Profile

Shao’s main research interest is hydrological and geotechnical numerical modeling that includes the effects of soil heterogeneity and vegetation dynamics. The specific research topics include:

1. Predicting timing and magnitude of rainfall-triggered shallow landslide under the impacts of preferential flow; rainfall intensity and duration threshold for landslide-triggering; design of stabilizing piles and vegetation restoration system to prevent landslides.

2. Coupling non-isothermal soil moisture transport and land surface energy balance to simulate evaporation fluxes in vegetated area; estimating plant transpiration and biomass production under the vegetation dynamics of growth, competition, and disturbance.

3. Using data assimilation algorithms to update the state variables and estimate parameters.

Education：

Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources 09/2011|01/2017

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mark Bakker, Dr. Thom Bogaard, Prof. Dr. Hubert Savenije

Thesis Title: Numerical modeling of the effect of preferential flow on hillslope hydrology and slope stability

M.Sc. in Hydrology and Water Resources 09/2008|07/2011

Hohai University, Nanjing, China

Supervisors: Prof. Xiaofang Rui, Prof. Dr. Jie Feng

Thesis Title: Modeling macropore flow and solute transport in soil base on Lattice Boltzmann method

B.E. in Hydraulic and Hydroelectric Engineering 09/2004|07/2008

Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ping Feng

Thesis Title: The mechanism of runoff generation and characteristics of Daqing River basin

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE：

Full Professor 07/2019|now

School of Hydrology and Water Resources, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Assistant Professor 01/2018|07/2019

School of Hydrometerology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Post-Doctoral Research 07/2016|12/2016

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Supervisor: Dr. Thom Bogaard Prof. Dr. Hubert Savenije

Research Project: DOMINO project (Dikes and Debris flows monitoring by novel optical fiber sensors)

Research Internship 01/2016|06/2016

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Charles W.W. Ng

Research Project: Green slope engineering: bioengineered, live cover systems for man-made fill slopes and landfill

capillary barriers in Hong Kong. Project supported by the Research Grants Council of the government of the Hong

Kong (Grants No. HKUST6/CRF/12R)

Editor：

Frontiers in Water

Referee for Journals：

Water Resource Research; Journal of Hydrology; Hydrology and Earth System Sciences; 

Ecological Indicators; Hydrogeology Journal; Journal of Mountain Science;

Publications：

1.     Shao, W., Yang, Z.J., Ni, J. J., Su, Y., Nie W., Ma, X.Y.: Comparison of single- and dual-permeability models in simulating the unsaturated hydro-mechanical behaviour in a rainfall-triggered landslide. Landslides, 2018,15（12），2449-2464 (SCI，IF 3.8). 

2.     Shao, W., Su, Y.*, Yang, Z.J., Ma, X.Y., Langhammer, J.: Quantify the pore water velocity distribution by a celerity function. Geofluids, 2018,Article ID 1054730 (SCI，IF 2.7).

3.     Shao, W., Coenders-Gerrits, M., Judge, J., Zeng, Y. J., Su, Y.*: The impact of non-isothermal soil moisture transport on evaporation fluxes in a maize cropland. Journal of Hydrology, 2018,561, 833–847 (SCI，IF 3.5).

4.     Shao, W., Su, Y., and Langhammer, J.*: Simulations of coupled non-isothermal soil moisture transport and evaporation fluxes in a forest area. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 2018, 65, 410–425 (SCI，IF 1.7).

5.     Shao, W., Ni, J.J.*, Leung, A. K., Su, Y., and Ng, C. W. W.: Analysis of plant root–induced preferential flow and pore-water pressure variation by a dual- permeability model. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2017, 54, 1537–1552 (SCI，IF2.1).

6.     Shao, W.*, Bogaard, T. A., Bakker, M., and Berti, M.: Analysing the influence of preferential flow on pressure propagation and landslide triggering of Rocca Pitigliana landslide. Journal of Hydrology, 2016, 543, 360-372 (SCI，IF 3.5).

7.     Shao, W.*, Bogaard, T. A., Bakker, M., and Greco, R.: Quantification of the influence of preferential flow on slope stability using a numerical modelling approach. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2015,19, 2197-2212 (SCI，IF 4.4).

Educational Experience

• [1]

  天津大学  | 水利水电工程  | 工学学士 | University graduated

• [2]

  河海大学  | 水文学及水资源  | 工学硕士 | With Certificate of Graduation for Study as Master's Candidates

• [3]

  代尔夫特理工大学  | 水文学及水资源  | 工学博士 | With Certificate of Graduation for Doctorate Study

Work Experience

• [1] 2016.1-2016.6
  

  香港科技大学  | 岩土工程系  | 访问学者
  

• [2] 2019.7-Now
  

  南京信息工程大学  | 教授
  

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