Associate Professor (Water and Environmental Engineering)
Dr. T.F. May CHUI

BS, Lafayette College, USA
MS, Stanford University, USA
PhD, Stanford University, USA

Office: HW 6-24
Phone: +852 2219 4687
Fax: +852 2559 5337
E-mail: maychui@hku.hk
Homepage: http://web.hku.hk/~maychui/

Teaching Activities ENGG1350 Thermofluid Mechanics
CIVL3021 Water Resources Engineering
CIVL6029 Groundwater Hydrology
CIVL6050 Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics
CIVL6061/8015 Special Topics in Water and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests Sustainable water resource development and management
Numerical modeling of coupled hydrologic and ecologic processes
Interactions between surface water and groundwater

Representative Research / Consultancy Projects Hydrological and ecological responses of tidal marshes to environmental changes in semi-enclosed bays
Transition to green drainage system via optimal low impact development retrofits
Porous pavement hydrological monitoring and experiments
Incorporation of hyporheic zone into stream rehabilitation Developing sustainable Hong Kong through low impact development: from science to innovation policy
Influence of water and energy exchange between vegetated areas and shallow open water on wetland evapotranspiration

Professional Activities Executive committee of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research - Asian and Pacific Regional Division (IAHR-APD), 2015-present
Treasurer of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research - Hong Kong Chapter (IAHR-HK), 2018-present
Member of Drinking Water Safety Advisory Committee of HK Government, 2020-present
Co-opted member of executive committee of International Water Association Regional Committee of Hong Kong, China (IWAHK), 2019-present
Editorial board member of Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 2019-present

10 Selected Representative Publications Yang, Y., & Chui, T. F. M. (2018). Integrated hydro-environmental impact assessment and alternative selection of low impact development practices in small urban catchments. Journal of Environmental Management, 223, 324-337.
Yang, Y., & Chui, T. F. M. (2018). Optimizing surface and contributing areas of bioretention cells for stormwater runoff quality and quantity management. Journal of Environmental Management, 206, 1090-1103.
Chui, T. F. M., & Ngai, W. Y. (2016). Willingness to pay for sustainable drainage systems in a highly urbanised city: a contingent valuation study in Hong Kong. Water and Environment Journal, 30(1-2), 62-69.
Chui, T. F. M., Liu, X., & Zhan, W. (2016). Assessing cost-effectiveness of specific LID practice designs in response to large storm events. Journal of Hydrology, 533, 353-364.
Palanisamy, B., & Chui, T. F. M. (2015). Rehabilitation of concrete canals in urban catchments using low impact development techniques. Journal of Hydrology, 523, 309-319.
Trinh, D. H., & Chui, T. F. M. (2013). Assessing the hydrologic restoration of an urbanized area via integrated distributed hydrological model. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(12), 4789-4801.
Chui, T. F. M., & Terry, J. P. (2013). Influence of sea-level rise on freshwater lenses of different atoll island sizes and lens resilience to storm-induced salinization. Journal of Hydrology, 502, 18-26.
Palanisamy, B., & Chui, T. F. M. (2013). Understanding wetland plant dynamics in response to water table changes through ecohydrological modeling. Ecohydrology, 6(2), 287-296.
Chui, T. F. M., & Terry, J. P. (2012). Modeling freshwater lens damage and recovery on atolls after storm-wave washover. Ground Water, 50(3), 412-420.
Chui, T. F. M., Low, S. Y., & Liong, S. Y. (2011). An ecohydrological model for studying groundwater-vegetation interactions in wetlands. Journal of Hydrology, 409(1-2), 291-304.

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