Welcome to our group～
We are interested in connecting geomechanics fundamentals with geo-engineering applications (e.g., geo-structures, geo-resources and geo-hazards), through the main research theme related to crustal stress and its spatio-temporal variations.
We combine laboratory and field observations, physics-based models and data analytics to tackle modern challenges of geomechanics.
We are fully committed to excellence in research, teaching, and science communications.
We’re Hiring～
If you are interested in working with us, feel free to email me at: maxiaodong@ustc.edu.cn
Or visit our laboratory @ Frontier Research Center for Earth and Space Sciences
地球和空间科学前沿研究中心，地质力学与岩石物理实验室（B102-104室）
News
Science and Society seminar course concluded
The "Science and Society" seminar course taught by Xiaodong Ma for 2025 undergraduate students was successfully concluded.
Shuibin Jiang's paper accepted by Rock Mechanics Bulletin
Shuibin Jiang's paper has been accepted for publication in Rock Mechanics Bulletin.
Group members completed their master's thesis defenses Congratulations !
Research group members Sijie Xiong and Shuibin Jiang successfully completed their master's thesis defenses.
Haonan Wang attended EGU 2026 and visited GFZ in Germany
Haonan Wang, a Ph.D. student in our research group, attended EGU 2026 in Vienna, Austria, where he gave an oral presentation and presented a PICO contribution, and then visited GFZ in Germany for academic exchange and collaboration discussions.
Group members held an online academic exchange with Dr. Simona Pierdominici from GFZ
Xiaodong Ma, Guangyu Wang, and Haonan Wang held an online academic discussion with Dr. Simona Pierdominici from the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Germany.
