Jidong Zhao, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor in Geomechanics
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Email: jzhao AT ust DOT hk
Education
- 1997-2002, Ph.D., Tsinghua University, China
- 1997-1999, M.Eng., Tsinghua University, China
- 1992-1997, B.Eng., Tsinghua University, China
Work Experience
- 09/2008-present, Assistant Professor, HKUST
- 01/2007-08/2008, Lecturer, University of Newcastle, Australia
- 08/2003-12/2006, Research Fellow, University of Newcastle, Australia
- 02/2003-07/2003, Research Associate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- 07/2002-01/2003, Research Associate, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Awards/Fellowship
- University of Newcastle Research Fellowship (2007)
- Best PhD Thesis of Tsinghua University (2002)
- Miscellaneous Scholarships and Awards at Tsinghua University (1993-2002)
Professional Services
- Membership
- Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS)
- Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES)
- Australian Association for Computational Mechanics(AACM)
- Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (HKSTAM)
- International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSGME)
- Technical Committee TC105 on Micro-geomechanics, ISSGME
- Secretary for Technical Committee TC103 on Numerical Methods in Geomechanics, ISSGME
- Technical Committee on Soil Strength and Constitutive Modeling, Chinese Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (CSSMGE)
- Grant assessor
- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (RGC HK)
- Australia Research Council (ARC) Discovery/Linkage Project/Future Fellowship
- Journal reviewer
- Soils and Foundations (JGS)
- Computer & Structures (Elsevier)
- Computer & Geotechnics (Elsevier)
- Geotechnical Testing Journal (ASTM)
- Computational Mechanics (Springer)
- Canadian Geotechnical Journal (NRC)
- Chemical Engineering Science (Elsevier)
- Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE)
- KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (Springer)
- International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE)
- Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (Springer)
- International Journal of Solids and Structures (Elsevier)
- Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA (SEAGS)
- Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (ASCE)
- International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics (Wiley)
- Conference reviewer
- Geo-Congress 2012, Oakland, CA, USA, March 25-29, 2012
- The 1st Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium (SHIRMS), Perth, WA, Australia, 2008
- The 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), Goa, India, 2008