Jidong Zhao, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor in Geomechanics
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The 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
- 2008-present, Assistant Professor, HKUST
- 2007-2008, Lecturer, the University of Newcastle, Australia
- 2003-2006, Research Fellow, the University of Newcastle, Australia
- 2003, Research Associate, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- 1997-2002, Research Assistant, Tsinghua University, China
Research interests
- Micromechanics of geomaterials, constitutive modeling in geomechanics, multi-scale modeling of granular materials, nonlinear finite element algorithms and computations,
gradient plasticity theories, coupled multi-physics modeling of fractured rocks, soft soil engineering, geotechnical limit and shakedown analysis
Awards
- University of Newcastle Research Fellowship (2007)
- Tsinghua University Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award (2002)
- Miscellaneous scholarships and awards at Tsinghua University (1992-2002)
Editorial Board
- Computers and Geotechnics (Elsevier)
Technical Reviewer
- Journals
- ASCE
International Journal of Geomechanics
Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
- ASTM
Geotechnical Testing Journal
- ElSEVIER
Chemical Engineering Science
Computers and Geotechnics
Computers and Structures
International Journal of SolidS and Structures
Soils and Foundations
- NRC
Canadian Geotechnical Journal
- SEAGS
Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA
- SPRINGER
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
Computational Mechanics
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
- WILEY
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
- Funding Agency
- Australia Research Council (ARC)
- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (RGC-HK)
- Conferences
- Geo-Congress 2012. 25-29 March 2012, Oakland, CA, USA
- 1st Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium (SHIRMS). 16-19 Sept 2008, Perth, WA, Australia
- 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), 1-6 Oct. 2008, Goa, India
Professional Membership
- International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSGME)
- ISSMGE TC103 on Numerical Methods in Geomechanics (Secretary)
- ISSMGE TC105 on Micro-geomechanics
- Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES)
- Hong Kong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (HKSTAM)
- Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS)
- Australian Association for Computational Mechanics(AACM)
- Chinese Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering