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I do research in geotechnical engineering and geomechanics, focusing on the fundamental behaviors of geomaterials under mechanical loading and multiphysical impacts. The long-term goal of our research team is to providing mechanistic-based bottom-up solutions to the emerging geomechanical challenges and infrastructural needs of our society.
Education
Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Civil and Environmental Eng. Ph.D., 2016
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Civil and Environmental Eng. M.S., 2012
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Civil and Environmental Eng. B.S., 2010
Academic Appointments
Academic Appointments
2024-curent: Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Eng., Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO.
2016-2024: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Eng., Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO.
2012-2016: Doctoral Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Research Interests
Research Interests
Constitutive modeling of geomaterials (soil, rock) interacting with environmental factors (adsorption, dissolution, elevated temperature)
Poromechanics considering surface effect
Micromechanics of granular materials
Numerical modeling in geotechnical engineering and energy geotechnics
Awards
Awards
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) (2023). National Science Foundation, USA.
Early Career Research Award (2022). Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Eng., University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO.
Future Leaders (2021). American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
Terminal Year Fellowship (9/15 – 7/16). Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Water P. Murphy Fellowship (9/12 – 9/13). Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Publications
Publications
See our publication page for the full list of Dr. Zhang's publications.
Service and Affiliations
Service and Affiliations
Professional Committees
o Poromechanics committee of the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Chair (08/23-present); Vice Chair (12/21 – 08/23); Member (05/21 – present)
o Granular materials committee of the EMI of ASCE: Member (06/17 – present)
o Modeling Inelasticity and Multiscale Behavior of the EMI of ASCE: Member (5/18 – present)
o Unsaturated Soils committee of the Geo-Institute of ASCE: Member (09/16 – present)
o Underground Storage and Utilization committee of ARMA: Member (07/20 – Present)
Ad Hoc Committees
o Early Career Keynote Lecture selection committee for ARMA 2024 conference: Chair (09/23 – 07/24)
Journal Editorial Board
o Géotechnique Letters (09/18 – present)
Conference Mini Symposium Chair
o Swelling and shrinking porous media, with Yihuai Zhang, Muhammad Arif, Jean-François Louf, and Yang Yang, InterPore 2024, Qingdao, China, May 2024.
o Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics: Civil Engineering Applications, with Bin Gong, ARMA 2024, Golden, CO, July 2024.
o Mechanics and Physics of Granular Materials, with Payam Poorsholhjouy and Marcial Gonzalez, EMI 2023, Atlanta, GA, June 2023.
o Swelling and shrinking porous media, with Daniel Markle, Chris MacMinn, Sridhar Ranganathan, and Yihuai Zhang, InterPore 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland, May 2023.
o Experiment, modelling, and machine Learning applications in geomechanics, with Gabriel Walton, ARMA 2021, Houston, TX, June 2021 (virtual).
o Numerical Modeling in Rock Mechanics focused on Civil Engineering Projects, with Xiaoyu Song, ARMA 2020, Golden, CO, June 2020 (virtual).
o Multiscale geomechanics, with Jesse Hampton, ARMA 2019, New York, NY, June 2019.
o Numerical Modeling of Civil Rock Engineering Projects, with Seunghee Kim, ARMA 2018, Seattle, WA, June 2018.
· Conference Track Lead
o Interdisciplinary Track, ARMA 2021, Houston, TX. June 2021 (virtual).
o Special Topics, with Michelle Lee Barry and Marco Salviato, EMI 2019, Pasadena, CA, June 2019.
Proposal review
National Science Foundation (NSF) - Geotechnical Engineering and Materials, NSF- Fluid Dynamics, NSF - Geophysics, NSF - Particulate & Multiphase Process, NSF - Major Research Instrumentation, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)- Basic Energy Sciences (BES) - Geosciences Program, DOE-Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP), DOE- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC), DOE-Early Career Research Program, American Chemical Society (ACS)-Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC).
Journal article review
Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Geophysical Research Letters, Fuel, Géotechnique, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Computers and Geotechnics, Granular Matter, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Geotechnical Testing Journal, International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Engineering Geology, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Mechanics Research Communications, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Open Geomechanics, Chemical Engineering Journal, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Underground Space.
Membership
ASCE Geo-Institute (GI), ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI), American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
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