Yang Zhao
Nation/Region-nominated Member
Hong Kong, China
Name: Yang Zhao
Position: Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong
Birthdate: August 1993
Email: cezhaoy@
Dr. Yang Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. He received his bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University and his master's and PhD degrees from Stanford University. Before joining the University of Hong Kong, he was a Shuimu Postdoctoral Scholar at Tsinghua University and subsequently a Postdoctoral Scholar at Northwestern University. Dr. Zhao specialises in computational geomechanics, integrating advanced numerical modelling with fundamental theory to investigate the plasticity of geomaterials, computational poromechanics and rock fracture mechanics.
His work aims to improve predictions of geomechanical processes in energy and environmental applications. He has published more than 20 papers in leading geotechnical engineering journals. As a principal investigator, Dr. Zhao has received the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the General Program Grant of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.
He is a core group member of the Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES) and a corresponding member of ISSMGE Technical Committees TC103 and TC105.