Dr. YE Zhiwei (male), Lecturer and Ph.D. at the Department of Hydraulic Engineering, School of Infrastructure Engineering, Nanchang University, graduated with a doctorate in Hydraulic Structure Engineering from Wuhan University's School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering. His research encompasses rock blasting mechanisms, high-voltage pulse discharge rock fragmentation, and dynamic mechanisms of blasting excavation in frozen rock regions. As Principal Investigator, he leads 7 competitive grants including: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Program, Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (General/Youth Programs), Open Research Funds from Wuhan University’s State Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management and Jianghan University’s State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, alongside Nanchang University’s Young Talent Cultivation Innovation Fund.

Dr. Ye holds concurrent appointments as:

• Committee Member, Seepage Control Committee for Dams and Reservoirs (Chinese Society on Large Dams)

• Office Director, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Hydraulic and Geotechnical Engineering and Safety

• Youth Editorial Board Member for Rock Mechanics Bulletin (RMB), Deep Resources Engineering (DRE), and the Journal of Northeastern University

• Senior Technical Expert Advisor to China Energy Engineering Group Explosion Co., Ltd. (EPEC)

He has published 20+ first/corresponding-author papers in authoritative journals spanning rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering, notably Rock and Soil Mechanics, China Journal of Highway and Transport, Explosion and Shock Waves, Energy, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, and Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, with 16 invention patents authorized from 20+ applications. His expertise is further validated by regular peer review for over 10 premier journals including Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, and Journal of Vibration and Shock.