Wengui Huang

Dr. Wengui Huang is a Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Teesside University's SCEDT Engineering School, specializing in geotechnical engineering and infrastructure resilience. He holds Chartered Engineer status (CEng) from ICE and PWI, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). His academic journey includes a BEng from Lanzhou University (China) and a PhD from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), focusing on unsaturated soil mechanics. Prior to academia, he worked as a geotechnical engineer at Arup on major infrastructure projects like the Changi Airport Inter Terminal Tunnels and Jakarta MRT Phase 2. He also served as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Newcastle (Singapore) and as a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds for the EPSRC-funded ACHILLES programme.

Education:

• BEng in Geological Engineering, Lanzhou University (2008–2012)
• PhD in Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (2013–2017)

Research Interests:

• Climate resilience of geo-infrastructure under dry-wet cycles
• Low-carbon geotechnical construction via advanced design methods
• Data-driven asset management for landslide risk assessment
• Landslide hazards in developing countries

Awards:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) from ICE and PWI

Advising & Grants:

• Supervising PhD/MSc students on climate resilience and low-carbon construction
• Recipient of EPSRC Programme Grant ACHILLES (2020–2022)

Labs & Collaborations:

• Collaborations with Network Rail, Highways England, and international researchers
• Leading projects on climate impact modeling and regional landslide risk assessment