Rate My Professor Shanyong Wang

Professor Shanyong Wang is a Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia, a position held since January 2019. He is also Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment since 2015, with prior roles at the University including Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow (2015-present), ARC CoE Early Career Researcher Fellow (2011-2014), and Research Associate in Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering (2008-2011). Earlier, he served as Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering at The Catholic University of America (2007-2008). Wang earned his Doctor of Philosophy from City University of Hong Kong in 2007. His research specializations include rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, fracture and compaction grouting in soft soils and rocks, finite element method, discrete element method, discontinuous deformation analysis, slope stability, tunnel stability, soil nailing systems, and coupled multi-physics modelling of fractured rocks. His highly practical geotechnical engineering research develops innovative, cost-effective dynamic compaction grouting techniques and efficient soil improvement methods for weak ground, applicable to civil infrastructure such as roads, retaining walls, foundations, and underground structures. Since 2011, he has secured close to $3 million in research funding, including an ARC Future Fellowship, and authored 112 refereed international journal articles and 45 conference papers.