Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
I earned my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in Geotechnical Engineering, from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2012. I continued working at Case as a research associate before joining the department. My teaching interests include soil mechanics, foundation engineering, numerical simulations, and other topics in classical mechanics. My research interests are integrated as the multiphysics simulation and innovative characterization in porous materials. The scope covers the numerical simulation and experimental measurement of multiphysical phenomena such as freezing, hydration, and dissociation and covers porous materials such soils, cement-base materials, gas hydrates, and biomaterials. My research has many direct applications in infrastructure sustainability, energy resources, environment protection, and advanced materials. I currently serve as an active member on the ASCE task committee (Engineering Geology) and TRB standing committees (Physicochemical and Biological Processes, Climatic Effects, Unsaturated Soils).
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About Zhen Liu
I earned my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, with an emphasis in Geotechnical Engineering, from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2012. I continued working at Case as a research associate before joining the department. My teaching interests include soil mechanics, foundation engineering, numerical simulations, and other topics in classical mechanics. My research interests are integrated as the multiphysics simulation and innovative characterization in porous materials. The scope covers the numerical simulation and experimental measurement of multiphysical phenomena such as freezing, hydration, and dissociation and covers porous materials such soils, cement-base materials, gas hydrates, and biomaterials. My research has many direct applications in infrastructure sustainability, energy resources, environment protection, and advanced materials. I currently serve as an active member on the ASCE task committee (Engineering Geology) and TRB standing committees (Physicochemical and Biological Processes, Climatic Effects, Unsaturated Soils).
| Present | Affiliated Assistant Professor, Michigan Technological University ‐ Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences | |
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| Present | Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University ‐ Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
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Research Interests
| 2008 - 2012 | PhD. Civil Engineering-Geotechnical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University | |
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| 2006 - 2008 | M.S. Civil Engineering-Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University | |
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| 2002 - 2006 | B. S. Civil Engineering-Bridge Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University | |
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