Myint Win Bo

Biography:

Myint Win Bo is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Bo & Associates Inc., Canada. He graduated with a B.Sc. degree (Geology) from the University of Rangoon and received a Postgraduate Diploma in Hydrogeology from University College London, UK, and M.Sc. degree from the University of London, UK. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (specialized in geotechnics) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and obtained a Certificate of Executive Management and Leadership from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society, London, UK, and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK. He is also a professional engineer, professional geoscientist, International Professional Engineer (UK), Chartered Geologist, Chartered Scientist, Chartered Engineer, Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Manager, European Geologist, and European Engineer. Dr. Bo has been serving many professional societies as a committee member at both national and international levels. Dr. Bo has worked on four continents — North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Dr. Bo is an experienced practicing engineer, geologist, environmentalist, scientist, and entrepreneur as well as an educator, and he has given more than 40 special/keynote lectures and workshops at international conferences, tertiary institutions, and professional associations. Dr. Bo is also an Adjunct Professor at York University and Ryerson University, Canada, as well as at Swinburne  University of Technology, Australia. He has published five textbooks, five book chapters, and over 200 technical papers for international journals and conferences. Dr. Bo is an Editor for five international journals including the Environmental Geotechnics Journal and Geotechnical Research Journal published by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), UK. His work has been cited more than 5000 times in referred journals and proceedings. Dr. Bo is a winner of more than $ one million in research grants and also the winner of many awards for personal achievements as well as having designed many award-winning  projects around the world.