Areas of Focus
- Extreme Climate Geological Engineering and Urban Environmental Geotechnical Engineering
- Ecological Geotechnical Engineering
- Microbial Geotechnical Engineering
- Geological/Geotechnical Engineering New Observation Technologies and Applications
- Solid Waste Treatment and Disposal
- Soil Quality Improvement Technologies
- Special Soil Engineering Properties
- Unsaturated Soil Mechanics Theory and Engineering Applications
Work Experience
- 2014/12 to present - Professor, Department of Geological Engineering and Information Technology, Nanjing University
- 2015/11-2016/11 - Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge, UK
- 2014/08-2015/08 - Visiting Scholar, École des Ponts ParisTech, France
- 2010/12-2014/12 - Associate Professor, Department of Geological Engineering and Information Technology, Nanjing University
- 2008/12-2010/11 - Lecturer, Department of Geological Engineering and Information Technology, Nanjing University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-2008 PhD in Geological Engineering and Information Technology, Nanjing University
- 2007-2008 Joint PhD Student, École des Ponts ParisTech, France
- 1999-2003 Bachelor in Surveying Technology and Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
Publications
- Environmental Geotechnics: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post COVID-19 World, Chao-Sheng Tang et al., 2020
- Laboratory characterization of sandy soil water content during drying process using electrical resistivity/resistance method (ERM), Chao-Sheng Tang et al., 2020
Awards
- 2020 Huang Jiqing Young Geological Science and Technology Award
- 2020 Tan Kah Kee Young Scientist Award
- 2018 National Science and Technology Progress First Prize
- 2014 Young Geological Science and Technology Award - Golden Hammer Award
- 2012 Richard-Wolters Prize, IAEG, only nominee from Asia
