Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China
Dr. Zhisong Ou is an Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, specializing in environmental geotechnical mechanics, multiphase flow dynamics, and thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical (THMC) coupling processes. He earned his Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering and has gained extensive experience in computational modeling and experimental studies of flow and transport in porous media. Dr. Ou has authored 24 peer-reviewed publications, received 521 citations, and holds an h-index of 13, reflecting his impactful research contributions. His work focuses on advancing high-fidelity reacting immersed boundary methods, unified fluid–solid dynamics theories, and efficient one-field multiscale multiphysics models that enhance the understanding of coupled processes in geotechnical and environmental systems. As project leader for the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund and the CAS Special Research Assistant Project, he has led innovative research on contaminated site remediation, waste treatment, and sustainable infrastructure solutions. In addition, he serves on the Young Editorial Board of ICEST, contributing to the dissemination of knowledge in his field. Dr. Ou’s combination of theoretical insights, advanced modeling approaches, and problem-oriented research positions him as a rising research leader with strong potential to drive breakthroughs in environmental geotechnics and sustainable engineering.
Featured Publications
Ou, Z., et al. (2025). Modeling and simulation of steam-enhanced extraction: Parameter effect of injected steam–air mixture on NAPL remediation at contaminated sites. Journal of Hazardous Materials.
Ou, Z., et al. (2025). A monolithic fluid–structure interaction approach for multiscale flows with deformable porous media. Physics of Fluids.
Ou, Z., et al. (2024). High-fidelity reacting immersed boundary method for interface-scale resolving simulations in porous media. Journal of Computational Physics.
Ou, Z., et al. (2023). Thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical coupling analysis for waste containment barriers. Computers and Geotechnics.
Ou, Z., et al. (2022). Multiscale modeling of heat and mass transport in variably saturated soils under thermal gradients. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.