Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Qian, Yu
Associate Professor
Dr. Yu Qian has been working on transportation geotechnics and railroad infrastructure related research, mainly focusing on heavy haul and transit track structures, high speed rails, pavements, geosynthetics, discrete element simulation, and image analysis. He is currently serving as a committee member for three TRB Committees, two AREMA Committees, and the ASCE Rail Transportation Committee.
Biographical Profile
- College
- Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing
- Department
- Civil & Environmental Eng.
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Interest Keywords
- heavy haul and transit track structures, high-speed rails, pavements, geosynthetics, discrete element simulation, computer vision and image analysis, artificial intelligence, automatic inspection
- Personal Focus Areas
- transportation geotechnics and railroad infrastructure
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | University of Illinois | Urbana-Champaign, IL | PhD | Civil Engineering |
| 2013 | University of Illinois | Urbana-Champaign, IL | M.S. | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics |
| 2009 | University of Kansas | M.S. | Geotechnical Engineering | |
| 2008 | Huazhong University of Science & Technology | B.S. | Structural Engineering | |
| 2008 | Wuhan University | B.S. | Construction Management |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Award | Young Investigator Award | College of Engineering and Computing |
| 2021 | Award | Deans Excellence Award for Research and Scholarship | College of Engineering and Computing |
| 2022 | Award | Deans Excellence Award for Research and Scholarship | College of Engineering and Computing |
| 2022 | Award | Breakthrough Star Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2023 | Award | Deans Excellence Award for Research and Scholarship | College of Engineering and Computing |
| 2024 | Award | Dean’s Excellence Award for Service | College of Engineering and Computing |
| 2024 | Award | Deans Excellence Award for Research and Scholarship | College of Engineering and Computing |
| 2025 | Award | Deans Excellence Award for Research and Scholarship | College of Engineering and Computing |
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