Weibing Gong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Geological (Geotechnical) Engineering
Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering
(Previously known as Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering)
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Education:
Ph.D. in Civil (Geosystems) Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2023
M.S. in Civil (Geotechnical) Engineering, Tongji University, 2018
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Central South Univeristy, 2015
Previous academic appointments:
2022.8-2022.12, Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley
2020.8-2023.7, Graduate Student Researcher, UC Berkeley (Worked with Prof. Dimitrios Zekkos and Prof. Marin Clark)
2018.9-2020.7, Graduate Student Research Assistant, University of Michigan (Worked with Prof. Dimitrios Zekkos and Prof. Marin Clark)
2015.9-2016.6, Teaching Assistant, Tongji University
2015.9-2018.3, Research Assistant, Tongji University (Worked with Prof. Jingpei Li)
2015.1-2015.5, Visiting Student, Monash University (Worked with Prof. Sheng Zhang, Prof. Wenhui Duan, and Dr. Changxi Zheng)
Selected Awards and Honors:
Excellent Graduate of Shanghai 2018
Research Pioneer of Tongji University 2018
National Scholarship for Master Student 2017
Excellence in Master's Scholarship 2016
Excellent Graduate of Central South University 2015
National Scholarship 2011, 2014
Tien-Yow Jeme Scholarship 2013
Excellent Student 2011, 2013, 2014
First-class Scholarship 2011, 2013, 2014