Prof. XIA Yong, Member of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) and Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations (RCDSE) and Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected by the editorial board of the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) journal for the Structural Health Monitoring Person of the Year Award 2025.
The Award recognises individuals worldwide who have made outstanding contributions to structural health monitoring for the benefit of society. It honours excellence in theory, analysis, applications, education or other advancements within the field, with a particular focus on achievements in recent years. Notably, PolyU is the only university in Hong Kong to have received this distinction and Prof. Xia is the third scholar from PolyU to be recognised with this accolade since its establishment 20 years ago.
Prof. Xia specialises in large-scale civil engineering structural health monitoring, structural damage identification and substructure methods for large structures. As an expert in the field, his pioneering technologies have been applied to numerous prominent projects, including the Tsing Ma Bridge, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the Shanghai Tower, among others, contributing significantly to the advancement of science and technology in SHM.
| Research Units | Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development | Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations |
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