Zheng Dongjian, was born in January 1965 and is an engineering doctor, professor and doctoral supervisor. He is a member of the dam safety monitoring professional committee of the China Hydropower Society. He graduated from Hohai University in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in water conservancy and hydropower construction engineering, obtained a master's degree in 1991 and obtained a doctor's degree in hydraulic structure engineering from Hohai University in 2000. He was a senior visiting scholar at Washington State University from 2007 to 2008. His main research fields include: the theory and method of safety evaluation of hydraulic structures; safety monitoring, detection and information technology of hydraulic structures; hidden danger detection and health diagnosis of hydraulic structures.