Man-man Hu Research Group

Principal Investigator

Man-man Hu

Dr. Man-man (M.M.) Hu is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Hong Kong leading the Hu Lab.

Dr. Hu holds a Ph.D degree from Duke University (USA) and a B.Eng degree from Zhejiang University (China). Prior to joining HKU, Dr. Hu worked as Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow at UNSW, Sydney (Australia). Dr. Hu’s research work has been focusing on the interdisciplinary field of environmental geomechanics driven by modern-day geo-engineering activities and fundamental understandings of geomaterial behavior in response to environmental perturbations. Her current research group focuses on tackling the fundamental Multi-scale Multiphysics processes in geomaterials that play an essential role in a wide-context geoenvironmental circumstances concerning carbon neutrality and geo-engineering adaptation to Climate Change.

Education

2009 - 2015: Ph.D. in CEE, Duke University

2005 - 2009: BEng. in Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University

Research Interests

Environmental Geomechanics
Energy Geomechanics
Multi-scale Multi-physics Instabilities in Geomaterials
Pattern Forming Instabilities
Geomechanics for Energy Resources
Energy and Environmental Geotechnics
Geological CO2 Sequestration
Deep/Shallow Geothermal Energy

Representative Projects

General Research Fund: "Environmental Geomechanics: from Chemical Aging to Biochemically Improved Soils", PI, by Research Grant Council, HK
Early Career Scheme: "A Multi-physics Study on Enhanced Cracking in Geo-energy Engineering", PI, by Research Grant Council, HK
Industrial Collaboration: "The Effect of Laboratory Chemical Aging on the Incremental Compressibility of Sediments", PI, by Eni, S.p.A.
Seed Fund for Basic Research: "Thermo-Hydro-Chemo-Mechanics in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)", PI, by University of Hong Kong

Professional Activities

Corresponding member, Energy Geotechnics Committee (TC308), HK chapter, ISSMGE

Corresponding member, Geomechanics from Micro to Macro Committee (TC105), HK chapter, ISSMGE

Member, European Geophysical Union (EGU)

Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Member, Engineering Mechanics Institute (ASCE)