Dr. Zhen HUANG

Zhen Huang is an associate professor at the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture and deputy director of the Department of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering at Guangxi University. He is mainly engaged in the research of disaster reduction mechanisms and prevention and control strategies for urban underground engineering, health diagnosis methods, and maintenance and reinforcement of tunnel structures, as well as the research, development, and application of tunnel functional materials. From 2019 to 2022, he served as deputy director and assistant professor/lecturer in the Department of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, and was promoted to associate professor in 2022. He has presided over and participated in projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation, the National Key Laboratory Project, the Guangxi Major Project, the Guangxi Key R&D Project, the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation, and the Guangxi Talent Special Fund. He has been granted six national invention patents, and related achievements have won a first prize and four second prizes in provincial and ministerial science and technology awards and social power awards. He was awarded the title of “Outstanding Talent in Science and Technology Innovation” in the 5th National Underground Space Innovation Competition.