DeeP MeLT Alumni

Dr. Haozhou He, Numerical modeling of discontinuous processes in geomaterials and geosystems, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2023. Position: Numerical modeling research engineer at PPG Industries (starting 07/2023).

Dr. Tingting Xu, Homogenization of coupled deformation, damage and diffusion processes in rocks and finite element applcations in geomechanics and geommorphology, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2022. Position: Post-doctoral researcher at the Johns Hopkins University (since 01/2023).

Dr. Floriana Anselmucci, Root-soil interaction: Effects on soil microstructure, Ph.D. from Université Grenoble-Alpes (France), 2020. Position: Post-doctoral researcher at the University of Twente, The Netherlands (since 06/2021).

Dr. Fernando Patino-Ramirez, Infrastructure network enhancement inspired by nature, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2020. Position: Post-doctoral researcher at Imperial College London, UK (since 01/2021).

Dr. Koochul Ji, Numerical modeling of mechanical recovery in damaged concrete repaired by epoxy at molecular and metric scales, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2020. Position: Senior Researcher at the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), South Korea (since 09/2022). Previously: Senior Professional Researcher, Global Loss Control Center, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, South Korea (03/2021-08/2022).

Dr. Xianda Shen, Micro-macro modeling of chemo-mechanical damage and healing in rocks, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2019. Position: Assistant Professor at Clarkson University, USA (since 08/2021). Previously: Post-doctoral researcher at Northwestern University, USA (01/2020-08/2021).

Dr. Pei Wang, Micro-mechanical analysis of quasi-static particulate fragmentation applied to geomaterials, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2018. Position: Professor at East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, China (since 06/2023). Previously: Post-doctoral researcher at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong-Kong (06/2019-06/2023).

Dr. Wencheng Jin, Computational Modeling of the Transition from Damage to Fracture in Intrinsically Anisotropic Porous Media, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2018. Position: Research scientist at Idaho National Laboratory, USA (since 2021). Previously: Post-doctoral researcher at Idaho National Laboratory, USA (2018-2021).

Dr. Cheng Zhu, Microstructure-based modeling of damage and healing in salt rock with application to geological storage, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2016. Position: Tenured Associate Professor at at Rowan University, USA (since 2023). Previously: Assistant Professor at Rowan University, USA (2017-2023). Post-doctoral researcher at the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin, USA (2016-2017).

Dr. Hao Xu, Theoretical and Numerical Modeling of Anisotropic Damage in Rock for Energy Geomechanics, Ph.D. from Georgia Tech, 2014. Previously: Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA (2015-2021). Post-doctoral researcher at Princeton University, USA (2014-2015).