster Mitigation, Ludong University, China

School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia

 

Date:    June 22, 2019 (Saturday)

Time:   10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon ­

Venue:    Lecture Theatre C, LG1/F Chow Yei Ching Building, The University of Hong Kong

 

Please click here for details.

 

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Call for Nomination for the IAHR-HK Prize in Water Engineering 2019

Nomination is now open for the IAHR-HK Prize in Water Engineering 2019.

 

If you are teaching this semester or taught last semester an undergraduate course on hydraulics, hydrology or water resources, please consider to nominate the top achiever of your course for the Prize.  For details of the Prize, please read the nomination form here.

 

The duly completed nomination form, together with a copy of the course syllabus, should be submitted by email to Dr. Ken Wong at secretariat@iahr.hk by June 30, 2019.  The awards will be announced in July 2019 and the prizes will be presented at the IAHR-HK AGM to be held later this summer.

 

For enquires, please contact Dr. Ken Wong.

 

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Re-run of coastal management challenges in the times of climate change

Date, Time & Venue:     2019-02-16; 09:30-12:30; HKU, Room 102, KK Leung Building

 

Click this link for details:

http://ev.hkie.org.hk/en_it_events_inside_Upcoming.aspx?EventID=982&&TypeName=Events+%2f+Activities

 

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IAHR-HK 5MD Competition

 

The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research – Hong Kong Chapter (IAHR-HK) invites research postgraduate students (MPhil or PhD candidates or fresh graduates) in the field of hydraulics (including hydrodynamics, hydrology, water resources, and so on) to participate in the IAHR-HK 5MD Competition to be held on February 23, 2019.  The top three scorers of this competition will receive a prize of HK$1,000 from IAHR-HK.

 

The 5MD, an acronym for 5-Minute-Dissertation, is a competition where candidates contend to explain their research findings in a five-minute presentation to a general audience.  This competition is adapted from 3MT®, which was developed by the University of Queensland of Australia in 2008.

 

IAHR-HK 5MD Competition shall be conducted in a manner similar to that of HKU 3MT (https://www.ke.hku.hk/hku3mt).   In particular, the Presentation Rules and Judging Criteria are as follows.

 

Presentation Rules

–        A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or ‘movements’ of any description; the slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration).

–        No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted.

–        No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.

–        Presentations are limited to 5 minutes maximum and competitors exceeding 5 minutes are disqualified.

–        Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).

–        Presentations are to commence from the stage.

–        Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through either movement or speech.

–        Presentations should be delivered in English.

–        The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.

Judging Criteria

–        Did the presentation provide an understanding of the background and significance to the research question being addressed, while explaining terminology and avoiding jargon?

–        Did the presentation clearly describe the impact and/or results of the research, including conclusions and outcomes?

–        Did the presentation follow a clear and logical sequence?

–        Was the thesis topic, research significance, results/impact and outcomes communicated in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience?

–        Did the presenter spend adequate time on each element of their presentation - or did they elaborate for too long on one aspect or was the presentation rushed?

–        Did the oration make the audience want to know more?

–        Was the presenter careful not to trivialise or generalise their research?

–        Did the presenter convey enthusiasm for their research?

–        Did the presenter capture and maintain their audience's attention?

–        Did the speaker have sufficient stage presence, eye contact and vocal range; maintain a steady pace, and have a confident stance?

–        Did the PowerPoint slide enhance the presentation - was it clear, legible, and concise?

Event Details
Date:                       23 February 2019 (Saturday)
Location:         CPD-2.58 of the HKU Centennial Campus

Start/ End Time:     9:30am to 12:00noon
Fee:                 Free of charge

 

Registration and Enquiry

Please email the following information (i.e., name of participant, university, presentation title, name of supervisor) to Dr. May Chui at maychui@hku.hk before 8th February 2019. Number of participants is limited to 15. Registration will be confirmed through email individually. For enquiry, please contact Dr. May Chui.

 

Please click here for details.