Rock star: Penang-born engineer wins international Rocha Medal


1 Dr Boon is now working with Gamuda as a rock engineer and contributes to the KVMRT project. He’s pictured here on-site with Lim Yean Shong, section head for the Maluri MRT Station. -- AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

Dr Boon Chia Weng, winner of the 2016 Rocha Medal for his doctoral thesis in the field of geotechnical engineering, at work on the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit project. Photo: The Star/Glenn Guan

Wondering what rock mechanics actually is? Dr Boon Chia Weng is probably the best person to tell you.

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