1. Introduction

Yubing Gao, Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory for Tunnel Engineering/School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering

E-mail address: yubing_gao@163.com; gaoyubing@cumtb.edu.cn

2. Education Background and Experience

（1）Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), 2015 - 2018

（2）Joint Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, USA, 2016 - 2017

（3）M.E. in Mining Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), 2013 - 2015

（4）B.S. in Mining Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, 2009 – 2013

3. Research Area

• Non-pillar Mining with Automatically Formed Roadway (110/N00 Mining Method)

• Stability Control Theory and Technology of Underground Engineering

• Disaster Prevention and Control in Tunnel Engineering

• Mining Rock Mechanics and Engineering

4. Representative Publications

[1] Theory and engineering application of pressure relief control for dynamic pressure roadways. Beijing: Metallurgical Industry Press, June 2023, Monograph (First Author)

[2] Meso- and macroeffects of roof split blasting on the stability of gateroad surroundings in an innovative nonpillar mining method [J]. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2019 (First Author)

[3] Innovative approach based on roof cutting by energy-gathering blasting for protecting roadways in coal mines [J]. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2020 (Corresponding Author)

[4] Evaluation of roof cutting by directionally single cracking technique in automatic roadway formation for thick coal seam mining [J]. International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, 2023 (First Author)

[5] A new method for evaluating floor spatial failure characteristics and water inrush risk based on microseismic monitoring [J]. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2024 (Corresponding Author)

[6] Pre-splitting roof cutting mechanism and its impact on mine pressure in no-pillar self-forming roadways [J]. Journal of China Coal Society, 2019 (First Author)

[7] Steady-state analysis of surrounding rock structure in roadways with roof cutting and its coordinated control with constant pressure yield [J]. Journal of China Coal Society, 2017 (First Author)

[8] Mine pressure law and surrounding rock control in automatically formed roadways under fault structure influence with roof cutting and pressure relief [J]. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2019 (First Author)

[9] Study on directional tension blasting and roof cutting pressure relief surrounding rock control technology in high-stress roadways in deep wells [J]. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2019. (First Author)

[10] Study on deformation mechanism and control technology of crushed stone ribs in no-pillar roof cutting roadways in thick coal seams [J]. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2017 (First Author)

5. Awards and Honors

• Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST, 2022

• Outstanding Scientific and Technological Papers of CAST, 2019

• China's 100 Most Influential Domestic Academic Paper, 2020

• F5000-China's Top Academic Papers of High-Quality Scientific and Technological Journals, 2022

• First Prize for Science and Technology Progress by the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering, 2015

• First Prize for Science and Technology Progress by Shandong Province, 2021

• Second Prize for Science and Technology Progress by China Coal Industry Association, 2023