Prof. Dr. Sun Hongyue is a professor of Zhejiang University, and has more than 20 years experience in academic research, teaching and consulting in the industry. Sun has published more than 60 papers and 5 monographs. She has received 3 Provincial and Ministerial Awards and 12 invention patents. She was also selected as a member of the council of the Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering and the Zhejiang Society of Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering, and a member of the committee of the Geological Society of China, in recognition of her contributions to the prevention and control of geological disaster in engineering. Her main research interests include the prevention and control of geological disasters. A new siphon drainage method for deep drainage in soil slopes developed by Sun Hongyue was used in engineering applications for the prevention and control of slope instability.