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Shihui Liu

Assistant Professor
Civil and Architectural Engineering

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2020, Jackson State University
• MS, Civil Engineering, 2016, Inner Mongolia University of Technology
• B.S., Civil Engineering, 2012, Hebei University of Architecture

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Adjunct Faculty (Aug. 2020-July. 2022)

RESEARCH INTERES

Soil Improvement through Innovative Technology, Bio-inspired Material Development, Construction Materials, Soft Soil, smart constructures.

TEACHING COURSES

GRANTS: 

• Title: Development of Rechargeable Cement-based Battery to Store Energy in Building Structure; PI: Li, L..; Co-PI: Wu, w; Liu, S; Total Amount: $ 300,000.00 (FUNDED); Supported by: US Department of Housing and Urban Development; 2021-2024.
• GSI Fellowship grant, for the academic year 2019-2020; Geosynthetic Institute, $5000. 

PEER REVIEW JOURNAL PUBLICATION

1. Liu, S. , Du, K., Huang, W., Wen, K., Amini, F., & Li, L. (2020). Improvement of erosion-resistance of bio-bricks through fiber and multiple MICP treatments. Construction and Building Materials, 121573.
2. Liu, S ., Du, K., Huang, W., Wen, K., Amini, F., & Li, L. (2021). Enhanced erosion resistance of cement-treated bricks using multiple biological surface treatments. Advances in Cement Research, 1-10.
3. Liu, S ., Wen, K., Amini, F. et al. Investigation of Nonwoven Geotextiles for Full Contact Flexible Mould Used in Preparation of MICP-treated Geomaterial. Int. J. of Geosynth. and Ground Eng. 6, 14 (2020).
4. Liu, S ., Wen, K., Armwood, C., Bu, C., Li, C., Amini, F., & Li, L. (2019). Enhancement of MICP-Treated Sandy Soils against Environmental Deterioration. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(12), 04019294
5. Liu, S. , Du, K., Wen, K., Huang, W., Amini, F., and Li, L. 2019, Sandy Soil Improvement through Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) by Immersion. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 151, e60059, doi:10.3791/60059.
6. Li, C., Liu, S ., Zhou, T., Li, C., & Li, H. (2018). An Improved Rotating Soak Method for MICP-Treated Fine Sand in Specimen Preparation. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 41(4).
7. Li, C., Yao, D., Liu, S ., Zhou, T., Bai, S., Gao, Y., & Li, L. (2018). Improvement of geomechanical properties of bio-remediated aeolian sand. Geomicrobiology Journal, 35(2), 132-140.
8. Wen, K., Li, Y., Liu, S ., Bu, C., & Li, L. (2019). Development of an Improved Immersing Method to Enhance Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation Treated Sandy Soil through Multiple Treatments in Low Cementation Media Concentration. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 37(2), 1015-1027.
9. Wen, K., Bu, C., Liu, S ., Li, Y., and Li, L., 2018, Experimental Investigation of Flexure Resistance Performance of Bio-Beams Reinforced with Discrete Randomly Distributed Fiber and Bamboo, Construction and Building Materials, 176: 241-249.
10. 1Wen, K., Li, Y., Liu, S ., Bu, C., & Li, L. (2019). Evaluation of MICP treatment through EC and pH tests in urea hydrolysis process. Environmental Geotechnics, 40(XXXX), 1-8.
11. Bu, C., Wen, K., Liu, S. , Ogbannaya, U., Li, L. and Amini, F., 2018, Development of a Rigid Full Contact Mold for Preparing Bio-Beams through Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation, Geotechnical Testing Method, 42(3), DOI: 10.1520/GTJ20170148.
12. Bu, C., Wen, K., Liu, S., Ogbonnaya, U. and Li, L., 2018, Development of bio-cemented constructional materials through microbial induced calcite precipitation. Materials and Structures, 51(1): 30.
13. Huang, W., Wen, K., Li, J., Fu, X., Liu, S ., Li, Y., ... & Amini, F. (2020). Mechanical properties of soft soils experiencing lateral unloading under initial excess pore water pressure. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 13(15), 1-10.
14. Wei, H., Wen, K., Liu, S. , Li, L., & Amini, F. (2021). Development of light-weight hollow constructional materials through microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(20), 1-11.