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