Ph.D. (Engineering) | Faculty Member / Research Scientist
National Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University
Email: lxt97ktimd@gmail.com
1.RESEARCH AREAS & INTERESTS
Treatment and management of solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes associated with blasting materials; environmental impacts of blasting operations and green, intelligent management strategies; multiphase-flow modeling of blast-generated dust and hazardous gas dispersion; numerical simulation of fluid flow and solute transport in fractured rock; in situ management of deep groundwater environments; and environmental technologies supporting sustainable blasting.
2.PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Dr. Xingtao Liu is a faculty member at the National Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University. His research focuses on waste management associated with blasting materials, environmental impacts and intelligent management of blasting operations, multiphase dispersion of dust and hazardous gases, and coupled fluid-flow and solute-transport processes in fractured rock. His work also encompasses in situ groundwater management and environmental technologies for green blasting.
He has experience in spectroscopic characterization, gaseous product analysis, hydro-biogeochemical investigations, high-speed diagnostics, conceptual model development, and numerical simulation. His current interests include blasting-induced disturbances and coupled multiphysics processes under complex geological conditions; seepage and contaminant migration and transformation in fractured rock; environmental effects of energetic materials; environmental risk assessment and safety management in underground engineering; and pollution prevention and control in blasting applications.
He has authored or co-authored four academic papers and holds one granted utility model patent, as reported in the source profile. His research has appeared in Journal of Hydrology, Water Research, and Energy Reports.
3.PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT & EDUCATION
Jul 2026–Present | Faculty Member, National Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University, China
Sep 2022–Jun 2026 | Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
Sep 2020–Jun 2022 | Master of Engineering in Environmental Planning and Management, The University of Queensland, Australia
Sep 2016–Jun 2020 | Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, China
4.RESEARCH PROJECTS
Ongoing Project
Principal Investigator, “Mechanisms and Optimization Methods for Regulating Emulsion Explosive Blasting Performance under Complex Geological Constraints.” Jianghan University Research Start-up Fund for High-Level Talent; Sep 2026–Sep 2028; CNY 100,000.
Completed Projects and Research Activities
Mechanisms by Which Redox Cycling Influences Solute Migration and Transformation in Groundwater Systems (National Natural Science Foundation of China).
Groundwater Environmental Evolution and Safe Water Supply under Complex Geological Conditions in Inner Mongolia (Provincial/ministerial-level project).
In Situ Regulation: Theory and Technology for Improving Poor-Quality Groundwater and Contaminated Water Bodies (National Key R&D Program of China).
Hydro-biogeochemical Dynamics of Arsenic at the Vadose Zone–Saturated Zone Interface in Agricultural Irrigation Areas (National Natural Science Foundation of China).
Groundwater Resource Survey and Integrated Development in the Bayan Obo–Darhan Muminggan Mining Region (Provincial/ministerial-level project).
Spatiotemporal Evolution of the Groundwater Environment along the Inner Mongolia Reach of the Yellow River and Its Driving Mechanisms (Provincial/ministerial-level project).
Origins of Desert Lakes on the Ordos Plateau and Coordinated, Efficient Use of Lake Water and Groundwater (Provincial/ministerial-level project).
5.SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PATENT
[1] Liu, X., et al. (2025). Natural organic matter drives iodine biogeochemical cycling in multi-layered redox dynamic groundwater systems. Journal of Hydrology, Article 134253.
[2] Liu, X., et al. (2022). The carbon emission comparison between hybrid manufacturing and conventional processes based on bionic computing of industrial metabolism. Energy Reports, 8, 420–431.
[3] Li, J., Liu, X., et al. (2025). Coupled biogeochemical processes account for vertical heterogeneity of groundwater iodine in the Hetao Basin. Water Research, Article 124327.
[4] Xie, X., Liu, X., et al. (2025). Natural organic matter drives nitrogen biogeochemical cycling in groundwater of the Hetao Basin: evidence from multi-isotopes and FT-ICR MS. Journal of Hydrology, Article 133957.
[5] Liu, X., et al. (2019). Device and method for concentrating and treating low-salinity wastewater. China, CN10929865A; published February 1, 2019. [Patent record as provided in the original profile.]
