Education
- Aug. 2021 – Aug. 2025The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Hong KongPh.D. in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)
- Thesis
- Multiscale Modeling of Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Behavior in Granular Media
- Supervisor
- Prof. Jidong Zhao
- Sep. 2018 – Jul. 2021Hohai University · Nanjing, ChinaM.Eng. in Hydraulic Structure Engineering
- Dissertation
- Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Crushing Behavior of Granular Media
- Supervisor
- Prof. Sihong Liu
- Sep. 2014 – Jul. 2018Hohai University · Nanjing, ChinaB.Eng. in Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering
- Dissertation
- Experimental Study on the Compression Behavior of Crushable Granular Materials
Work & Visiting Experience
- Feb. 2026 – PresentUniversity of California, Berkeley · USAPostdoctoral Researcher
- Department
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Advisor
- Prof. Kenichi Soga
- Sep. 2025 – Jan. 2026The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Hong KongPostdoctoral Researcher
- Department
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Advisor
- Prof. Jidong Zhao
- Nov. 2024 – Apr. 2025University of California, Berkeley · USAVisiting Ph.D. Researcher
- Department
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Jul. 2019 – Oct. 2019University College London · UKVisiting Student
- Department
- Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Research Projects
- 2026 – Research Grants Council of Hong Kong · General Research Fund#16210526A multiscale digital twin for sinkhole prediction: integrating MPM, CFD-DEM, and machine learning for urban geohazard assessment
- PI
- Prof. Jidong Zhao
- Role
- Co-I
- Funding
- HK$1,014,504
- 2025 – National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaA general-purpose multiscale, multiphysics computational platform for granular media
- PI
- Prof. Jidong Zhao
- Role
- Participant
- Funding
- CN¥2.3 million
- 2025 – Research Grants Council of Hong Kong · Theme-based Research Scheme#T22-607/24NA digital twin for enhancing coastal resilience against extreme storm surges in Hong Kong
- PI
- Prof. Jidong Zhao (Project Coordinator)
- Role
- Participant
- Funding
- HK$62.89 million
- 2023 – 2026California Energy CommissionGFO-22-503Performance-based monitoring and risk assessment tool for gas pipelines under natural forces
- PI
- Prof. Kenichi Soga
- Role
- Participant
- Funding
- US$4.41 million
- 2022 – 2024Research Grants Council of Hong Kong · General Research Fund#16206322A combined physics-informed deep learning and multiscale modelling framework for simulation of thaw-induced landslide in permafrost
- PI
- Dr. Shiwei Zhao (Co-PI: Prof. Jidong Zhao)
- Role
- Participant
- Funding
- HK$802,220
- 2021 – 2023Research Grants Council of Hong Kong · General Research Fund#16211221Multiscale modeling of thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) behavior in granular sediments for gas hydrate recovery
- PI
- Prof. Jidong Zhao
- Role
- Participant
- Funding
- HK$911,317
Honors & Awards
- 2026IJNAMG Top 10 Most-Cited Article & Top Viewed ArticleWiley
- 2026Research Travel Grant for Postdoctoral FellowHKUST · HK$20,000
- 2024, 2025RedBird Academic Excellence AwardHKUST · HK$20,000 each
- 2024, 2025Research Travel Grant for PostgraduateHKUST · HK$12,000 each
- 2024Overseas Research AwardHKUST · HK$60,000
- 2021 – 2025Postgraduate StudentshipHKUST · HK$225,120 per year
- 2022Excellent Master's Dissertation in Hydraulic EngineeringChina Association of Hydraulic Engineering Education · 40 awardees nationwide
- 2022Excellent Master's Dissertation of Jiangsu ProvinceJiangsu Provincial Degree Committee · 150 awardees province-wide
- 2022Excellent Master's DissertationHohai University
- 2021RedBird PhD Scholarship ProgramHKUST · HK$40,000
- 2021Outstanding PostgraduateHohai University
- 2021Postgraduate "Science & Technology Star"Hohai University · CN¥2,000 · 20 awardees university-wide
- 2019, 2020National Scholarship for PostgraduatesMinistry of Education of China · CN¥20,000 each
- 2018 – 2020First Class Postgraduate ScholarshipHohai University · CN¥12,000 each
- 2020Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu ProvinceJiangsu Province · CN¥20,000
- 2019Outstanding Master Thesis Cultivation ProgramHohai University · CN¥20,000 · one awardee per school
- 2019First Class Prize, the 9th "MathorCup" College Mathematical Modeling ChallengeChinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics
- 2018Second Class Prize, the 15th "Huawei Cup" China Postgraduate Mathematical Contest in ModelingChina Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Association
Teaching
- 2023 – 2025The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Teaching AssistantUndergraduate Final-Year Projects
- Years
- 2023-24, 2024-25
- Fall 2023The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Teaching AssistantCIVL 4750 – Numerical Solutions to Geotechnical Problems
- Spring 2023The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Teaching AssistantCIVL 3740 – Geotechnical Analysis and Design
- Spring 2022The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Teaching AssistantCIVL 4320 – Structural Steel Design
Academic Service
- 2026 –Peer reviewJournal Reviewer
- Advances in Engineering Software
- Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
- Construction and Building Materials
- Engineering Geology
- Finite Elements in Analysis and Design
- Geoderma
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
- International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
- Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)
- Measurement
- Mechanics of Materials
- Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C
- Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
- Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
- 2025 –Peer reviewJournal Reviewer
- Ain Shams Engineering Journal
- Chemical Engineering Science
- Computational Particle Mechanics
- Computers and Geotechnics
- Energy Technology
- International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
- International Journal of Geomechanics
- Powder Technology
Publications
See the Publications page.
(Last updated: Oct. 2026)
