Bon-Gang Hwang

Full Professor/Deputy Head (Research) at University of Cape Town

Schools

  • University of Cape Town

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Biography

University of Cape Town

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D., Construction Engineering & Project Management, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA (Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2006)
  • M.S.E, Construction Engineering & Project Management, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA (Aug. 2002 - Dec. 2003)
  • B.S., Architectural Engineering, Han - Yang University, Seoul, Korea (Mar. 1993 - Feb. 2000; 1995 - 1997 National Service).

Employment Records

  • Professor, Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore (Jan.2021 - Present)
  • Dean's Chair, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (May.2020 - Dec.2020)
  • Deputy Head (Research), Department of the Built Environment, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (Jul.2019 - Present).
  • Director, Centre for Project Management & Construction Law (CPFM), Department of the Built Environment, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (Aug.2017 – June.2019)
  • Associate Professor (w/Tenure), Department of the Built Environment, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (Jan.2014 - Dec.2020)
  • Programme Director, BSc (Project & Facilities Management), Department of the Built Environment, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (Jul.2013 - Jun.2016)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of the Built Environment, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore (Apr.2008 - Dec.2013)
  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Construction Industry Institute, Austin, Texas, USA (Jan.2007 - Mar.2008)
  • Research Assistant, Construction Industry Institute, Austin, Texas, USA (Aug.2003 - Dec.2006)
  • Project Engineer, Samsung Engineering and Construction Company, Korea (Dec.1999 - Jul.2002)
  • RESEARCH AREAS
  • Project/Enterprise Management Strategies and Innovations for Green Building and Infrastructure Projects
  • Project/Enterprise Performance Analytics and Innovations
  • Project/Enterprise Risk Management and Decision Making

Honors and Awards

  • Most Read Articles, “Challenges and Strategies for the Adoption of Smart Technologies in the Construction Industry: The Case of Singapore”, Journal of Management in Engineering (SCIE, Q1, IF: 6.537, FWCI: 19.22), March 2023.
  • 2022 World’s Top 2% Scientists, Identified by Stanford University, Career-Long and Single Year Categories, 2022.
  • Outstanding Project Manager Award 2022 (Outstanding Publication on Project Management- Merit), Society of Project Managers Singapore, October 2022.
  • Highly Cited Paper, “Green building project management: obstacles and solutions for sustainable development” Sustainable Development (SSCI, Q1, IF: 8.562), 335, 335-349, recognised by the Essential Science Indicators, Clarivate Analytics, March 2022.
  • 2021 World’s Top 2% Scientists, Identified by Stanford University, Career-Long and Single Year Categories, 2021.
  • Outstanding Project Manager Award 2020 (Outstanding Publication on Project Management- Merit), Society of Project Managers Singapore, March
  • 2020 World’s Top 2% Scientists, Identified by Stanford University, Career-Long and Single Year Categories, 2020
  • Merit Paper Award, "Effectiveness of Innovative Intervention – Household Energy Saving Option (HESO) on Promoting Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings”, CRIOCM2019, 24th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, December 2019
  • Peer Review Award, 1% of peer reviewers in Cross-Field, Publons Peer Review Awards 2019, Publons, Web of Science Group, September 2019.

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