Pui San So
Nation/Region-nominated Member
Hong Kong, China
Name: Pui San So
Position: Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Birthdate: April 1993
Email: cepsso@
Pui San So is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He earned his PhD from HKUST in 2020 under the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) and rejoined the university as a Research Assistant Professor in 2022. His research focuses on soil amendment using sustainable materials such as biopolymers and biochar, soil–plant interactions, and the valorisation of construction waste for geotechnical engineering.
He has published over 20 SCI papers in top international interdisciplinary journals, such as Géotechnique, Engineering Geology and Environmental Pollution. He received a Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva and a Gold Award in the HKUST-Sino One Million Dollar Entrepreneurship Competition in 2024. In 2025 he received the School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award. He is also PI of several funded projects, including the Joint Research Scheme and the General Research Fund, supported by NSFC and RGC respectively.
He is an Assistant Secretary of the Hong Kong Geotechnical Society and a member of ISSMGE TC223 and TC310. He also serves as a Young Editorial Board Member of Biogeotechnics.