Loess and Loess Geohazards in China (ePub)

Prof. Yanrong Li, PhD, works in the Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering at Taiyuan University of Technology, China. He is a funding Director of the Collaborative Innovation Center for Geohazard Process and Prevention at this university. He worked for ten years as a practicing engineer and field geologist in Hong Kong, Australia and China before he turned to be a full professor. The research of Prof. Li focuses on Quaternary Geology, Geoenvironment and Geohazards. He is a Chartered Geologist (CGeol) of the Geological Society of London and a Professional Member (MIMMM) of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He served as an Associate Editor of KSCE - Journal of Civil Engineering and is now an Editorial Board Member of the Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. Professor Yanrong Li welcomes discussions on the contents of this book and diverse collaboration with experts of similar interests.

Dr. Jingui Zhao, has been in the Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering at Taiyuan University of Technology, China since September 2004. He obtained academic degrees of BSc (in Engineering Geology, 1998), MSc (in Mineral Resource Prospecting and Exploration, 2004) and PhD (in Tectonic Geomorphology, 2014) all from Taiyuan University of Technology. Dr. Zhao has great research interests in Structure Geology, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology, and Geohazard. He has conducted research projects with outstanding outcomes, and published peer-review academic papers in these fields.