With a NSERC postgraduate scholarship, I started my Master’s degree in civil engineering under the supervision of Prof. Mohamed Meguid at McGill University in 2014.  I continued PhD research at McGill under the supervision of Prof. Mohamed Meguid and Prof. Luc Chouinard and I was awarded Ph.D. degree in Geotechnical Engineering from McGill University (Canada) in 2020. Since Dec. 2020, I have been working as an assistant professor from Civil Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Since Jan. 2024, I have been promoted to associate professor.

Rockfall、Landslides、Rock Mechanics、Geosynthetics、Soil structure interaction、Discrete element simulation

The first few academic years of an assistant professor are always chock-full of exciting opportunities, therefore I am looking forward to the opportunity to act as a student support and resource, to work with student innovations and creativities, to continue with the strong commitment to scientific research and most importantly to work with you, for you (beautiful young minds) . For those who are actively seeking for graduate positions as master or Ph.D., you are more than welcome to contact me gaoge@sjtu.edu.cn

Reviewer:

Funding Agency

·         National Natural Science Foundation of China

International Research Journals

·         Landslides (SPRINGER)

·         International Journal of Solids and Structures (ELSEVIER)

·         Engineering Geology (ELSEVIER)

·         Geotextiles and Geomembranes (ELSEVIER)

·         Geotechnical and Geological Engineering (SPRINGER)

·         International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (ELSEVIER)

·         International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ELSEVIER)

·         Acta Geotechnica (SPRINGER)

·         Géotechnique Letters (ICE Virtual Library)

·         International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE)

·         Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (ELSEVIER)

·         Soils and Foundations (ELSEVIER)

·         Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (SPRINGER)

·         Natural Hazards (SPRINGER)

·         Journal of Mountain Science (SPRINGER)

1. Gao, G. and Meguid, M.A*. (2018) Modeling the impact of a falling rock cluster on rigid structures. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, 18(2), 1-15.

2. Gao, G. and Meguid, M.A*. (2018) On the role of sphericity of falling rocks: experimental and numerical investigations. Landslides, 15(2), 219–232.

3. Gao, G. and Meguid, M.A*. (2018) Effect of particle shape on the response of geogrid-reinforced systems: Insights from 3D discrete element analysis. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 46 (6), 685-698.

4. Gao, G., Meguid, M.A*. and Chouinard, L.E. (2020) On the role of pre-existing discontinuities on the micromechanical behavior of confined rock samples: A numerical study. Acta Geotechnica, 15, 3483–3510.

5. Gao, G., Meguid, M.A.*, Chouinard, L.E. and Xu, C. (2020) Insights into the transport and fragmentation characteristics of earthquake-induced rock avalanche: A numerical study. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, 20(9), 1-23.

6. Gao, G. and Meguid, M.A.* (2021) On the role of joint roughness on the micromechanics of rock fracturing process: A numerical study. Acta Geotechnica, 17, 2799–2824.

7. Gao, G., Meguid, M.A.*, Chouinard, L.E. and Zhan, W. (2021) Dynamic disintegration processes accompanying transport of an earthquake-induced landslide. Landslides, 18(3), 909-933.

8. Gao, G. and Meguid, M.A.* (2022) Microscale characterization of fracture growth in increasingly jointed rock samples. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 55, 6033-6061.

9. Gao, G., Meguid, M.A.*, and Zhang, L.L. (2024) On the role of sample size on the fracture growth mechanism in intact rock: Insights from 3D DEM-DFN analysis. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 62:1-24.

10. Gao, G.*, Yan, B.B., Xing, A.G. (2025) Impact dynamics of dry debris flow against rigid barrier: Insights from numerical and depth-average analyses. Powder Technology, 120624.

Superivsing my student:

1. Wang, H.B., Gao, G.*, Meguid, M.A., and Zhang, L.L. (2025) On the role of pocket shape on the geocell-reinforced soils: a coupled continuum-discontinuum study. Computers and Geotechnics, 184: 107256.

2. Wang, H.B., Gao, G.*, Meguid, M.A., and Zhang, L.L. (2025) On the role of pocket shape on the geocell-reinforced soils: a coupled continuum-discontinuum study. Computers and Geotechnics, 184: 107256.

CE8112 soil-structure interaction analyses （can be accounted for your GPA）English-immersed course

For someone who is interested in having a fully immersive geomechanics and geotechnics-learning experiences, you are welcome to join us!