Austin X. Huang, Ph.D., P.E., L.G., D.GE, F.ASCE was featured in GeoStrata of Geo Institute of ASCE April/May 2022 Issue Look Who's a D.GE. Austin Huang is a principal with Merit Engineering, Inc. in Seattle, Wash. With expertise and extensive research and consulting experience in geotechnical and geological engineering, he’s responsible for geotechnical and hydrogeology investigations, and design of foundations, soil and rock slopes, retaining walls, roadways, and underground structures. During his 30-year professional career, Huang has authored nearly 800 consulting engineering reports for projects located in western Washington State, California, Oregon, and Arizona.

Between November 2018 and October 2020, Seattle created a new public park - Portage Bay Park (also known as Fritz Hedges Waterway Park) from land that formerly belonged to the University of Washington. This video documents its construction. Construction of UW''s new Population Health can also be observed.