Personal Information

Dr. Biao Shu, Professor. 

He received his Bachelor and Masters degrees in Geological Engineering from China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, and PhD in Mining, Geological and Geophysical Engineering from The University of Arizona in USA. His research focuses on rock mechanics, geothermal development, and CO2 geological utilizationa and storage. Dr. Shu is now serving as a Professor in the School of Geosciences and Info-Physics of Central South University, China. He is also Associate Editor of Geothermics, and Cleaner Energy Systems of Elsevier. 

PhD student and Postdoctor positions are open for application. Please send your resume/CV to: biaoshu@csu.edu.cn

Research Projects

1. National Key R&D Program of China , “Mechanism of the seepage and heat transfer of CO2 in hot dry rock reservoir”, 2023/12-2026/11, PI.
   

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China , “Research of the shearing stimulation mechanism of high temperature high pressure fractured granite rock mass using supercritical carbon dioxide”, 2021/01-2024/12, PI.
   

3. Sino German Center project, “Passive seismic monitoring for hot dry rock geothermal energy exploitation” , 2023/01-2025/12, Co-PI.

4. NSF of Hunan Province project, “Interaction between supercritical carbon dioxide and granite at high temperature and high pressure condition” , 2021/01-2023/12, PI.

5. NSF-China project, “The research of damaging mechanism of shear fractures and the evolution of seepage law in granitic hot dry rock”, 2018/01-2020/12, PI.

6. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, “Seepage mechanism evolution of deep high temperature high pressure granite fracture”, 2018/06-2019/06, PI.

7. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, “The affecting mechanism of thermal fracturing on the hydraulic fracturing of granitic hot dry rock”, 2017/05-2019/05, PI.

Publications

1. Biao Shu*, Linyu Xiang, Sen Zhang, Joseph Moore. Experimental investigation of the heat transfer characteristics of supercritical CO2 in a single granite fracture, Geothermics, 2025: 103517.

2. Min Li, Zhiming Chen, Biao Shu*, Joseph Moore, John McLennan. Analytical model for heat transfer of supercritical CO2 in a vertical hot dry rock fracture, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 279(C): 127642.

3. Mbula Ngoy Nadege, Biao Shu*, Meshac Ngungu, Mutangala Emmanuel Arthur, Kouassi Verena Dominique, Application of GA/PSO Metaheuristic Algorithms Coupled with Deep Neural Networks for Predicting the Fracability Index of Shale Gas Formations, Natural Resources Research, 2025, 34(4): 2117-2142.

4. Biao Shu*, Yating Bao, Christos N. Markides, Giorgio Besagni, Joseph Moore. Overview and outlook of thermal processes in geothermal energy extraction, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 272: 126329. (JCR1区，IF=6.1, TOP 期刊)

5. Mbula Ngoy Nadege, Biao Shu*, Allou Koffi Franck Kouassi, Meshac B. Ngungu, Grant Charles Mwakipunda, Kavuba Paulin Harold, Shu Jiang. Fracture toughness prediction using well logs and extreme gradient boosting based on particle swarm optimization in shale gas reservoir, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2025, 315: 110759. (JCR1区，IF=4.7, TOP 期刊)

6. Biao Shu*, Ruochen Huang, Jinqiang Tan, Diquan Li. Experimental study on impedance dispersion characteristics and electrical resistivity of high temperature granite, Geothermics, 2024, 120: 103025. (IF=3.9)

7. Biao Shu*, Junjie Chen, Hui Xue. Experimental study of the change of pore structure and strength of granite after fluid-rock interaction in CO2-EGS, Renewable Energy, 2024, 220: 19635. (JCR1区，中科院1区，TOP 期刊，IF=8.7)

8. Biao Shu*,Fan Zeng*. Effect of block caving mining disturbance on the permeability characteristics evolution of fractured rock mass. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2024, 83: 79. (IF=4.2)

9. Fan Zeng, Biao Shu*, Qiwu Shen. A combination of Light Detection and Ranging with Digital Panoramic Borehole Camera System in fracture mapping to characterize discrete fracture networks. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2023, 82(7): 249. (IF=4.2)

10. Biao Shu, Fan Zeng, John Kemeny, Runjun Zhu, Keping Chen*, Jingqiang Tan. Analysis of the hydraulic and heat transfer evolution mechanism of a single rock fracture. Journal of Earth Science, 2023, 34(1): 205-213. (IF=2.9)

11. Leilei Liu*, Yili Zhang, Shaohe Zhang, Biao Shu*, Ting Xiao (2022) Machine learning with a susceptibility index-based sampling strategy for landslide susceptibility assessment, Geocarto International, 2022, 37(27): 15683-15713.. (IF=3.45) 

12. Biao Shu*, Yimin Wang, Runjun Zhu, LeiLei Liu*, Jingqiang Tan, Jeffrey Dick. Experimental study of the heat transfer characteristics of single geothermal fracture at different reservoir temperature and in situ stress conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022, 207:118195. (JCR1区，TOP期刊，中科院2区，IF=5.295).

13. Biao Shu*, Runjun Zhu, Derek Elsworth, Jeffrey Dick, Shun Liu*, Jingqiang Tan, Shaohe Zhang. Effect of temperature and confining pressure on the evolution of hydraulic and heat transfer properties of geothermal fracture in granite. Applied Energy, 2020, 272: 115290. (JCR1区，中科院1区，TOP期刊，IF=8.848)

14. Biao Shu*, Runjun Zhu, Shaohe Zhang*, Jeffrey Dick. A qualitative prediction method of new crack-initiation direction during hydraulic fracturing of pre-cracks based on hyperbolic failure envelope, Applied Energy, 2019, 248: 185-195. (JCR1区，中科院1区，TOP期刊，IF=8.848)

15. Biao Shu*, Runjun Zhu, Jingqiang Tan, Shaohe Zhang, Ming Liang. Evolution of permeability in a single granite fracture at high temperature. Fuel, 2019. 242: 12-22. (JCR1区,中科院TOP期刊，IF=5.578)

16. Biao Shu*, Ming Liang, Shaohe Zhang, Jeffrey Dick. Numerical Modeling of the Relationship between Mechanical Properties of Granite and Microparameters of the Flat-Joint Model Consider Particle Size Distribution. Mathematical Geosciences. 2019, 51(3): 319-336. (JCR1区,IF=2.471)

17. Biao Shu*. Numerical modeling evaluation of drilling mud loss risk for a HDD borehole in a low-strength competent bedrock. ASCE-Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice. 9(4):04018011. 2018 (SCI, JCR3区, IF=1.5).

18. Biao Shu*, Shaohe Zhang, Ming Liang. Estimation of the maximum allowable drilling mud pressure for a horizontal directional drilling borehole in fractured rock mass. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 72(2018): 64-72. (SCI, JCR1区, IF=4.45 ).

19. Biao Shu*, Shaohe Zhang. Cuttings transport in maxi HDD boreholes with front reaming and one way drilling mud return technologies. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 72(2018): 1-8. (SCI, JCR1区, IF=4.45).

20. Biao Shu*, Baosong Ma. The return of drilling fluid in large diameter horizontal directional drilling boreholes. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology.2016, 52: 1-11. (SCI, JCR1区, IF=4.45).

21. Biao Shu*, Baosong Ma. Study of ground collapse induced by large diameter horizontal directional drilling in a sand layer using numerical modeling. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2015, 52(10): 1562-1574. (SCI, JCR2区, IF=2.802)

22. Biao Shu*, Baosong Ma and Haitao Lan. Cuttings transport mechanism in a large diameter HDD borehole”. ASCE-Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 2015, 6(4): 04014017. (SCI, JCR3区, IF=1.5)

23. Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake*, Biao Shu. Prediction of Rock Mass Deformations in Three Dimensions for a Part of an Open Pit Mine and Comparison with Field Deformation Monitoring Data. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 2015, 33(6): 1551-1568. (SCI)

24. Zheng, Jun，Kulatilake, P.H.S.W.*，Shu, Biao，Improved probabilistic kinematic analysis procedure based on finite size discontinuities and its application to a rock slope at open pit mine in U.S. International Journal of Geomechanics, 2017, 17(2). (SCI)

25. Jun Zheng, Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake*, Biao Shu, Taghi Sherizadeh, Jianhui Deng. Probabilistic block theory analysis for a rock slope at an open pit mine in USA. Computers and Geotechnics. 2014, 61: 254-265. (SCI)

26. Haitao Lan, Baosong Ma*, Yuewu Zhang, Biao Shu. Buried Pipe Affected by River Erosion When Crossing the Yangtze River. Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 2015, 6(3): A4014002. (SCI)

27. Haitao Lan, Baosong Ma*, Biao Shu. Prediction of rotational torque and design of reaming program using horizontal directional drilling in rock strata. Tunneling and Underground Space Technology. 26 (2011) 415-421. (SCI)