Background

Education

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

Professional Experience

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

Awards

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

Membership and License 

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