Prof. WONG Teng Fong 黃庭芳
Education
| 1981 | Ph.D. Geophysics | MIT |
| 1976 | M.S. Applied Mechanics | Harvard |
| 1973 | B.S. Applied Mathematics | Brown |
Academic Employments
| 2020 – present | Emeritus Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2015 – present | Research Professor, Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University |
| 2013 – 2019 | Professor & Founding Director, Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 1992 – 2015 | Professor, 2004-2007: Chair, 1986-1992: Associate Professor, 1982-1986: Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook. |
| 1981 – 1982 | Postdoctoral associate, MIT |
Research Fields and Current Research Interests
- Experimental rock deformation
- Rock physics applied to energy resources
- Earthquake mechanics
- Environmental hydrogeology
Honours and Awards
| 2017 | Fellow of American Geophysical Union. |
| 2010 | Louis Néel Medal of the European Geosciences Union (in the areas of rock magnetism, rock physics and geomaterials). |
| 2003 | SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. |
| 1986 | Basic Research Award, The U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics |
Professional Activities
Current
| 2020 – present | Joint Research Schemes (Physical Sciences) panel, Hong Kong Research Grants Council |
| 2016 – present | Vice-President, Rock Physics Committee, Chinese Geophysical Society |
Past
| 2013 – 18 | Physical Sciences panel, HK Research Grants Council |
| 2017 – 19 | Grants review panel, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, U. S. Geological Survey |
| 2004 – 2008 | Advisory board, San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD), EarthScope. |
| 2006 | Physical Sciences panel, HK UGC Research Assessment Exercise |
| 2002 | Chair, Physical Properties of Earth Materials Committee, American Geophysical Union |
| 1989 – 1992 | Associate editor, Journal of Geophysical Research |
| 1988 – 2012 | Visiting professorship at: ANU, MIT, ETH Zurich, USTC, ENS Paris, Strasbourg, CUHK |
Teaching
Current
| ESSC3010 Continuum Mechanics (2016-17) |
| ESSC3100 Structural Geology (2016-17) |
| ESSC3320 Hydrogeology (2016-17) |
| ESSC4110 Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics |
| EASC5001 Introduction to Research in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences I (2016-17) |
Past
| ESSC3800 Global Environmental Change |
| EASC5002 Introduction to Research in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences II |
College Affiliation in CUHK
- Lee Woo Sing College
Books
- Paterson, M.S. and Wong, T.-f., Experimental Rock Deformation – The Brittle Field, 2nd Edition. Springer-Verlag, New York, 348 pp., 2005.
- 陈颙、黄庭芳、刘恩儒《岩石物理学》。合肥：中国科学技术大学出版社， 584 页, 2009. (Chen, Y., T.-f. Wong, and E. Liu, “Rock Physics”, USTC Press, Hefei, 584 pp, 2009.)
Selected Recent Publications
Complete publication list can be found in my Google Scholar profile.
- Wong, T.-f., Anisotropic poroelasticity in a rock with cracks, J. Geophys.Res. Solid Earth, 122, 7739–7753, doi:10.1002/2017JB014315, 2017.
- Sun, W.C., and T.-f. Wong, Prediction of permeability and formation factor of sandstone with multiscale lattice Boltzmann/finite element simulation on microtomographic images, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 106, 269-277, 2018.
- Meng, F., P. Baud, H. Ge, and T.-f. Wong, The effect of stress on limestone permeability and effective stress behavior of damaged samples, J. Geophys.Res. Solid Earth, 124, doi: 10.1029/2018JB016526, 2019.
- Huang, L., P. Baud, B. Cordonnier, F. Renard, L. Liu, and T.-f. Wong, Synchrotron X-ray imaging in 4D: Multiscale failure and compaction localization in triaxially compressed porous limestone, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 528, 115831, 2019.
- Jiang, G., X. Qiao, X. Wang, R. Lu, L. Liu, H. Yang, Y. Su, L. Song, B. Wang, and T.-f. Wong, GPS observed horizontal ground extension at the Hutubi (China) underground gas storage facility and its application to geomechanical modeling for induced seismicity, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 530, 115943, 2020.
- Meng, F., X. Li, P. Baud, and T.-f. Wong, Effective stress law for the permeability and pore volume change of clayey sandstones, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 125, e2020JB019765. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB019765, 2020.
- Choo, J., A. Sohail, F. Fei, and T.-f. Wong, Shear fracture energies of stiff clays and shales, Acta Geotechnica, 16, 2291–2299, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-021-01145-5, 2021.
- Baud, P., S. Hall, M. Heap, Y. Ji, and T.-f. Wong, The brittle-ductile transition in porous limestone: failure mode, constitutive modeling of inelastic deformation and strain localization, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 126, e2020JB021602, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB021602, 2021.
- Cai, C., N. Vlassis, L. Magee, R. Ma, Z. Xiong, B. Bahmani, T.-f. Wong, Y. Wang, W.C. Sun, Equivariant geometric learning for digital rock physics: Estimating formation factor and effective permeability tensors from Morse graph, International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 20, 1-24, 2023.
- Meng, F., L. Huang, P. Baud, and T.-f. Wong, Strain localization in 4D imaged by X-ray computed tomography and digital volume correlation: Discrete compaction bands in Leitha limestone, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 171, 105160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2022.105160, 2023.
Patents
- Smith, C., R. Paulsen, and T.-f. Wong, Ultrasonic Seepage Meter, U.S. Patents 6,874,371 (4/5/2005); 7,107,859 (9/19/2006)
Research Grants
- 3D cracking behavior of rocks under true triaxial stress conditions: Mechanistic modeling and investigations, RGC/GRF (co-I).
- Investigation of characteristics and mechanism of earthquakes associated with the Hutubi gas reservoir, NSFC/RGC joint scheme.
- Experimental and digital rock physics in relation to hydraulic and electrical transport properties of porous sandstone, RGC/GRF.
- Effective stress laws for fluid flow and deformation of limestone as a dual porosity medium, RGC/GRF.
- Failure Mode, strain localization and permeability evolution in volcanic rock, PROCORE – France/Hong Kong Research Scheme.
- Permeability of carbonate rocks: From petrophysical measurements to 3D digital rock physics and back, PROCORE – France/Hong Kong Research Scheme.
- Source characteristics of induced earthquakes associated with shale gas production in Weiyuan, Sichuan, NSFC/RGC joint scheme (co-I).
- Towards a multiscale understanding of compaction localisation in highly porous sandstone based on a hierarchical multiscale modelling approach, RGC/GRF (co-I).
