Ph.D. Civil Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg VA 2014
Dissertation: Quantification of morphological characteristics of aggregates at multiple scales
M.Sc. Geotechnical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai China 2010
Thesis: Groundwater control and soil improvement for foundation excavation in soft soils
B.Sc. Civil Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai China 2007
Hazard Mitigation Specialist Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs 2023
Research Associate Lehigh University 2016 – 2020
Research Associate Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2015
Research Assistant Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2010 – 2014
Teaching Assistant Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2008
Outstanding Reviewer for Journal of Infrastructure Systems (ASCE) 2019
Travel Award for Academic Research Colloquium at University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 2019
NSF Travel Grant to Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2018, Cambridge, MA 2018
NSF Travel Grant to Summer Institute on Materials Genome, Evanston, IL 2013
NSF Travel Grant to Summer Institute on Laser Processing, Evanston, IL 2010
American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) 2016-present
A.M. ASCE
Member of Engineering Mechanics Institute
Member of Objective Resilience Committee
Member of Nano-mechanics and Micro-mechanics Committee
National Institue of Standards and Technology (NIST) 2016-2017
Member of Data, Metrics, and Tools Steering Committee in the Community Resilience Panel
Transportation Research Board (TRB) 2015-present
Friend of ABJ60: Standing Committee on Geographic Information Science and Applications
Friend of AFP30: Standing Committee on Soil and Rock Properties
Friend of AFP70: Standing Committee on Aggregates
Friend of AFK20: Standing Committee on Asphalt Binders
Engineering in Training, Virginia 2015-present