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| Mu Heqing |
Max Mu Heqing, a master student from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) of the University of Macau (UM), has been accepted as the first UM visiting student researcher by the California Institute of Technology of USA (Caltech), one of the world’s best institutions of science and engineering, for a half-year research programme starting next January, a sign that UM students’ research capability has achieved world-class standards.
Max obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from UM. His graduation thesis focused on the research of peak ground acceleration estimation with a methodology that balanced the data fitting capacity and robustness, while his postgraduate study in UM focused on the research of model selection of linear and nonlinear seismic attenuation models. Recently a paper co-authored by him and Prof. Yuen Ka Veng was published in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering—the top journal in the field of building technology according to SCI impact factor—reflecting international recognition of UM’s research and teaching excellence.
Caltech is recognized as one of the world’s best institutions of science and engineering and has long been ranked by the US News and World Report as one of the top 5 colleges in America. Max expressed his gratitude to Prof. Yuen, saying that without Prof. Yuen’s great support and recommendation he wouldn’t have been able to obtain such a wonderful opportunity. His research at Caltech will continue to focus on his favorite area: Model selection of seismic attenuation formula. He relishes the prospect of working together with world-class experts on earthquake engineering to broaden his horizons.
