Dr. Henglin Xiao, male, is a Second-Class Professor, PhD supervisor, and postdoctoral mentor. He has been selected for the National Key Talent Program, the Ministry of Science and Technology's Leading Talent Program, and the Ministry of Education's Talent Program. He is a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance and has been honored as a Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions by Hubei Province.
Professional Service：
Council Member, Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, China Civil Engineering Society
Council Member, Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering
Executive Council Member, Soft Rock Engineering and Deep Disaster Control, Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering
Executive Council Member, Intelligent Monitoring in Geological and Rock Engineering, Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering
Executive Council Member, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation, Seismological Society of China
Vice President, Hubei Society for Underground Engineering
Research Interests:
Slope stability assessment
Intelligent monitoring & safety maintenance of road infrastructure.
Major Scientific Achievements:
Led 5 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), including one key joint fund project
Directed a national key R&D project during China’s 13th Five-Year Plan period
Oversaw more than 20 provincial-level projects, including Hubei’s Major Technological Innovation Special Project
Made significant contributions to ecological slope restoration and winter road safety technologies
Published over 200 academic papers, including more than 100 indexed in SCI and EI, with publications in Nature sub-journals and other top-tier outlets
Authored 8 academic monographs and holds over 100 invention patents
Developed 8 industry standards, including Technical Specifications for Slope Ecological Protection in Hubei Province
Received 8 provincial and ministerial-level science and technology awards, including the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Hubei Province (as first contributor)
Awarded the First Prize for Higher Education Teaching Achievement in Hubei Province (as first contributor)
Current Research Projects:
NSFC Joint Fund Key Project, Novel ecological protection structures for erosion and pollution control along the Yangtze River banks in central China (Funding: ¥2.55 million)
Hubei Key R&D Project, Robotic de-icing technology for stay cables (Funding: ¥1 million)
Hubei Key R&D Project, Intelligent winter safety prevention system for tunnel portals in northwestern Hubei (Funding: ¥1.2 million)
Hubei Key R&D Project, Development of flexible monitoring equipment for large-scale foundation pits (Funding: ¥1 million)
Hubei Key R&D Project, Integrated robotic system for de-icing and inspection of stay cables (Funding: ¥1.171 million)
Hubei Key R&D Project, Low-freezing asphalt pavement and geothermal bridge safety technology (Funding: ¥500,000)
