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Professor Xiaobin Chen moved to Changsha in Hunan province to hunt his knowledge and experiences when he was 17. Within ten years, Chen successfully earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Central South University.  His Ph. D. in Road & Railway Engineering has shaped his background on railway infrastructures. During his first four-year career, Chen observed two post-doctoral positions on the research topics of geotechnical engineering. From 2014 to 2015, Dr. Chen moved into the Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Transportation geotechnics, coarse-grained granular soil, and DEM simulation were his research topics as a hardworking visiting scholar. To deepen his expertise on coarse-grained granular soil, he shifted into a distinguished group at Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, as a visiting professor again in 2020. Investing more than 20 years, he has accumulated knowledge for his geotechnical engineering career.

Xiaobin Chen is a full professor and a doctoral advisor. He currently serves as the head of the Geotechnical Engineering Department at Central South University. Professor Chen is a member of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, a member of the International Tunneling and Underground Space Association's Geotechnical Committee, the deputy secretary-general of the Academic Committee of Chinese Transportation Geotechnical Engineering, a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) in the United States, a member of the Academic Committee of the World Transportation Conference (WTC), and a council member of the Hunan Province Railway Society and the Hunan Province Rock Mechanics and Engineering Society.

Professor Chen has long engaged in research on the technology and applications of "Intelligent Construction in Geotechnical Engineering for Rail Transit" in civil engineering. He has completed 74 scientific research and development projects in geotechnics. Among these, he has led one key research sub-project under the 14th Five-Year Plan of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, three projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, one project under the Hunan Provincial Social Development Support Program, and one project funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. Additionally, he has led a major sub-project in the technology research and development program of the China State Railway Group. Moreover, he has actively participated as a core member in one National 863 Program project, six general projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and seven key research topics by the China State Railway Group.

Professor's research achievements in areas such as nano-biomimetic superhydrophobic composite subgrade structures, oscillating jet pulsating grouting, prefabricated foundation structures, and urban underground space have been widely applied in the construction of high-speed railways, highways, and urban underground spaces. He has published 178 research papers, been granted 34 patents and software copyrights, authored three monographs, co-authored four standards, and delivered over 60 invited academic reports domestically and internationally.

His scientific and technological achievements have received numerous awards, including:

• First Prize from the China Transportation      Association (2024)

• First Prize from the Guangdong Municipal Industry      Association for Science and Technology (2024)

• Second Prize for Scientific and Technological      Progress from the China Railway Society (2023)

• Second Prize for Scientific and Technological      Progress from the China Construction Association (2023)

• Special Prize from the China Transportation      Association (2022)

• First Prize from the China Transportation      Association (2021)

• Second Prize for Scientific and Technological      Progress from Guangdong Province (2012)

• Third Prize for Scientific and Technological      Progress from Hunan Province (2013)

• Guangzhou Science and Technology Progress Award      (2012)

Professor Chen is dedicated to international education and teaching, collaborating closely with international educators from diverse cultural backgrounds. He serves as a trainer for the UNESCO South-South Cooperation Railway Project. His achievements in international collaborative research have supported the receipt of one International Cooperation Award from Hunan Province (2020). Additionally, his contributions to international cooperative teaching have been recognized with several awards, including:

• Second Prize for Teaching Achievements from Hunan      Province Higher Education (2022)

• First Prize for Teaching Achievements from      Central South University (2021)

• Second Prize for Teaching Achievements from      Central South University (2021)