Faculty Profiles - SO Pui San | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Pui San SO
蘇培燊

PhD in Civil Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2021

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

(852) 2358 6294
cepsso@ust.hk
Room 3583
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ORCID

0000-0003-4296-7247

ResearcherID

DXX-9909-2022

Scopus ID

57193404046

Research Interest Publications Teaching Assignment

Research Interest

Soil behavior
Sustainable soil remediation
Cultivation of herbal plants

Publications

All Years 18 2024 1 2023 4 2022 4 2021 0 2020 2 2019 1 2018 6

2024 1

Plant performance and soil–plant carbon relationship response to different biochar types

Biochar, v. 6, (1), September 2024, article number 75, p. 1-18
Liao, Jia Xin; So, Pui San; Bordoloi, Sanandam; Li, De Nian; Yuan, Hao Ran; Chen, Yong; Xin, Li Qing
Article

2023 4

A state-dependent constitutive model for gas hydrate-bearing sediment incorporating phase change

Gas Science and Engineering, v. 119, (Part A), November 2023, article number 205102
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Lau, Sze Yu; Zhang, Qi; Zhang, Shuai; So, Pui San; Sanchez, Marcelo
Article

Coupled effects of elevated CO₂ and biochar on microbial communities of vegetated soil

Journal of Environmental Management, v. 342, September 2023, article number 118136
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Liao, Jiaxin; Lau, Sze Yu; So, Pui San; Hau, Billy Chi Hang; Peprah-manu, Daniel
Article

Interactions between nutrient types and soil hydrological properties on yield and quality of Pinellia ternata, a medicinal plant

Industrial Crops and Products, v. 195, May 2023, article number 116423
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San; Coo, Jason Lim; Lau, Sze Yu; Wong, Tsz Fung
Article

Intercropping of Pinellia ternata (herbal plant) with Sedum alfredii (Cd-hyperaccumulator) to reduce soil cadmium (Cd) absorption and improve yield

Environmental Pollution, v. 318, February 2023, article number 120930
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San; Wong, Tsz Fung; Lau, Sze Yu
Article

2022 4

An experimental setup to prepare root-free mycorrhizal soil specimen for hydraulic conductivity measurement

Journal of Soils and Sediments, v. 22, (4), April 2022, p. 1278-1285
Chen, Xun Wen; Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Wang, Jun-Jian; Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Wong, Ming Hung
Article

Effects of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens as the soil amendment

Heliyon, v. 8, (11), November 2022, article number e11674
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Yan, Wenhui; Tsim, Karl Wah Keung; So, Pui San; Xia, Yiteng; To, Chun Ting Justin
Article

Effects of biochar on shear strength of completely decomposed granite

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 29, (32), July 2022, p. 49422-49428
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Cai, Weiling; So, Pui San; Liao, Jiaxin; Lau, Sze Yu
Article

Effects of phosphorus-modified biochar as a soil amendment on the growth and quality of Pseudostellaria heterophylla

Scientific Reports, v. 12, (1), May 2022, article number 7268
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Wang, Yu Chen; Ni, Jun Jun; So, Pui San
Article

2020 2

A Water Retention Model Considering Biopolymer-Soil Interactions

Journal of Hydrology, v. 586, July 2020, article number 124874
Zhou, Chao; So, Pui San; Chen, Xunwen
Article

Influence of Biopolymer on Gas Permeability in Compacted Clay at Different Densities and Water Contents

Engineering Geology, v. 272, July 2020, article number 105631
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San; Lau, Sze Yu; Zhou, Chao; Coo, Jason Lim; Ni, Junjun
Article

2019 1

Effects of Biofilm on Gas Permeability of Unsaturated Sand

Géotechnique, v. 69, (10), October 2019, p. 917-923
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San; Coo, Jason Lim; Zhou, Chao; Lau, Sze Yu
Article

2018 2

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase the Proportion of Cellulose and Hemicellulose in the Root Stele of Vetiver Grass

Plant and Soil, v. 425, (1-2), April 2018, p. 309-319
Chen, Xunwen; Kang, Yuan; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Wong, Ming Hung
Article

One-Dimensional Infiltration Test of an Earthen Three-Layer Landfill Cover System Using Natural Soils

Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai
Conference paper

2017 2

Investigation of Plant Growth and Transpiration-induced Matric Suction under Mixed Grass–tree Conditions

Canadian Geotechnical Journal, v. 54, (4), April 2017, p. 561-573
Ni, Junjun; Leung, Anthony Kwan; Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San
Article

Physical and Numerical Modeling of an Earthen Three-Layer Landfill Cover System Under One-Dimensional Infiltration

Panam Unsaturated Soils 2017: Fundamentals / edited by Laureano R. Hoyos, John S. McCartney, Sandra L. Houston, William J. Likos. Virginia, USA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018, p. 247-257, Book series: Geotechnical Special Publication, v. 301
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai
Conference paper

2016 2

Effect of Nanoparticles on the Shrinkage Properties of Clay

Engineering Geology, v. 213, 4 November 2016, p. 84-88
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai
Article

Feasibility Study of a New Unsaturated Three-Layer Landfill Cover System

E3S Web of Conferences, v. 9, September 2016, article number 13004, p. 1-6, Section: Environmental Geotechnics (Joint TC106-TC215 Session)
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Chen, Zhongkui; Zhou, Chao; Ng, Charles Wang Wai
Conference paper

Article 1

Plant performance and soil–plant carbon relationship response to different biochar types

Biochar, v. 6, (1), September 2024, article number 75, p. 1-18
Liao, Jia Xin; So, Pui San; Bordoloi, Sanandam; Li, De Nian; Yuan, Hao Ran; Chen, Yong; Xin, Li Qing

Article 4

A state-dependent constitutive model for gas hydrate-bearing sediment incorporating phase change

Gas Science and Engineering, v. 119, (Part A), November 2023, article number 205102
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Lau, Sze Yu; Zhang, Qi; Zhang, Shuai; So, Pui San; Sanchez, Marcelo

Coupled effects of elevated CO₂ and biochar on microbial communities of vegetated soil

Journal of Environmental Management, v. 342, September 2023, article number 118136
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Liao, Jiaxin; Lau, Sze Yu; So, Pui San; Hau, Billy Chi Hang; Peprah-manu, Daniel

Interactions between nutrient types and soil hydrological properties on yield and quality of Pinellia ternata, a medicinal plant

Industrial Crops and Products, v. 195, May 2023, article number 116423
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San; Coo, Jason Lim; Lau, Sze Yu; Wong, Tsz Fung

Intercropping of Pinellia ternata (herbal plant) with Sedum alfredii (Cd-hyperaccumulator) to reduce soil cadmium (Cd) absorption and improve yield

Environmental Pollution, v. 318, February 2023, article number 120930
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San; Wong, Tsz Fung; Lau, Sze Yu

Article 4

An experimental setup to prepare root-free mycorrhizal soil specimen for hydraulic conductivity measurement

Journal of Soils and Sediments, v. 22, (4), April 2022, p. 1278-1285
Chen, Xun Wen; Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Wang, Jun-Jian; Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Wong, Ming Hung

Effects of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens as the soil amendment

Heliyon, v. 8, (11), November 2022, article number e11674
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Yan, Wenhui; Tsim, Karl Wah Keung; So, Pui San; Xia, Yiteng; To, Chun Ting Justin

Effects of biochar on shear strength of completely decomposed granite

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 29, (32), July 2022, p. 49422-49428
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Cai, Weiling; So, Pui San; Liao, Jiaxin; Lau, Sze Yu

Effects of phosphorus-modified biochar as a soil amendment on the growth and quality of Pseudostellaria heterophylla

Scientific Reports, v. 12, (1), May 2022, article number 7268
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Wang, Yu Chen; Ni, Jun Jun; So, Pui San

Article 2

A Water Retention Model Considering Biopolymer-Soil Interactions

Journal of Hydrology, v. 586, July 2020, article number 124874
Zhou, Chao; So, Pui San; Chen, Xunwen

Influence of Biopolymer on Gas Permeability in Compacted Clay at Different Densities and Water Contents

Engineering Geology, v. 272, July 2020, article number 105631
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San; Lau, Sze Yu; Zhou, Chao; Coo, Jason Lim; Ni, Junjun

Article 1

Effects of Biofilm on Gas Permeability of Unsaturated Sand

Géotechnique, v. 69, (10), October 2019, p. 917-923
Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San; Coo, Jason Lim; Zhou, Chao; Lau, Sze Yu

Article 1

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase the Proportion of Cellulose and Hemicellulose in the Root Stele of Vetiver Grass

Plant and Soil, v. 425, (1-2), April 2018, p. 309-319
Chen, Xunwen; Kang, Yuan; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Wong, Ming Hung

Conference paper 1

One-Dimensional Infiltration Test of an Earthen Three-Layer Landfill Cover System Using Natural Soils

Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai

Article 1

Investigation of Plant Growth and Transpiration-induced Matric Suction under Mixed Grass–tree Conditions

Canadian Geotechnical Journal, v. 54, (4), April 2017, p. 561-573
Ni, Junjun; Leung, Anthony Kwan; Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San

Conference paper 1

Physical and Numerical Modeling of an Earthen Three-Layer Landfill Cover System Under One-Dimensional Infiltration

Panam Unsaturated Soils 2017: Fundamentals / edited by Laureano R. Hoyos, John S. McCartney, Sandra L. Houston, William J. Likos. Virginia, USA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018, p. 247-257, Book series: Geotechnical Special Publication, v. 301
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai

Article 1

Effect of Nanoparticles on the Shrinkage Properties of Clay

Engineering Geology, v. 213, 4 November 2016, p. 84-88
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai

Conference paper 1

Feasibility Study of a New Unsaturated Three-Layer Landfill Cover System

E3S Web of Conferences, v. 9, September 2016, article number 13004, p. 1-6, Section: Environmental Geotechnics (Joint TC106-TC215 Session)
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Chen, Zhongkui; Zhou, Chao; Ng, Charles Wang Wai

2018 2

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase the Proportion of Cellulose and Hemicellulose in the Root Stele of Vetiver Grass

Plant and Soil, v. 425, (1-2), April 2018, p. 309-319
Chen, Xunwen; Kang, Yuan; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai; Wong, Ming Hung
Article

One-Dimensional Infiltration Test of an Earthen Three-Layer Landfill Cover System Using Natural Soils

Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai
Conference paper

2017 2

Investigation of Plant Growth and Transpiration-induced Matric Suction under Mixed Grass–tree Conditions

Canadian Geotechnical Journal, v. 54, (4), April 2017, p. 561-573
Ni, Junjun; Leung, Anthony Kwan; Ng, Charles Wang Wai; So, Pui San
Article

Physical and Numerical Modeling of an Earthen Three-Layer Landfill Cover System Under One-Dimensional Infiltration

Panam Unsaturated Soils 2017: Fundamentals / edited by Laureano R. Hoyos, John S. McCartney, Sandra L. Houston, William J. Likos. Virginia, USA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018, p. 247-257, Book series: Geotechnical Special Publication, v. 301
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai
Conference paper

2016 2

Effect of Nanoparticles on the Shrinkage Properties of Clay

Engineering Geology, v. 213, 4 November 2016, p. 84-88
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Ng, Charles Wang Wai
Article

Feasibility Study of a New Unsaturated Three-Layer Landfill Cover System

E3S Web of Conferences, v. 9, September 2016, article number 13004, p. 1-6, Section: Environmental Geotechnics (Joint TC106-TC215 Session)
Coo, Jason Lim; So, Pui San; Chen, Zhongkui; Zhou, Chao; Ng, Charles Wang Wai
Conference paper

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Teaching Assignment

2024-25 Fall 0 2023-24 Summer 0 2023-24 Spring 2 2023-24 Winter 0 2023-24 Fall 1 2022-23 Summer 0

CIVL3740	Geotechnical Analysis and Design
CIVL4910	Civil and Environmental Engineering Final Year Project

CIVL5770

Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Engineering

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2022 4

2020 2

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From January 2022 to December 2024

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