About
Dr. Xue Zhang is a Senior Lecturer in Geomechanics at the University of Liverpool. He earned his PhD from the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2014, followed by a Research Associate position in the Australia Research Council Centre for Geotechnical Science and Engineering (CGSE). In 2016, he was awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie individual fellowship by the European Commission, leading to a role at the International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) in Spain. Joining the University of Liverpool in 2018, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2022. Dr. Zhang directs Hazards & Risk Research Cluster which is a key of nine research clusters within the School of Engineering.
Prizes or Honours
- Excellent Editorial Award (Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2023)
- Excellent Paper Award (International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), 2022)
- John Carter Award (International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, 2017)
- Australian Geomechanics Society (New South Wales) Research Award (Australian Geomechanics Society at New South Wales, 2013)
- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment Postgraduate Research Award (University of Newcastle, Australia, 2012)
Funded Fellowships
- Royal Society Newton Mobility Grant (Royal Society, 2020 - 2022)
- EPSRC New Investigator Award (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), 2021 - 2023)
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (European Commission, 2017 - 2018)
- International Research Visiting Fellowship (University of Newcastle, Australia, 2017)