Feng Xiating

Feng Xiating (Chinese: 冯夏庭; born September 1964) is a Chinese petrologist who is a professor and vice-president of Northeastern University (China), and currently president of Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering (CSRME).[1] He was president of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) from 2011 to 2015.

Feng Xiating
Vice-President of Northeastern University (China)
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2017
President	Zhao Ji
President of Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 November 2016
Preceded by	Qian Qihu
Director of the Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
In office July 2003 – July 2005
Preceded by	Bai Shiwei
Succeeded by	Zhu Yaozhong
Personal details
Born	September 1964 (age 56) Qianshan, Anhui, China
Alma mater	Northeastern University (China)
Scientific career
Fields	Rock mechanics
Institutions	Northeastern University (China)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	馮夏庭
Simplified Chinese	冯夏庭
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Féng Xiàtíng

Biography

Feng was born into a family of farming background in September 1964 in the town of Yujing, Qianshan, Anhui.[2] He received his bachelor's degree and doctor's degree from Northeastern University (China) in 1986 and 1992, respectively. After graduation, the university gave him accelerated promotion to associate professor and to full professor three years later.

He successively worked as a visiting research fellow at the Institute of Resources and Environment Technology in Japan (September 1995–March 1996), senior research officer at the University of the Witwatersrand (May 1996–November 1996), special researcher at the Japan International Industrial Technology Research Institute (December 1996–November 1997), and academy visitor at the Imperial College London (January 2001–March 2001). In June 2001 he became deputy of the Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and two years later he rose to become director. In August 2017 he was recalled to the Northeastern University and appointed vice-president.

Honours and awards

• 2004 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
• 2010 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
• 2013 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
• 2017 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)
• October 4, 2017 Fellow of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM)[3]
• November 22, 2019 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)[4]

References

1. 中国岩石力学与工程学会第八届理事会 [The Eighth Council of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering]. Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering (in Chinese). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
2. Chu Beiping (储北平); Yu Yemao (余叶茂); Wang Honglan (王红兰) (22 January 2020). 潜山冯夏庭：小村庄里走出的院士 [Qianshan Feng Xiating: academician from a small village]. Tencent (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
3. 冯夏庭教授被授予“国际岩石力学学会会士”荣誉称号 [International Society for Rock Mechanics bestowed on Feng Xiating the title "Fellow of the International Society for Rock Mechanics"] (in Chinese). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
4. 中国工程院2019年当选院士名单 [List of Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2019]. CAE (in Chinese). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.