Sopharith Chou, EIT

Ph.D. Student (August 2022 – Present)

o Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, August 2022-Present
o M.Eng., Built Environment, Korea University, 2020
o B.S., Civil Engineering, Paragon International University, 2017

Sopharith Chou is an international student from Cambodia. He graduated with High Honor from the Civil Engineering Department, Paragon International University, Cambodia, in July 2017. Then he was awarded to be the Global Korean Scholar and joined the School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University in September 2018. In August 2020, he completed his Master of Engineering in Built Environment (Geotechnical Engineering) under the supervision of Prof. Woojin Lee. After graduation, Sopharith worked as an Engineer in Infrastructure Department at SAMOOCM Architects and Engineers for almost two years. In August 2022, Sopharith joined Texas A&M University as a Ph.D. student in Geotechnical Engineering in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department. His research interests include soft ground improvement, soil behaviors, and sustainability in geotechnical engineering.

o Engineer at SAMOOCM Architects and Engineers Company
o Research and Teaching Assistant at Korea University
o Student Assistant at Paragon International University

o Student Member (ASCE)
o Student Member (Geo-Institute)

Conference Paper:
Sopharith Chou, Boyoung Yoon, Changho Lee, and Woojin Lee. (2019). Characteristic of Lignosulfonate-Polyethyleneimine Treated Granular Soil, KGS Fall National Conference 2019, Seoul, Korea, 27 September 2019
Presentations:
Presented a research paper at the Fall 2019 Korean Geotechnical Society Conference held in Seoul, South Korea

o Global Korean Scholarship, 2017 – 2020
o Excellent Research Paper Award, 2019
o Paragon International University Scholarship, 2013 – 2017
o Silver Medalist in National Physics Olympiad, 2013

Sopharith96@tamu.edu