Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2022 - Ir Dr Goman Ho Wai-ming

Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2022 – Ir Dr Goman Ho Wai-ming
Ir Dr Goman Ho Wai-ming
Recipient of the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2022 in Professional Achievement
Arup Fellow and Director of Innovation, Arup
Diploma in Structural Engineering (1984)
Doctor of Philosophy (1992)

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for letting me receive the Outstanding PolyU Alumni and Outstanding Postgraduate Alumni Award in the 85th PolyU and also 50th CEE Anniversary. It is an unexpected honour for me.

As the first PhD student for HK Polytechnic, I understood this was just the beginning for Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (the name before CEE). Following my PhD in 1992 and professional qualification in 1994, I struggled to remain in industry or academic. But I found that there is always a big gap between research and industry. At the end, I decided to stay in industry as I found that I could be the bridge to connect the industry with academia via passing knowledge, inspiring others, and encouraging innovative thinking. Therefore, I have been a visiting lecturer to PolyU since 1992. PolyU and Arup have provided me with the right platform to achieve my goal – they are the wheels of my bicycle that push me forward for excellence.

With the awards and being on the committee of CEE Alumni Association, I look forward to serving our alumni better and be a role model as well as mentor for current students.

Thanks to Arup, thanks to Graduate School, thanks to PolyU.