Fugro Prize Award
to recognize geotechnical, study, research or project work with significant contributions to the advancement of the geotechnical practice in Hong Kong
FUGRO PRIZE 2025/2026 – CALL FOR PAPERS
The Fugro Prize is established and organized by the Geotechnical Division of the HKIE with the very generous support of Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited to promote and encourage our young geotechnical engineers in Hong Kong to recognize geotechnical, study, research or project work with significant contributions to the advancement of the geotechnical practice.
The prize is an annual award for the author(s) of the best papers in geo-data, geotechnical and or geo-environmental engineering. The Fugro Prize Winner will receive an award of HK$10,000 and a winner trophy; the First and Second Runners-up will receive an award of HK$6,000 and HK$4,000 respectively, plus a trophy.
Scope and Eligibility
All classes of the HKIE members at or under the age of 35 on 1st January 2026 are eligible. Authors may also submit papers jointly but limited to a maximum of two eligible authors per paper. Papers relating to research, engineering works, and student projects that contribute to geo-data, geotechnical or geo-environmental practices in Asia Pacific countries are all eligible.
Criteria of Award
Papers shall be prepared in accordance with a specified format, which can be downloaded from the Geotechnical Division web site, with a size not more than 8-page and be able to support a presentation in 15 minutes. The papers selected for the award are based on the scientific or technical merits, creativity and originality of the papers as well as their potential contribution to geo-data and/or geotechnical and/or geo-environmental practices in Asia Pacific countries.
Procedure of Selection
Authors who would like to take part in the competition for the award are required to submit on or before 30
November 2025:-
(a) The full paper with a synopsis in digital PDF format, and
(b) Details of the author(s), including age, HKIE membership number, and contact details to the Division’s Prize and Award
Coordinator at the following address:
Ir Candy Tsoi
c/o Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited
10/F, Fugro House-KCC2, 1 Kwai On Road, Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2894 5734, Fax: (852) 2895 2379
E-mail: c.tsoi@fugro.com
The papers submitted for consideration will be short-listed according to the criteria set down by a judging panel established by the Geotechnical Division Committee. Authors of the short-listed papers will be invited to make a presentation at a Technical Meeting of the Geotechnical Division to be held in early 2026. At the meeting, the judging panel will select the winners based on both the quality of the papers and the presentations.
Download the Prescribed Format
Past Winners
2024/2025
| Mr. GOH, Sze Ngai | Exploring joint network modelling for tunnel/cavern rock support design |
| Mr. Ze-Jian CHEN (First) Mr. Pei-Chen WU (Second) | Reclamation and settlement prediction of Hong Kong marine deposits with horizontal drains |
| Peter Wong (First) Shane Ho (Second) | Automation of Soil Nail Design with cloud computing |
2023/2024
| Mr. Anthony Wong | A Novel Application of Deep Cement Mixing as Earth Retention |
| Mr. Yu Pan Mr. Wen-Bo Chen | Experimental investigation on the combined PHD-PVD vacuum preloading method for treatment of clayey slurry |
| Mr. Peng-lin Li Mr. Ding-bao Song | Experimental investigation of nonuniform consolidation behavior of clay slurry with prefabricated horizontal drain |
2022/2023
| Louis Brighton | Application of Transient Seepage Analysis for Groundwater Design of Slope |
| Shao-Qun Lin Dao-Yuan Tan | Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing for Monitoring a Deep Peanut-shaped Excavation |
| Kenson Chan | Design and Construction of Tunnel Cross Passages by Micro-Tunneling Method |
2021/2022
| NGAI Wai San, Wilson WONG Yiu Chun, Jacky | Technical Review on Consecutive-Cells Cofferdam in Lately Reclaimed Land |
| Ho Tsz On, Ryan Chen Wen-Bo | Study on engineering characteristics of cement stabilised HKMD |
| LEE Tsz Long, Nicky KUNG Kiu Ching, Frankie | Application of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer for Long-Term Slope Upgrading Works |
2020/2021
| NGAI Wai San, Wilson | Preliminary Studies of Proposed Subsurface Railway in North Lantau Area |
| YU Hin Lap, Alex | Self-healing Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC) for Resilient Underground Construction |
2019/2020
| James RUAN | Soil Pressure Redistribution in Deep Excavation: A Revisit and Exploration |
| Franklin TO | A Comparison of Empirical and Numerical Approaches for Estimating Rock Support Pressure on Tunnel Lining |
| Tommy YUEN | Automated Workflow of ELS Design Using Python and PLAXIS API |
2018/2019
| Kelvin S Y PENG | Sensitive Marine Clay in Hong Kong and its Engineering Implications |
| Anthony L WONG | Optimised Design Framework for Rigid Debris-resisting Barriers |
| Matthew K K LU | The Influence of Soil Structure on Behaviour of Intact Hong Kong Completely Decomposed Granite |
2017/2018
| Ivan T H CHAI | Performance of Stone Column in Soft Clay by Finite Element Analysis |
| Honest P O TANG | Case Study in Using Observational Approach for Excavation and Lateral Support Design for the New Admiralty Cut-and-Cover Station Box |
| Solo K T LAM | Influence of Deep Excavation near Existing Tunnel and Mitigation Measures |
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