Zhaobing Hao | Rock Mechanics‌ | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Zhaobing Hao | ‌Rock Mechanics‌ | Best Researcher Award

Senior Engineer | Engineering & Technology Company CNOOC | China

Dr. Zhaobing Hao, Senior Engineer at Engineering & Technology Company, CNOOC, is a leading expert in rock physics and geomechanics with a Ph.D. from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, focusing on the exploration and development of unconventional energy resources including methane hydrates, shale oil and gas, tight gas, and coalbed methane. His extensive research portfolio includes publications in high-impact journals such as SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, Gels, Energy Science & Engineering, and Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, and he has authored fifteen journals, secured five patents, and led twenty-six major research projects integrating experimental techniques with numerical simulation methods to advance unconventional resource development. His innovative contributions include developing a seismic quantitative prediction workflow for reservoir and fluid parameters successfully applied in tight dolomite reservoirs, designing reservoir transformation technologies optimized for deep coal seams enabling efficient coalbed methane recovery in the Shenfu block, and pioneering nitrogen drilling methods in coalbed methane fields, achieving drilling speeds approximately three times faster than conventional methods. He is an active member of professional societies including the Chinese Geophysical Society, AGU, SEG, and SPE, demonstrating both technical excellence and industry leadership in rock mechanics, geomechanics, and energy exploration technologies.

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Guang jian Liu | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Guang jian Liu | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Ningbo University | China

Guangjian Liu, Distinguished Professor, currently serving as Associate Professor at the Institute of Rock Mechanics, Ningbo University, previously Associate Professor at the College of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, obtained his Doctor and Bachelor degrees in Mining Engineering from China University of Mining and Technology, with research focused on rock joint mechanics, shear strength, scale effects, and instability mechanisms, adept in laboratory experiments including uniaxial, triaxial, shear, physical model, and centrifuge tests, proficient in numerical modeling using FLAC3D, UDEC, 3DEC, PFC, and MATLAB, recognized with Outstanding Paper Award at the International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering and First Prize for Technical Invention by the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, principal investigator of multiple National Natural Science Foundation of China projects investigating progressive shear failure of large-scale bolted rock mass joints and size effects in shear strength, and leader of Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation project analyzing creep-catastrophe mechanisms and precursory indicators of fault reactivation induced by mine seismicity, participant in enterprise technology service project developing rock burst prevention and control technologies in Zhao Lou Coal Mine, with publications including Microseismic Multi-Parameter Characteristics of Rockburst Hazard Induced by Hard Roof Fall and High Stress Concentration, Propagation and Attenuation Characteristics of Rockburst-Induced Shock Waves in Coal-Rock Medium, Theoretical and Numerical Investigations of Floor Dynamic Rupture in Zhaolou Coal Mine, and multiple other peer-reviewed studies advancing understanding of rock mechanics, rockburst prediction, and safe mining engineering practices, contributing significantly to both theoretical and applied research in mining safety and rock mechanics, bridging laboratory, numerical modeling, and field applications to improve predictive capabilities, mitigation strategies, and engineering design for underground mining operations and rock mass stability analysis, while mentoring graduate students in advanced experimental and numerical methods for rock mechanics and mining engineering.

Featured Publications:

Liu, G., et al. (n.d.). Experimental and numerical simulation study on mechanical behavior and microscopic damage characteristics of sandstone under triaxial compression. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo Energy and Geo Resources.

Liu, G., et al. (n.d.). Research on the impact of borehole parameters on the instability and precursor characteristics of large diameter borehole in coal seam. Scientific Reports.

Liu, G., et al. (n.d.). Numerical study on the fracture trajectories and mechanisms of hole-contained Brazilian discs: The role of size effects and arrangements. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures.

Liu, G., et al. (n.d.). Study on the instability characteristics and precursor signals of rockburst in ancient fluvial sedimentary microfacies coal seam. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology.