Yimin Lu (陆翊珉), Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Geotechnical Engineering
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University
Joint Faculty, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Email: Yimin.Lu@ttu.edu
Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Geosystems), Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 2022
M.S., Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 2021
M.S., Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 2021
B.Eng., Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, China, 2015
Research Interests
Granular mechanics and rheology
Multiphase flow
Coupled processes
Natural hazards
Waste to energy, bioenergy
Energy geotechnics
Data-driven geotechnics
Honors and Awards
05/2023, George F. Sowers Distinguished Graduate Student Award
11/2022, Best Poster Award, ASCE GI – Georgia Tech Poster Symposium
10/2022, CEE Future Faculty Fellowship, Georgia Tech
05/2021, Paul W. Mayne Outstanding Geosystems Graduate Student Award
11/2014, China National Scholarship
11/2012, China National Scholarship
Services
Editorial Board: Biogeotechnics
Committee: Granular materials committee of ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI)
Member: ASCE Geo-Institute, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute, Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER)
Reviewer: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, Deep Underground Science and Engineering, Géotechnique Letters, Biosystems Engineering, etc.