1. Introduction

Mingyuan Zhang, Lecturer, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)

E-mail: zmy_cumtb@163.com

2. Education Background and Experience

(1) 2015-2019, B.E., Fire Protection Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China

(2) 2019-2026, Ph.D., Mechanics, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China, Combined Master’s-Ph.D. Program

(3) Lecturer, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China

3. Research Area

Rock fracture mechanics; experimental mechanics of brittle materials; ultrashort-pulse laser applications; optical measurement techniques in rock mechanics; dynamic crack propagation and fracture characterization.

4. Academic Achievement

Research Projects

(1) Principal Investigator, Doctoral Innovation Talent Training Fund, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing).

(2) Principal Investigator, Doctoral Program of the Young Science and Technology Innovation Talent Development Plan, Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering.

(3) Participant in major national research programs, including projects supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.

Representative Publications

(1) ZHANG M, CHEN L, et al. Influence of loading rate on the infrared radiation of PMMA[J]. AIP Advances, 2021, 11(7): 075023.

(2) ZHANG M, LI D, et al. An ultrafast time-resolution method based on picosecond pulsed laser for determining rock fracture toughness at multipoint during the crack propagation[J]. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12(1): 4550.

(3) ZHANG M, YANG L, et al. Investigation of crack propagation behavior on shales with different inclination based on ultra-fast time resolution method[J]. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023, 292: 109599.

(4) ZHANG M, KE Y, et al. The influence of SC-CO2 on the nanopore structures of different types of shales based on small-angle neutron scattering and multifractal methods[J]. Energy & Fuels, 2024, 38(15): 14514–14525.

(5) ZHANG M, SHEN M, et al. A method for determining crack tip location during the tuff crack propagation based on ultra-fast time resolution method and immune algorithm[J]. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2025, 321: 111129.

(6) ZHANG M, SHEN M, et al. Experimental study on the crack propagation characteristic of coal specimens with offset cracks and the I-II mixed SIF variation by using ultrafast time-resolution method[J]. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2026, 142: 105398.

(7) LIU G, MA X, et al. Study on the evolution of stress intensity factors during rock crack propagation using ultrafast time-resolved method and machine learning[J]. Engineering Failure Analysis, 2026, 196: 111097. Corresponding author.

(8) SHEN M, ZHANG M, et al. Digital image correlation of brittle materials based on ultrashort pulse laser imaging[C]// Proceedings of SPIE: First Advanced Imaging and Information Processing Conference. 2023, 12942: 1294204.

More than 30 peer-reviewed papers have been published in the fields of rock mechanics, fracture mechanics, optical measurement, and experimental mechanics.

Patents

Representative patents include:

(1) A ultrafast digital speckle system and experimental method based on pulsed laser, Chinese Invention Patent.

(2) A method for determining Mode-I fracture energy of heterogeneous rock, Chinese Invention Patent.

(3) A method for tunnel water leakage detection, Chinese Invention Patent.

(4) A construction and solution method for elastic-viscous element models, Chinese Invention Patent.

5. Awards and Honors

(1) National Scholarship for Doctoral Students, 2024

(2) Outstanding Doctoral Graduate, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), 2026

(3) Outstanding Graduate Student, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)