About

Prof. Huan-Feng Duan (HF Duan) is currently a Full Professor of Hydraulics and Water Resources and the Unit Leader of Hydraulics and Coastal Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also serves as the Associate Director of Otto Poon Research Institute for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure (RICRI) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prof. Duan’s research focuses mainly on the urban hydraulics, including topics: (1) pipe and open channel hydraulics (fluid transients/waterhammer and river hydro-dynamics/morpho-dynamics); (2) urban asset management (pipe defects detection and water distribution system analysis); (3) coastal urban flooding (stormwater system modelling and flooding risk analysis); (4) hydro-environmental management (urban water quality and coastal hydro-environment system); and (5) computational fluid mechanics (CFD for coastal and urban water systems). Prof. Duan has published over 150 journal articles and more than 60 international conference papers (e.g., organized by IWA, IAHR and ASCE). He has also led and participated in many key research projects and grants from different funding bodies in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Prof. Duan is currently serving as: (1) the Editor-in-Chief for the journal of Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics (2022-IF = 6.1); (2) Associate Editor for the ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering; and (3) Associate Editor for the IWA–AQUA Journal. He is currently the Vice-Chairman and Executive Committee of IAHR-Hong Kong Chapter, and is active members of IAHR and ASCE and IWA.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

(1) pipe and open channel hydraulics (fluid transients/waterhammer and river hydro-dynamics/morpho-dynamics); (2) urban asset management (pipe defects detection and water distribution system analysis); (3) coastal urban flooding (stormwater system modelling and flooding risk analysis); (4) hydro-environmental management (urban water quality and coastal hydro-environment system); and (5) computational fluid mechanics (CFD for coastal and urban water systems).

Major Achievements:

World Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University (Career-long & Sub-fields), 2022, 2023, 2024 ASCE Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize 2022; IAHR Willi H. Hager JHR Best Reviewer Award 2021.