Professor Chen Zuyu
Chen Zuyu, academician of CAS, was elected vice president of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and president of the society's Asian Chapter, according to R. Neil Taylor, Secretary General of ISSMGE.
The election makes Chen the first Chinese scholar to assume the leading positions in the society. Chen's term is from October, 2009 till 2013.
Chen, a professor in China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research has been doing research on analysis of engineered slopes stability. He is a consultant to numerous hydropower big projects. He is a receipient of Soil Mechanics and Substructure Engineering Grand Award, one of the top geotechnical awards in China. He was elected chairman of the 10th International Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes in October, 2008.
