BIO

I conduct interdisciplinary education and research between Earth sciences and geological engineering, on three continents (Asia, Europe, North America, now back to China). I am interested to connect 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 spatial-temporal variations. I combine field and laboratory observations, physics-based models and AI approaches to tackle modern challenges of geomechanics. I am fully committed to excellence in research, teaching, and science communications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022.11-present, Professor, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Earth and Planetary Physics,

2023.07-present, Scientist, Institute of Advanced Technology,

 University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

2023.02-2025.02, Research Scientist, Institute of Deep Space Science,

 Deep Space Exploration Lab (DSEL)

2022.11-present, Academic guest, BedrettoLab, ETH Zürich

2017.11-2022.10, Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich

 w/ Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies (Bedretto Lab)

 w/ Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research – Supply of Electricity

EDUCATION

2014.03-2017.01, Post-Doc, Stanford University, USA

 Department of Geophysics & Stanford Center for Induced and Triggered Seismicity

 Advisor:  Mark D. Zoback

2010.08-2014.03, PhD, Geological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

 Advisors:  Bezalel C. Haimson, John W. Rudnicki (Northwestern University)

2010.01-2010.06, Visiting MSc Student, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

 ETS Ingenieros de Caminos

 Advisor:  Rafael Jimenez-Rodriguez

2009.09-2009.12, MSc student, Geotechnical Engineering Shandong University, China

2005.09-2009.06, BSc, Urban underground space engineering, Shandong University, China

 Advisor:  Shucai Li

TEACHING

2027 Spring,  Geophysics Experiments (BSc, 中文),  USTC

2026 Spring,  Geomechanics (MSc-PhD, 英文),  USTC

2025 Fall-2026 Spring,  Science and Society (BSc exploratory course, 中文),  USTC

2025 Spring,  Geomechanics (MSc-PhD, 英文),  USTC

2024 Fall-2025 Spring,  Science and Society (BSc exploratory course, 中文),  USTC

2024 Spring,  Geomechanics (MSc-PhD, 英文),  USTC

2023 Fall,  Rock Physics (BSc, 中文, co-teaching),  USTC

2022 Spring,  Borehole Geophysics (BSc-MSc, 英文, co-teaching),  ETH Zürich

2021 Spring,  Borehole Geophysics (BSc-MSc, 英文, co-teaching),  ETH Zürich

2019 Summer,  Reservoir Geomechanics (short course, 英文),  Shandong University

个人简介

马晓冬，山东大学城市地下空间工程本科，美国威斯康星大学-麦迪逊分校地质工程博士，斯坦福大学地球物理系博士后。 受国家海外高层次人才项目支持，2022年11月归国入职中国科学技术大学。归国前为瑞士苏黎世联邦理工学院 (ETH Zürich) 地球科学系讲师， 瑞士能源研究中心高级研究员，Bedretto深部地下实验室地质力学负责人。主要开展地球物理与地下工程交叉融合方面的研究， 面向基础地质力学问题与相关的重大工程应用（如地质资源开发、地质灾害防治和地下结构建养）。 主要研究方向为地壳应力、储层地质力学、诱发地震与实验岩石物理。 研究方法基于跨学科、多尺度的地质力学理论体系，综合现场与室内观测、理论模拟和人工智能手段。 入选2025年自然资源部高层次科技创新人才工程，美国岩石力学学会(ARMA)终身会员，2018年未来领袖计划，2020年获ARMA杰出贡献奖（首届）。 现担任国际岩石力学期刊Rock Mechanics Bulletin (RMB) 创刊副主编，Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (RMRE) 编委， 地质力学学报编委，国际岩石力学协会(ISRM)地壳应力与地震专委会委员，中国岩石力学与工程学会国际事务副秘书长，中国地球物理学会岩石物理专委会委员。 主持和参与国家科技重大专项、国家重点研发项目、国家自然科学基金、教育部、安徽省、瑞士自然科学基金(SNSF)、瑞士教育部、欧盟科研基金(Horizon2020)以及工业界合作等项目。