Rate My Professor Yue Chen

Yue Chen is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Technology at UNSW Canberra. Her professional background is in Geotechnical Engineering. She obtained her PhD from the University of Adelaide in 2022. Yue's research specializations include transparent soil, ground improvement, soil stabilisation, and numerical modeling. These areas underpin her contributions to sustainable infrastructure, pavement performance, geosynthetics, and recycled materials in construction.

In her role at UNSW Canberra, Yue Chen has secured significant research funding as Chief Investigator. Notable grants include the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage project 'Novel test and design methods for base course reinforced flexible pavements' ($708,000, 2023-2025), a Department of Industry, Innovation and Science grant for 'Engineering behaviour of rammed earth walls as bearing members in medium rise residential buildings' ($67,540, 2023), and UNSW Seed funding for 'Low carbon infrastructure through reliable designs' ($45,000, 2024-2025). Her scholarly output encompasses journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. Key publications feature 'Water retention and hydraulic properties of a natural soil subjected to microplastic contaminations and leachate exposures' (Science of the Total Environment, 2023), 'Experimental analysis of rolling dynamic compaction using transparent soils and particle image velocimetry' (Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2022), 'Discrete element modelling of the 4-sided impact roller' (Computers and Geotechnics, 2021), 'Numerical investigation of the performance of the 3-sided impact roller' (Computers and Geotechnics, 2023), 'Bio-Based Stabilization of Natural Soil for Rammed Earth Construction: A Review on Mechanical and Water Durability Performance' (Polymers, 2025), 'Sustainable urban freight: pavement, environmental, and economic impacts of heavy-duty electric trucks' (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2025), 'Robust Pavement Modulus Prediction Using Time-Structured Deep Models and Perturbation-Based Evaluation on FWD Data' (Sensors, 2025), 'Investigation of geogrid-reinforced unbound granular material behavior using constant radial stiffness triaxial tests' (Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2025), and book chapters such as 'Reusing Crushed Glass in Infrastructure Projects' (2025) and 'Evaluating the Reliability and Repeatability of Novel Laboratory Equipment in Investigating the Performance of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soils' (2025). Her work advances geotechnical practices through experimental and numerical approaches.