Poroelastic Controls on Shear Localization in Fault Gouge: A Cross-Scale Hybrid Numerical Framework Permalink
Invited talk at 2026 CIG Crustal Deformation Modeling Workshop, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
CV
Education
- Doctor of Science in Geophysics, ETH Zurich, Jan. 2023 - Dec. 2026 (expected); supervisors: Prof. Elías R. Heimisson and Prof. Stefan Wiemer
- MEng in Geological Engineering, Tongji University, Sept. 2019 - Mar. 2022; GPA: 92/100
- BEng in Civil Engineering, Central South University, Sept. 2015 - Jun. 2019; GPA: 88/100
Experience
- Visiting Student Researcher in Geophysics, Stanford University, Jul. 2025 - Jun. 2026
- Visiting Student in Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Aug. - Sept. 2024 and Mar. - May 2025
- Scientific Assistant, ETH Zurich, Jan. 2023 - present
- Research Assistant in Computational Geomechanics (remote), University of Warwick, Jul. - Oct. 2022
- Research and Teaching Assistant, Tongji University, Sept. 2019 - Jul. 2022
- Visiting Research Student, Monash University, Dec. 2018 - May 2019
Skills
- Software: OpenFOAM, LIGGGHTS, CFDEM, PFC, FLAC 2D/3D, PyTorch
- Toolkits: Git, LaTeX, Markdown, SketchUp
- Languages: Mandarin, English
Manuscripts
- Xie, X.; Wang, Y.; Li, P.; Shi, S.; Rong, X.; Wu, W.; Peng, J.; Wang, X.; Hu, J. “Dynamic generalized Hoek-Brown constitutive model for rock mass.” Under review at Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
- Wang, Y.; Heimisson, E. R.; Dunham, E. “Understanding localization and delocalization in earthquake cycles using a multiscale rate-and-state friction framework.” In preparation.
Talks and Events
Poroelastic Bulk Controls on Shear Localization in Fluid-Saturated Fault Gouge During Earthquake Rupture Permalink
Oral presentation at AGU Fall Meeting 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Poroelastic Control of Shear Localization in Fluid-Saturated Fault Zones Permalink
Poster at 2025 SCEC Annual Meeting, Poster 176, Palm Springs, California, USA
Investigating the Influence of Poroelastic Bulk on Small-Scale Shear Localization with a Hybrid SBI-FD Method Permalink
Conference presentation at AGU Fall Meeting 2024, Washington, D.C., USA
Understanding Shear Localization within Fault Gouge with Hybrid Numerical Schemes
Seminar at Prof. Kammer's group meeting, Zurich, Switzerland
Unveiling Fault-Fluid Interactions with Hybrid Numerical Schemes
Invited talk at Friday Seminar, Institute of Earth Sciences and Nordic Volcanological Center, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
One sunny Sunday afternoon on Videy Island
Event at Videy Island, Reykjavik, Iceland
Visiting the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
Visit at Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Poster at EGU 2024
Poster at EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria
Modeling of Shear Localization of Fault Gouge with a Hybrid Spectral Boundary Element and Finite Difference Approach
Oral presentation at EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria
On the Effect of Vibration on Dry/Fluid-Saturated Granular Flows: Implications for Geological Hazards Induced by Earthquakes Permalink
Conference presentation at EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria
CFD-DEM Study on the Entrainment Induced by Debris Flows with the HBP Rheological Model Permalink
Conference presentation at 11th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, Beijing, China
Service
- Journal reviewer: Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk; Earth and Space Science (AGU); Journal of Mountain Sciences; Scientific Reports; Journal of Mechanics; Acta Geotechnica
- Student Member, European Geosciences Union (EGU)
- Student Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Awards
- SCEC Travel Grant, 2025
- Doctoral Mobility Fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation, 2024
- Best Master’s Thesis Award, Tongji University, 2022
- Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Tongji University, 2022
- National Scholarship, Tongji University, 2020 and 2021
- Graduate Full Scholarship, Tongji University, 2019 - 2022
- International Exchange Scholarship for Undergraduates, Central South University, 2018
- First Prize, China Undergraduate Physics Tournament (Central South University), 2018
- Jiang Weiying Scholarship, 2017