ASCE Region 10 Distinguished Service Medal Award 2023. the American Society of Civil Engineers

5th IPA Research Grant Award, the International Press-in Association, December 2014 

4th IPA Research Grant Award, the International Press-in Association, December 2012

Best Presentation Award, 1st International Conference on Utility Management and Safety, Hong Kong, 3rd March 2009 

2nd IPA Research Grant Award, the International Press-in Association, December 2008 

1st Prize, Civil Engineering Papers of the Year Award 2008, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers 

Peter H.K. Chan Award 2001 for the Best Environmental Paper, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers 

Best Technical Paper 2000, Binnie Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited 

Samuel Arnold Greeley Award 1999, the American Society of Civil Engineers

Texas Section ASCE Civil Engineering Paper Award 1997 (Environmental)

Texas Section ASCE Civil Engineering Paper Award 1997 (Geotechnical)

Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award 1996, the American Society of Civil Engineers

Texas Section ASCE Civil Engineering Paper Award 1996 (Materials)

Listed in 2008 Edition of the Asia Pacific Directory of Academics

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Asia, since 1st Edition, 2007

Listed in IBC Leading Engineers of the World 2007

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, since 15th Edition, 1998

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Finance and Industry, since 30th Edition, 1998

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in America, since 51st Edition, 1997

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the South and Southwest, since 25th Edition, 1997

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, since 3rd Edition, 1996

Listed in Sterling Who's Who, Executive Edition, since 1995-1996

Listed in Strathmore's Who's Who Registry of Business Leaders, since 1995/1996

A 1995 Clay Minerals Society Student Research Grant awarded to my advisee, Dr. Cheng-non Hsu 

The Kumagai Prize 1994, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, for the best paper on geotechnical engineering submitted by a young engineer below the age of 35

Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award 1994, the American Society for Engineering Education

A 1994 Clay Minerals Society Student Research Grant awarded to my advisee, Dr. Jianqing Xu

Texas Engineering Experiment Station Select Young Faculty Award 1993

3rd Prize of the Best Environmental Award of Year 1992, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, for the best paper on environmental engineering submitted by a young engineer below the age of 35

Research Initiation Award, U.S. National Science Foundation 1992-1995

U.S. Delegate, U.S.-China Workshop on Cooperative Research in Geotechnical Engineering, sponsored by the National Science Foundation of the U.S. and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai, China, 8th-11th September  1992

The Earth Technology Corporation Fellowship 1987‑1989

The Rotary Foundation International Graduate Scholarship 1984‑1985

The French Government Scholarship 1982-1984 (awarded but not accepted)

Recipient, the Hsin Chong K.N. Godfrey Yeh Bursaries Education Fund 1981‑1982, The University of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Prize 1981