Huajun Li

Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering

Huajun Li was born in Tianjin in February 1962. He graduated from Kyoto University in Japan in 2001 with a doctoral degree. As a marine engineering expert and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, he serves as a professor at Ocean University of China. His primary research focuses on safety analysis, design, construction, and operation-maintenance technologies for marine engineering. He has long been engaged in marine engineering research and, addressing the major national needs for marine resource development, has made outstanding contributions to the design, construction, safety, and operation-maintenance of new marine engineering structures. His work has advanced theoretical and technological levels in the field of marine engineering and enhanced capabilities for major engineering practices. He has received three national science and technology awards, the highest science and technology award of Shandong Province, six first-class provincial and ministerial science and technology awards, the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation, and the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award. He is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Appointed by the Shandong Provincial Government as a special decision-making consultant, he also holds positions such as Chairman of the Teaching Guidance Committee for Marine Engineering Majors in Higher Education Institutions under the Ministry of Education and Chairman of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering.

Hanlong Liu

Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering

HanlongLiu, male, Han ethnicity, was born in March 1964 in Gaoyou, Jiangsu Province. He is a member of the Chinese Communist Party, holds a Doctor of Engineering degree, and serves as a professor, doctoral supervisor, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is a member of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, a member of the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Education, and a member of the Science and Technology Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources. He also serves as the editor-in-chief of Biogeotechnics and the Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Chinese and English). He previously served as the Executive Vice President of Chongqing University and currently holds the positions of Director of the Academic Committee of Chongqing University and Deputy Director of the National Key Laboratory of Mountain Civil Engineering Safety and Resilience.

ProfessorHanlong Liu is a leading figure in the field of geotechnical engineering. He has long been dedicated to teaching and research in the areas of environmental geomechanics and disaster prevention and mitigation engineering. He has achieved significant results in disaster prevention and mitigation for major projects in high-speed railways, expressways, high earth-rock dams, and land reclamation (island construction) through hydraulic filling.

He has received two Second Prizes of the National Technological Invention Award, one Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and two Second Prizes of the National Teaching Achievement Award. Additionally, he has been honored with the inaugural National Innovation and Excellence Award, the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award, the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award, the Mao Yisheng Geotechnical and Rock Engineering Award, the International IACMAG Association's Desai Geotechnical Award, the Outstanding Contributor Award for the Chang'e-4 Lunar Exploration Mission, and the Chongqing Science and Technology Outstanding Contribution Award, among others. He has published over 350 high-level SCI papers, authored six monographs in Chinese and English, and served as the chief editor of seven national and industry standards. He has been recognized as an Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researcher from 2019 to 2024 and a Clarivate Highly Cited Global Scientist from 2023 to 2024.