PERSONAL PROFILE

DEGREES

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

WORKING EXPERIENCE

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

DEGREES

BSc, in Civil Engineering (1973.10-1976.10)
Department of Civil Engineering
Harbin University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Harbin 150001
People’s Republic of China
Project related to performance of reinforced concrete beams subjected to torsion loads

MSc, in Structural Mechanics (1978.10-1981.12)
Department of Engineering Science
Harbin University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Harbin 150001
People’s Republic of China
Thesis: An Improvement on the Haug-Arora’s Gradient Projection Method and Its Application in the Optimum Design of Seismic-Resistant Structures

PhD, in Civil Engineering (1987.10-1990.9)
School of Civil Engineering
The University of Birmingham
Birmingham B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Thesis: The Transient Temperatures in Welded Plates

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers

Registered Analyst of the National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards

Member of the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics

 

WORKING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Engineer, Heihe Architectural and Structural Design Office, China (1976-1978)

Research Assistant, China Academy of Building Research, China (1981-1984)

Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer, Harbin University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China (1984-1986)

Visiting Scholar, The City University, London (1986-1987)

Research Fellow, the University of Birmingham (1987-1990)

Consultant, Building Research Establishment (1990-1996)

Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Centre for Civil and Construction Engineering, UMIST (1996 -, 2002 - )

 

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS

Committee Technical Reporter, on Civil and Structural Engineering Dynamics, of the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics (1997 - )

Member of the joint ISTRUCTE, ODPM and DCMS Working Group on Dynamic Performance and Design of Stadia Structures and Seating Decks (Jan. 2000 - )

Visiting Professor of the Graduate School,  Harbin Institute of Technology, China (October 2006 -  )

Member of the Application & Professional Review Panel, The Institution of Structural Engineers (2009-)