EDUCATION
2014.08-2018.07: Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
Dissertation: Improving one-dimensional ground response analysis by incorporating basin effects
Award: Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2024-present: Assistant Professor, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
2022-2024: Research Fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2022-2022: Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
2018-2022: Scientist, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam- GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany
HONORS, AWARDS & GRANTS
Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award (Top 5% QUT), 2019
Seismological Society of America (SSA) Global Travel Grant (SSA), 2018
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UKPSF), 2018
ERI at the University of Tokyo Short-term Fellowship, 2017
High Achiever HDR Student (QUT), 2017
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Grant, 2017
“Good to Great” Incentive (QUT), 2016
International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (ICEGE) Scholarship, 2015
HDR Student Operating Incentive (QUT), 2015
Outstanding Graduates in Sichuan Province (SWJTU), 2014
SERVICES & ENGAGEMENT
Reviewer for Geophysical Journal International, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Spectra, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Journal of Seismology, etc.
Member of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES), Engineers Australia (EA), etc.
Session Convener at the XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment.
Technical Session: “Megacity Engineering Geology: Seismic Characterization, Design, and Analysis of Urban Underground Space” by Chuanbin Zhu, University of Canterbury; Zhiyi Chen, Tongji University.
Session Convener at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America: “Site-Specific Modelling of Seismic Ground Response: Are We Quantitative Enough to Predict?” by Marco Pilz, GFZ; Andres Olivar, University of Potsdam; Chuanbin Zhu, University of Canterbury; Hiroshi Kawase, Kyoto University.
Session Convener at the 38th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission: “Machine learning and other novel approaches in site response and ground motion predictions” by Fabrice Cotton, GFZ; Chuanbin Zhu, GFZ; Sreeram Reddy Kotha, ISTerre.
Session Convener at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America:
o Special Interest Group Discussion: “Modeling of Seismic Site Amplification using AI” by Chuanbin Zhu, GFZ; Mohsen Zaker Esteghamati, Virginia Tech; Weiwei Zhan, Tufts University.
o Technical Session: “Site Response Characterization in Seismic Hazard Analysis” by Behzad Hassani, BC Hydro; Marco Pilz, GFZ; Sean K. Ahdi, USGS; Gail M. Atkinson, Western University; Anna Kaiser, GNS; Marta Pischiutta, INGV; Jonathan P. Stewart, UCLA; Chuanbin Zhu, GFZ.
o Technical Session: “Advances in Geospatial Modeling of Seismic Hazards” by Weiwei Zhan, Tufts University; Xuanmei Fan, Chengdu University of Technology; Laurie G. Baise, Tufts University; Chuanbin Zhu, GFZ.
Topic Editor of the journal Frontiers in Built Environment
o Special Issue: “Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnical and Structural Earthquake Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges” edited by Chuanbin Zhu, GFZ; Dimitris Pitilakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Yuxin Pan, The University of British Columbia; Mohsen Zaker Esteghamati, Virginia Tech; Yu Huang, Tongji University.
Guest Editor of the journal Shock and Vibration
o Special Issue: “Mechanism and Prevention of Dynamic Disasters in Geotechnical Engineering”.
o Special Issue: “Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Geodynamics”.
Panel Discussion at the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
o Special Organized Session: “A New Seismic Observation Perspective for Estimation of Site Amplification” by Hiroshi Kawase, Kyoto University; Kentaro Motoki, Kobori Research Complex; Cecile Cornou, ISTerre; Chuanbin Zhu, GFZ
Session Convener at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America
o Technical Session: “How Well Can We Assess Site Effects So Far?” by Chuanbin Zhu, GFZ; Marco Pilz, GFZ; Yefei Ren, IEM; Fumiaki Nagashima, DPRI.
Session Moderator at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America.
o Technical Session: Strong Motion/Seismic Hazard
TEACHING & LEARNING
KB5020 Engineering Geology and Geotechnics, Northumbria University, England
KB4023 Land Surveying, Northumbria University, England
ENEQ681 Seismic Site Response: Theory, Modelling, and Incorporation in Seismic Design and Assessment, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
ENB475 Advanced Structural Analysis, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
EGB270 Civil Engineering Material, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
CPD
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
Training in "Teaching Advantage" (14, 15, and 16 November 2017)
Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)