Dr.
Ling is a professor of Geotechnical Engineering at
His
major fields of research include geosynthetic-reinforced soil
structures, soil
constitutive modeling, geotechnical earthquake engineering, numerical
and
centrifuge modeling. He has also looked into rainfall-induced slope
instability
(geotechnical failures due to typhoons), in addition to earthquake
induced
deformation and failure of geosystems. Ground deformation due to deep
excavation is one of his most recent research topics. He collaborates
actively
with international institutions/ agencies. He has made several
reconnaissance
trips related to the typhoon and earthquake disasters.
Dr. Ling received the
Career Award from the National Science Foundation in 2001. He was a
recipient
of the IGS Award (given every 4 years) from the International
Geosynthetics
Society in 2014, and the Aitalyev
Medal from the Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society in 2013. Dr. Ling
has
also been conferred honoraries from international institutions:
Honorary
Professorship from Shijiazhuang Railway Institute (
Dr.
Ling is the Editor-In-Chief for
Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, Associate Editor for the
ASCE
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering as well as the
editorial board member for a few other journals. He serves on several
technical
committees in the International Society of Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical
Engineering, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute and ASCE
Geo-Institute. Dr.
Ling has published extensively in major journals and conferences, with
over 100
journal papers and 120 conference publications. He has also organized
several
major conferences in
Education Ph.D. (1993), University of Tokyo M.S. (1990), University of Tokyo B.S. (1988), Kyoto University Title of Theses Experience July 2007 - Present: Professor, Columbia University Visiting Associate Professor, Harvard University (Spring Semester, 2006 - with Prof. James R. Rice) Jan 2000 - June 2007: Associate Professor, Columbia University Jan 1999 - Dec 1999: Assistant Professor, Columbia University Sept 1998 - Dec 1998: Adjunct Professor, Columbia University (in transition) Jan 1994 - Dec 1998: Visiting Assistant Professor, Research Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor, University of Delaware April - Dec 1993: Research Fellow, University of Tokyo Associate Land Surveyor, Japan (registration # H17-3820), 2005 Awards IGS Award, International Geosynthetics Society (September 2014, in Berlin) Honorary Professor, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, China (June, 2014) news 2002 Award of Technology, International Geosynthetics Society, Japan Chapter (with Mohri and Kawabata) Career Award (2001-2006), National Science Foundation engineering news, The Record Research Interest Combination of experimental and analytical studies on following subjects:Professional Service Editor-In-Chief, Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology (2013-, with Jonathan Wu) submission Associate Editor, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE Editorial Board, Journal of GeoEngineering (2011-) Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE (Poromechanics Committee) Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE (Inelastic Behavior Committee, until 2012) Engineering Mechanics Committee, ASCE Metropolitan Section (2011-) Member of Editorial Board, Geosynthetics International , International Geosynthetics Society (1994-2006, resigned in 2006) Geosynthetics Committee, Geo-Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers Geotechnical Committee, ASCE Metropolitan Section (2005-2008) Chair, NCHRP Project Panel D125901, Transportation Research Board (-2011) Member, TC 101, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2011-) Member, Public Relation Committee, ISSMGE (2011-) Reviewer for: Proceedings A, the Royal Society, London Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE Geotechnique Acta Geotechnica Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering Geotechnical Testing Journal, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Geosynthetics International, International Geosynthetics Society Geotextiles and Geomembranes International Journal of Analytical and Numerical Methods in Geomechanics Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Mechanics Research Communications Canadian Geotechnical Journal Soils and Foundations Journal of Chinese Institute of Engineers, Taiwan Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering International Journal of Physical Modeling in Geotechnics Geosynthetics '95 (Nashville), '97 (Long Beach), '99
(Boston), 01
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