Principal engineer

Dr. Huang, 26 years as president and principal of Merit Engineering, Inc., has strong expertise and extensive research and consulting experiences and completed near 1,000 projects in a broad range of geotechnical, geo- environmental, environmental, and civil engineering including as expert witness testified in court for geo-related engineering.

Austin Huang, Ph.D, P.E., LG, D.GE, F.ASCE

His fields of interest include:  
  • Geotechnical Engineering, 
  • Rock and Soil Mechanics,
  • Environmental Engineering, 
  • Slope Stability, 
  • Soil Infiltration Study, 
  • Reinforce Earth Retaining Wall,
  • Piles, 
  • On Site Wastewater Treatment Drain-field Design (Septic), 
  • Seismic Engineering, and 
  • Geo-Environment
Was awarded:
  • ASCE Region 8 Engineer of the Year 2017,
  • ASCE Seattle Chapter 2018 Local Outstanding Project Honorable Mention, 
  • D.GE (Diplomate of Geotechnical Engineering, Academy of Geo-Professionals) in 2011
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  • Fellow of ASCE elected in 2007
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  • Gold Award for special contribution to engineering profession by American Council of Engineering Companies in 2004
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  • included in Marco’s WHO’sWHO in Science and Engineering in America in 1997.
  • Patent no. US 10,214,870 B2 (Feb 26, 2019) - Buoyancy Compensated Erosion Control Module (BCECM)
Conferences Paper Presentations:
  1. International Conference on Scour and Erosion, “Buoyancy Compensated Erosion Control Module (BCECM) - Successfully Tested For Louisiana Shoreline Protection” Virginia, USA, November, 2020 (in process). 
  2. HK CEBM 2012, International Conference Civil Engineering and Building Materials, "Bearing Capacity for Drilled Pile with Rock Socket and A Case Study", Hong Kong, November, 2012. 
  3. "A Case Study - Landslide in Bellingham Bay", Georisk 2011, ASCE, Geo Institute, Atlanta, June, 2011.