CV

Contact Information

Name Bo Zhang
Professional Title PhD candidate
Email bo_zhang@tongji.edu.cn
Location Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam

Interests

Research Interests: InSAR and Optical Remote Sensing for Geohazards, Behavior and Mechanism of Glacier/Rock Failure in High-elevation Regions, Fluidization Mechanisms and Long Runout of Landslides, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in Mountainous Regions under Climate Change

Education

  • 2022 - 2028

    Shanghai, China

    PhD
    Tongji University
    Department of Geological and Hydraulic Engineering, College of Civil Engineering
  • 2018 - 2022

    Shanghai, China

    Bachelor
    Tongji University
    Geological Engineering, College of Civil Engineering

Academic Experience

  • 2025 - 2027

    Potsdam, Germany

    GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
    Visiting PhD student
    Current research on remote sensing for geohazards in the Himalayas.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • 2025
    • National Scholarship for Doctoral Students
  • 2024
    • International Exchange Full Scholarship, Tongji University
    • Outstanding PhD Students Scholarship, Tongji University
  • 2021
    • National Inspirational Scholarship for Undergraduates
    • Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Tongji University
    • Social Activity Scholarship, Tongji University
  • 2020
    • National Inspirational Scholarship for Undergraduates
    • Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Tongji University
  • 2019
    • National Inspirational Scholarship for Undergraduates
    • Outstanding Undergraduate Student Scholarship, Tongji University
    • Social Activity Scholarship, Tongji University

Honors

  • 2025
    • Silver Award, 2nd National College Student Career Planning Competition
  • 2024
    • Outstanding Student, Tongji University
  • 2022
    • Shanghai Outstanding Graduate
  • 2021
  • 2020
    • Outstanding Student, Tongji University
    • Outstanding Student Cadre, Tongji University
    • Second Prize, China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Shanghai Division
  • 2019
    • Outstanding Student Cadre, Tongji University

Conference Presentations

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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

  • 2025

    Fuyang, Zhejiang, China

    03.26-03.28
    Investigation of rainfall-induced cluster landslides

  • 2024

    Beijing, China

    10.28-10.30
    Investigation of geohazards triggered by extreme rainfall

  • 2024

    Beijing, China

    04.10-04.13
    Investigation of geohazards triggered by extreme rainfall

  • 2024

    Zhenxiong, Yunnan, China

    02.15-02.17
    Investigation of a disastrous rock landslide

  • 2024

    Zhenxiong, Yunnan, China

    01.23-01.26
    Investigation of a disastrous rock landslide

  • 2024

    Xining, Qinghai and Jishishan, Gansu, China

    01.06-01.10
    Investigation of the Jishishan earthquake and debris flows

  • 2023

    Heyuan, Guangdong, China

    12.08-12.12
    Investigation of a creeping landslide alongside a motorway

  • 2023

    Fuyang, Zhejiang, China

    07.27-07.28
    Investigation of regional landslides and flooding caused by extreme rainfall

  • 2023

    Southeastern Tibet, China

  • 2022

    Wuxi County, Chongqing, China

    07.13-07.14
    Investigation of bedding rock landslides

  • 2022

    Longsheng, Guilin, Guangxi, China

    07.09-07.11
    Investigation of extreme rainfall-induced landslides and debris flows

  • 2022

    Zhijin County, Bijie, Guizhou, China

    07.02-07.08
    Investigation of rockfalls and rainfall-induced landslides

Conferences

  • 2024

    Chengdu, China

    11.01-11.03
    CHINA ROCK 2024

  • 2023

    Badong, China

    08.25-08.27
    4th Badong International Geohazard Symposium

  • 2023

    Shanghai, China

    08.05-08.08
    21st International Symposium on Geo-disaster Reduction

  • 2023

    Nanjing, China

    04.21-04.24
    2023 National Annual Conference on Engineering Geology

Service and Outreach

  • 2022 - 2024

    Shanghai, China

    College of New Students, Tongji University
    Part-time counselor
  • 2024

    Online

    UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of World Heritage Training and Research (Shanghai)
    Peer mentor for the 7th Ripple Action
  • 2022

    Shanghai, China

    Beautiful Nostalgia Charity Team
    Team member