Hi, I am Yichuan Zhu of Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Temple University. I currently lead the Computational Geosystems Group that focuses on a variety of problems, including micro-mechanics of granular material, landslides characterization and mitigation, computational geosciences, and probabilistic machine learning and uncertainty quantification in geotechnical engineering.

Our research is inherently interdisciplinary, bridging the fields of Civil Engineering, Geosciences, and Computer Science. If you are interested in discussing research or joining my group, please send me email or check out our openings page for more information and the description of current openings.

Interests
  • Granular Mechanics
  • Remote Sensing & Applications
  • Uncertainty Quantification
  • Risk Assessment/Management
Experience

  • Assistant Professor, 2021-present

    Temple University

  • Post-doc Fellow, 2019-2021

    Kentucky Geological Survey

  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 2014-2019

    Texas A&M University

Recent News

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[03/2025]: Dr. Zhu presented the paper “Modeling Spatial Variability of Ground-Motion Site Resonances for the Jackson Purchase Region in the New Madrid Seismic Zone” during Geotechnical Frontiers 2025 Conference at Luisville, KY.

[01/2025]: There is a fully-funded Ph.D. position in Dr. Zhu’s lab starting from Fall 2025. Please check out our openings page for more information.

[06/2024]: Dr. Zhu togeher with Dr. Hui Wang from University of Dayton and Dr. Weibing Gong from Missouri University of Science and Technology chaired a session on Natural Hazard (MS 0706) during EMI/PMC 2024 Conference.

[03/2024]: Dr. Zhu presented the paper “Integration of Physical and Statistical Knowledge in Landslide Susceptibility Characterization” during Geo-Congress 2024 Conference at Vancouver, Canada. The work is based on Dr. Khabiri’s PhD dissertation.

[02/2024]: Welcome Habib as the new Ph.D. student to join CGG team.

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