Education
Virginia Tech - College of Engineering
Sept., 2009- present Ph.D. Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering Overall GPA: 3.61/4.00
Honors: Pratt Engineering Fellowship, Full Assistantship
University of Alaska Fairbanks - College of Engineering and Mines
Sept., 2007- 2009 M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering Overall GPA: 3.70/4.00
Honors: Full Assistantship and Summer Research Grant
China Institute of Water Resources & Hydropower Research – Department of Structure and Material Research
Sept., 2003- Jul., 2006 M.S. in Structural Engineering Overall GPA: 3.60/4.00
Honors: Full Assistantship
China University of Petroleum
Sept., 1999- Jul., 2003 B.S. in Civil Engineering Overall GPA: 3.80/4.00
Honors: National Scholarship and Best Final Project
Experience
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
2009-present Graduate Research Assistant
• Development of a robust numerical model to predict the condition of Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP).
• Performance evaluation of PCCP repaired with steel-liner
• Forensic studies of PCCP
• Investigation of failure causes of PCCP using numerical simulation.
• Lab test of cast iron and ductile iron pipe
• Development of National Database – Water Infrastructure Database (WATERiD), working with more than 20 utilities on management practice for drinking water and wastewater pipelines.
• Development of synthesis report of management practice, focusing on the models and tools for pipe condition evaluation and prediction, risk analysis, and renewal prioritization for drinking water and wastewater pipelines.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2007-2009 Graduate Research Assistant
• Development of software to simulate the freeze-thaw cycle of the soil and to predict its frozen depth in Arctic Region. The user manuscript of this software was also development for general users.
• Lab test of pavement soils.
• Statistical analysis of long-term (1977-2006) hydrologic and climatic changes of the Yukon River.
Department of Structure and Material Research, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
2006-2007 Engineer in Training (EIT)
• Numerical simulation (nonlinear model) and comparison of two different joint designs for 295 m tall (...
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