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.
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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 ,
- Fellow of ASCE elected in 2007 ,
- Gold Award for special contribution to engineering profession by American Council of Engineering Companies in 2004 ,
- 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:
- International Conference on Scour and Erosion, “Buoyancy Compensated Erosion Control Module (BCECM) - Successfully Tested For Louisiana Shoreline Protection” Virginia, USA, November, 2020 (in process).
- 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.
- "A Case Study - Landslide in Bellingham Bay", Georisk 2011, ASCE, Geo Institute, Atlanta, June, 2011.