Professor | Kai Gu | Asia Growth Partners

Name	Kai Gu
Contact Information	gukai@nju.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Jiangsu

Name

Kai Gu

Contact Information

gukai@nju.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Jiangsu

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
Faculty	Earth sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2011-2014: PhD in Geological Engineering, Nanjing University 2012-2013: Joint PhD training, University of Cambridge 2009-2011: Master's in Geological Engineering, Nanjing University (direct PhD track) 2005-2009: Bachelor's in Geological Engineering, Nanjing University Selected for National High-level Young Talents, Jiangsu Province '333 High-level Talent Training Project'
Work Experience	2017.11 to present: Associate Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University 2014.09-2017.10: Assistant Researcher, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University 2016.07-2016.08: Visiting Scholar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain
Awards	2018: National Science and Technology Progress First Prize (12/15) 2023: 48th Geneva International Invention Exhibition Silver Award (1/11) 2018: Geological Engineering Professional Committee 'Gu Dezhen Young Scientist Award' 2020: International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR) Outstanding Young Scientist Award 2023: First Jiangsu Patent Award Silver Prize (6/7) 2022: Nanjing Excellent Invention Patent Award (6/7) 2022: International Society for Environmental Geotechnics 'Hsai Yang Fang Best Paper Award' 2020: 'Journal of Engineering Geology' Outstanding Paper 2019: National College Young Teachers Geological Course Teaching Competition Second Prize 2019: 'Charming Mentor Award', Nanjing University 2022: 'Education Integration Award', Nanjing University

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

School of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Faculty

Earth sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2011-2014: PhD in Geological Engineering, Nanjing University
2012-2013: Joint PhD training, University of Cambridge
2009-2011: Master's in Geological Engineering, Nanjing University (direct PhD track)
2005-2009: Bachelor's in Geological Engineering, Nanjing University
Selected for National High-level Young Talents, Jiangsu Province '333 High-level Talent Training Project'

Work Experience

2017.11 to present: Associate Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
2014.09-2017.10: Assistant Researcher, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
2016.07-2016.08: Visiting Scholar, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain

Awards

2018: National Science and Technology Progress First Prize (12/15)
2023: 48th Geneva International Invention Exhibition Silver Award (1/11)
2018: Geological Engineering Professional Committee 'Gu Dezhen Young Scientist Award'
2020: International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR) Outstanding Young Scientist Award
2023: First Jiangsu Patent Award Silver Prize (6/7)
2022: Nanjing Excellent Invention Patent Award (6/7)
2022: International Society for Environmental Geotechnics 'Hsai Yang Fang Best Paper Award'
2020: 'Journal of Engineering Geology' Outstanding Paper
2019: National College Young Teachers Geological Course Teaching Competition Second Prize
2019: 'Charming Mentor Award', Nanjing University
2022: 'Education Integration Award', Nanjing University

Areas of Focus	Loose Layer Disaster Monitoring and Control Shallow Geothermal Energy Evaluation and Environmental Effects Environmental Geotechnical Engineering
Publications	Subsurface multi-physical characterization of mountain excavation and city construction in loess plateau with a fiber-optic sensing system, Jie Liu, Bin Shi, Kai Gu, Meng-Ya Sun, Jun-Cheng Yao, He-Ming Han, 2024 Governing factors for actively heated fiber optics based thermal response tests, Bo Zhang, Kai Gu, Zhuang Wei, Lin Jiang, Yu Zheng, Baojun Wang, Bin Shi, 2023 Enhancing lead immobilization by biochar: Creation of “surface barrier” via bio-treatment, Huicong Hu, Chao-Sheng Tang, Zhengtao Shen, Xiaohua Pan, Kai Gu, Xiaoliang Fan, Chao Lv, Wen Mu, Bin Shi, 2023 Sensitivity study of thermal response test using resistively heated methods under various setups, Bo Zhang, Kai Gu, Baojun Wang, Peng Zhao, Bin Shi, 2023 Biochar implications for the engineering properties of soils: A review, Yu Lu, Kai Gu, Zhengtao Shen, Chao-Sheng Tang, Bin Shi, Qiyou Zhou, 2023 Estimation of Groundwater Flow Rate by an Actively Heated Fiber Optics Based Thermal Response Test in a Grouted Borehole, Zhang Bo, Gu Kai, Bayer Peter, Qi Haibo, Shi Bin, Wang Baojun, Jiang Yuehua, Zhou Quanping, 2023 Estimation of vertical water flow in slopes from high-resolution temperature profiles, Zhang Bo, Gu Kai, Bayer Peter, Xiang Fulin, Wei Zhuang, Wang Baojun, Shi Bin, 2023 Insight into the mechanical coupling behavior of loose sediment and embedded fiber-optic cable using discrete element method, Gu Kai, Xiang Fulin, Liu Chun, Shi Bin, Zheng Xing, 2023 City-wide monitoring and contributing factors to shallow subsurface temperature variability in Nanjing, China, Zhang Tiansheng, Liu Chun, Bayer Peter, Zhang Liwei, Gong Xvlong, Gu Kai, Shi Bin, 2022 Effects of biochar and polypropylene fibre on mechanical behaviour of cement-solidified sludge, Lv Chao, Shen Zhengtao, Cheng Qing, Tang, Chao-Sheng, Wang Yue, Gu Kai, 2022

Areas of Focus

Loose Layer Disaster Monitoring and Control
Shallow Geothermal Energy Evaluation and Environmental Effects
Environmental Geotechnical Engineering

Publications

Subsurface multi-physical characterization of mountain excavation and city construction in loess plateau with a fiber-optic sensing system, Jie Liu, Bin Shi, Kai Gu, Meng-Ya Sun, Jun-Cheng Yao, He-Ming Han, 2024
Governing factors for actively heated fiber optics based thermal response tests, Bo Zhang, Kai Gu, Zhuang Wei, Lin Jiang, Yu Zheng, Baojun Wang, Bin Shi, 2023
Enhancing lead immobilization by biochar: Creation of “surface barrier” via bio-treatment, Huicong Hu, Chao-Sheng Tang, Zhengtao Shen, Xiaohua Pan, Kai Gu, Xiaoliang Fan, Chao Lv, Wen Mu, Bin Shi, 2023
Sensitivity study of thermal response test using resistively heated methods under various setups, Bo Zhang, Kai Gu, Baojun Wang, Peng Zhao, Bin Shi, 2023
Biochar implications for the engineering properties of soils: A review, Yu Lu, Kai Gu, Zhengtao Shen, Chao-Sheng Tang, Bin Shi, Qiyou Zhou, 2023
Estimation of Groundwater Flow Rate by an Actively Heated Fiber Optics Based Thermal Response Test in a Grouted Borehole, Zhang Bo, Gu Kai, Bayer Peter, Qi Haibo, Shi Bin, Wang Baojun, Jiang Yuehua, Zhou Quanping, 2023
Estimation of vertical water flow in slopes from high-resolution temperature profiles, Zhang Bo, Gu Kai, Bayer Peter, Xiang Fulin, Wei Zhuang, Wang Baojun, Shi Bin, 2023
Insight into the mechanical coupling behavior of loose sediment and embedded fiber-optic cable using discrete element method, Gu Kai, Xiang Fulin, Liu Chun, Shi Bin, Zheng Xing, 2023
City-wide monitoring and contributing factors to shallow subsurface temperature variability in Nanjing, China, Zhang Tiansheng, Liu Chun, Bayer Peter, Zhang Liwei, Gong Xvlong, Gu Kai, Shi Bin, 2022
Effects of biochar and polypropylene fibre on mechanical behaviour of cement-solidified sludge, Lv Chao, Shen Zhengtao, Cheng Qing, Tang, Chao-Sheng, Wang Yue, Gu Kai, 2022

Loose Layer Deformation Temperature Moisture Seepage Distributed Fiber Monitoring Subsidence Disaster Evaluation Urban Underground Geological Hazards Active Thermal Response Geothermal Potential Long-Term Effects Environmental Impact Spatial Evolution Biochar Unsaturated Soil Mechanics Magnesium Oxide Cement Soil Properties Application

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