CV
Contact Information
| Name | Bo Zhang |
| Professional Title | PhD candidate |
| bo_zhang@tongji.edu.cn | |
| Location | Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam |
Interests
Education
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2022 - 2028 Shanghai, China
PhD
Tongji University
Department of Geological and Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering
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2018 - 2022 Shanghai, China
Academic Experience
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2025 - 2027 Potsdam, Germany
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
Visiting PhD student
Current research on remote sensing for geohazards in the Himalayas.
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2026.07 Rijeka, Croatia
Research exchange in Croatia
- Gave a presentation titled “Spatial-temporal building damage proxy level assessment of the Himalayan town of Joshimath from long-term multi-sensor InSAR analysis” at the University of Zagreb.
- Conducted field investigations of landslides at Hum na Sutli.
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2025.10 Rijeka, Croatia
University of Rijeka research exchange
- Gave a presentation titled “Rainfall-induced clustered landslides in mountains: comparison between eastern and northern China” at the University of Rijeka.
- Conducted field investigations of landslides in Istria.
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2025.08 Zugspitze, Germany
Gateway to the Arctic XI, Zugspitze
- Gave a short presentation titled “Remote Sensing for High-elevation Geohazards in Southeastern Tibet Plateau.”
- Engaged in research exchanges with interdisciplinary researchers focusing on the polar regions.
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2025.04 Shanghai, China
China-Croatia Cooperation and Exchange Programme on rainfall-induced landslides
- Organized a research visit by the team from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka.
- Organized academic presentations, ring shear tests at Tongji University, and fieldwork in Zhejiang Province.
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2024.07 Norway
Climate Change and Global Governance International Summer School of Polar Research, Season 1
Student group leader
- Visited the Norwegian Polar Institute and NILU.
- Conducted glacier fieldwork in Svalbard.
Scholarships
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2025 - National Scholarship for Doctoral Students
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2024 - International Exchange Full Scholarship, Tongji University
- Outstanding PhD Students Scholarship, Tongji University
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2021 - National Inspirational Scholarship for Undergraduates
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Tongji University
- Social Activity Scholarship, Tongji University
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2020 - National Inspirational Scholarship for Undergraduates
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Tongji University
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2019 - National Inspirational Scholarship for Undergraduates
- Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Tongji University
- Social Activity Scholarship, Tongji University
Honors
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2025 - Silver Award, 2nd National College Student Career Planning Competition
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2024 - Outstanding Student, Tongji University
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2022 - Shanghai Outstanding Graduate
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2021 - Outstanding Student Cadre, Tongji University
- First Prize, National Undergraduate Engineering Geology Innovation Practice Competition
- First Prize for Outstanding Work, 4th Ripple Action
- Outstanding Volunteer, 4th Ripple Action
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2020 - Outstanding Student, Tongji University
- Outstanding Student Cadre, Tongji University
- Second Prize, China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Shanghai Division
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2019 - Outstanding Student Cadre, Tongji University
Conference Presentations
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2026 Vienna, Austria
05.03-05.09
EGU General Assembly 2026
Gave a presentation titled "Spatial-temporal building stability assessment of Himalaya town Joshimath from long-term multi-sensor InSAR analysis."
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2023 Florence, Italy
11.14-11.17
6th World Landslide Forum
Gave a presentation titled "Mechanism study of sliding zone formation and fluidization in fine-grained soil layers of a rainfall-induced landslide based on ring shear test."
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2023 Chengdu, China
09.21-09.27
XIV Congress of the IAEG
Gave a presentation titled "Debris flow occurred at Yigong on 21 July 2022 and its meteorological background."
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2022 Online
08.16-08.19
20th International Symposium on Geo-disaster Reduction
Gave a presentation titled "Motion mechanism analysis of rainfall-induced landslides based on the Wang-Sassa model."
Field investigations
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2025 Fuyang, Zhejiang, China
03.26-03.28
Investigation of rainfall-induced cluster landslides
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2024 Beijing, China
10.28-10.30
Investigation of geohazards triggered by extreme rainfall
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2024 Southeastern Tibet, China
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2024 Beijing, China
04.10-04.13
Investigation of geohazards triggered by extreme rainfall
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2024 Zhenxiong, Yunnan, China
02.15-02.17
Investigation of a disastrous rock landslide
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2024 Zhenxiong, Yunnan, China
01.23-01.26
Investigation of a disastrous rock landslide
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2024 Xining, Qinghai and Jishishan, Gansu, China
01.06-01.10
Investigation of the Jishishan earthquake and debris flows
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2023 Heyuan, Guangdong, China
12.08-12.12
Investigation of a creeping landslide alongside a motorway
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2023 Fuyang, Zhejiang, China
07.27-07.28
Investigation of regional landslides and flooding caused by extreme rainfall
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2023 Southeastern Tibet, China
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2022 Wuxi County, Chongqing, China
07.13-07.14
Investigation of bedding rock landslides
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2022 Longsheng, Guilin, Guangxi, China
07.09-07.11
Investigation of extreme rainfall-induced landslides and debris flows
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2022 Zhijin County, Bijie, Guizhou, China
07.02-07.08
Investigation of rockfalls and rainfall-induced landslides
Conferences
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2024 Chengdu, China
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2023 Islamabad, Pakistan
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2023 Badong, China
08.25-08.27
4th Badong International Geohazard Symposium
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2023 Shanghai, China
08.05-08.08
21st International Symposium on Geo-disaster Reduction
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2023 Nanjing, China
04.21-04.24
2023 National Annual Conference on Engineering Geology
Service and Outreach
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2022 - 2024 Shanghai, China
College of New Students, Tongji University
Part-time counselor
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2024 Online
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of World Heritage Training and Research (Shanghai)
Peer mentor for the 7th Ripple Action
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2022 Shanghai, China
Beautiful Nostalgia Charity Team
Team member