Education
2010- 2016, PhD, Hohai University
2012- 2014, Visiting PhD student, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
2006- 2010, BEng, China University of Mining and Technology
Work Experience
2024-Present, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
2021-2024, Career Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
2018-2021, Career-Track Research Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
2016-2018, Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
Selected Awards
2022, Participant, U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, National Academy of Engineering
2021, Director's Award for Exceptional Early Scientific Career Achievement, LBNL
2020, ARMA Future Leader, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
2019, Early Career Enrichment Program & Early Career Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Award, LBNL
2018, No. 1 Ranked Outstanding PhD Thesis Award, Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME)
2022, 2018, 2016, Spot Recognition Award, LBNL
2015, 2014, 2008, 2007, The National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, China.
Professional Service (Selected)
Editorial Boards
2024-Present, Associate Editor, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
2025-Present, Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
2023-Present, Member, Board of Reviewing Editors, PNAS Nexus, National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
2023-Present, Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
2022-Present, Member, Editorial Board, Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources (GGGG)
Committees and Councils
2023-Present, Member, Board of Directors, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
DOE Service
2024, Reviewer, Office of SBIR/STTR Programs, DOE Office of Science
2023, Reviewer, Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots, DOE Office of Science
2021, Review Panel Member, DOE WIPP Additional Panels Performance Assessment Changed Conceptual Models
Postdocs and Student Interns
Postdocs at LBNL (PhD institutes):
Martin Lesueur (University of New South Wales)
Liuchi Li (Caltech)
Postdocs at UC Berkeley (PhD institutes):
Bruce Gee (University of Waterloo), co-advised with Michael Manga
Sabrina Ip (Stanford University), co-advised with Michael Manga
Graduate student interns (Institutes):
Jaehong Chung (Stanford University, funded by LBNL Ingenuity program)
Zach Smith (UC Berkeley, funded by LBNL Ingenuity program)
Siqin Yu (Stanford University)
Sarah Guglielmi (École Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Économique, ENSAE)
Fnu Sharmila Bolikoppa Palakshappa (Cal State East Bay, funded by Berkeley Lab CSUEB Intern Pilot Program)
Shaswat Babhulgaonkar (Cal State East Bay, funded by Berkeley Lab CSUEB Intern Pilot Program)
Yuan Tian (UC Berkeley)
Undergraduate student interns (Institutes):
Justin Cheng (UC Berkeley, funded by LBNL Ingenuity program)
Sage Quinn (UC Berkeley, funded by Cal Energy Corps)
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