Cheng Lin, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Professor
University of Victoria (link)
Department of Civil Engineering (link)
Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) 424
Tel: (+1) 250 472 5843
Email: chenglin918@uvic.ca
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. (honors), Civil Engineering, University of Kansas, USA, 2012
- MS, Geotechnical Engineering, Hohai University, P. R. China, 2007
- BS (honors), Geological Engineering, Hohai University, P. R. China, 2004
EXPERIENCE
- Associate Professor, University of Victoria, 2022/7-present
- Assistant Professor, University of Victoria, 2016/10 – 2022/6
- Project Geotechnical Engineer II, Terracon Consultants, Inc., 2015/4 –2016/10
- Project Geotechnical Engineer I, Terracon Consultants, Inc., 2013/4 –2015/4
- Staff Geotechnical Engineer, Terracon Consultants, Inc., 2012/3 –2013/4
HONORS/AWARDS
- Outstanding reviewer for Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2021 and 2022
- W.E. Cowie Innovation Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of Victoria, 2020
- Georgia Engineering Awards, 2018
- Outstanding reviewer for ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2017
PROFESIONAL SERVICES
- Associate Editor, Canadian Geotechnical Journal (May 2023-)
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Built Environment-Geotechnical Engineering (Aug 2022-)
- Member & International Executive Editor, the Editorial Board of Southern Energy Construction (Oct 2018-)
- Chair, Education Committee, Canadian Geotechnical Society
- Vice Chair, Soil Mechanics & Foundations Division, Canadian Geotechnical Society
- Member, Committee of Geotechnics of Soil Erosion, ASCE Geo-Institute