主要从事污染土壤治理防控、核废料地质封存等环境岩土工程方面的科研工作。近五年以第一或通讯作者身份在《Geotechnique》、《Engineering Geology》、《Journal of Hydrology》、《Waste Management》等岩土工程、工程地质、环境等交叉领域的国际权威SCI 期刊发表论文30 篇（中科院一区或TOP 期刊论文15 篇，JCR 一区论文22 篇），其中5 篇选为ASCE-Journal of Environmental Engineering（Editor's Choice, Volume 149, Issue 9）和International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics（Cover Image, Volume 46, Issue 6；Cover Image, Volume 45, Issue 5；Cover Image, Volume 43, Issue 15）封面论文，申请/ 授权发明专利3 件。

Dr. Huaxiang Yan’s research mainly focuses on environmental geotechnics and performance of engineering barriers for contaminant isolation. He has published more than 40 SCI journal papers (e.g., Geotechnique, Eng.Geol., J. Hydrol., Comput.Geotech., Int. J. Num. Analy. Meth.). Five of these are selected as cover papers for ASCE-Journal of Environmental Engineering（Editor's Choice, Volume 149, Issue 9）and International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics（Cover Image, Volume 46, Issue 6；Cover Image, Volume 45, Issue 5；Cover Image, Volume 43, Issue 15.

学术兼职
国际岩土权威期刊ICE《Environmental Geotechnics》“Gaseous flow in low permeability geomaterials”专刊主编。
学术期刊审稿人
• Géotechnique
• Computers and Geotechnics
• Engineering Geology
• Journal of Hydrology
• Advance in Water Resources
• Applied Mathematical Modelling
• ASCE-International Journal of Geomechanics
• International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
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"Talented Program" Fund, Fuzhou University, PI, ￥2,000,000, 2024-2029.
National Natural Science Foundation of China (52408398), PI, ￥300,000, 2025-2027.
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2023M743060), PI, ￥80,000, 2022-2024.
International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program (YJ20220322), PI, ￥600,000, 2022-2024.

Refereed Journal Publications (*denotes the corresponding author)
[1].Yan H, Sedighi M(*), Jivkov A, Bouazza A. Modelling the piping-assisted erosion of clay barriers. Géotechnique. 2024, 14:1-0. (中科院一区).  
[2].Xie H, Wang A, Shi Y, Yan H(*). Analytical model for two-dimensional contaminant transport in a cut-off wall and aquitard system. Journal of Hydrology. 2024 Aug 31:131951. (中科院一区).  
[3].Cai P, Yan H(*), Wang H, Li C, Wang Q. Wormholing in Fractured Porous Media: Non-local Reactive Flow Modeling Based on Peridynamic Theory. Computers and Geotechnics. 2024 (中科院一区).  
[4].Xie H, Chen X, Shi Y, Rajabi H, Yan H(*).Methane Dynamics in Landfill Vegetated Covers: A Steady-State Model for Oxidation and Diffusion. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2024  
[5].Yan H, Xie H(*), Nikolaev P, Ding H, Shi Y, Chen Y. Analytical model for steady-state solute diffusion in non-isothermal fractured porous media. Journal of Hydrology. 2023 Jan 1;616:128872. (中科院一区 top).  
[6].Yan H, Jivkov AP, Sedighi M(*). Modelling soil desiccation cracking by peridynamics. Géotechnique. 2023 May;73(5):388-400. (中科院一区).  
[7].Yan H, Xie H(*), Rajabi H, Gu X, Chen Y. Analytical solution for one‐dimensional steady‐state VOCs diffusion in simplified capillary cover systems. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 2023 Aug;47(12):2304-21. (中科院二区).  
[8].Yan, H., Xie, H(*)., Ding, H., Yang, D., Chen, C., Chen, Y. and Chen, Y., 2022.Analytical solution for one‐dimensional steady‐state contaminant transport through a geomembrane layer (GMBL)/compacted clay layer (CCL)/attenuation layer (AL) composite liner considering consolidation. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 46(6), pp.1046-1063. (中科院二区)  封面论文
[9].Yan H, Jivkov A(*), Sedighi M(*). Co-transport of less soluble accessory minerals during expansion of compacted bentonite and its impacts on erosion. Engineering Geology. 2022 Oct 1;308:106800. (中科院一区)  
[10].Yan H, Xie H(*), Wu J, Ding H, Qiu Z, Sun Z. Analytical model for transient coupled consolidation and contaminant transport in landfill liner system. Computers and Geotechnics. 2021 Oct 1;138:104345. (中科院一区)  
[11].Yan H, Sedighi M, Ding H, Sun Z, Xie H(*). Analytical model for non-isothermal diffusion of contaminants in unsaturated composite liner. Journal of Hydrology. 2021 Dec 1;603:126848.  (中科院一区)  
[12].Yan H, Sedighi M(*), Jivkov A. Modelling the effects of water chemistry and flowrate on clay erosion. Engineering Geology. 2021 Dec 5;294:106409. (中科院一区).  
[13].Yan H, Xie H(*), Wang S, Zheng Z. A two‐dimensional analytical model for organic contaminant transport in cutoff wall and aquifer system. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 2021 Apr;45(5):631-47. (中科院二区). 封面论文
[14].Yan H, Wu J, Xie H(*), Thomas HR, Feng S. An analytical model for chemical diffusion in layered contaminated sediment systems with bioreactive caps. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 2019 Oct 25;43(15):2471-90. (中科院二区). 封面论文
[15].Yan H(*), Sedighi M, Xie H. Thermally induced diffusion of chemicals under steady-state heat transfer in saturated porous media. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2020 Jun 1;153:119664. (中科院二区 top).
[16].Yan H, Wu J, Thomas HR, Ding H, Zhan L, Xie H(*). Analytical model for coupled consolidation and diffusion of organic contaminant transport in triple landfill liners. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 2021 Apr 1;49(2):489-99. (中科院一区).
[17].Yan H, Sedighi M(*), Jivkov AP. Peridynamics modelling of coupled water flow and chemical transport in unsaturated porous media. Journal of Hydrology. 2020 Dec 1;591:125648. (中科院一区).  
[18].Yan H, Wu J, Xie H(*), Thomas HR, Feng S. Reply to the discussion by Wu X. on" An analytical model for chemical diffusion in layered contaminated sediment". International Journal for Numerical & Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 2020 Dec 15;44(18). (中科院二区).  
[19].Yan H, Sedighi M(*), Jivkov AP. (2021). Peridynamic modelling of coupled hydro-chemical processes in clay erosion. Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 9(3), 77-81.
[20].Xie H, Wu J, Thomas HR, Cai P, Yan H(*), Chen Y. An analytical model for contaminant transport in landfill liner with fluctuating leachate head. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 2023 Feb;47(3):482-94. (中科院二区). 封面论文
[21].Xie H, Yu M, Yan H(*), Thomas HR, Chen Y, Chen Y. Analytical model for the design of permeable reactive barriers considering solute transport in a dual-domain system. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2023 Sep 1;149(9):04023046. 封面论文
[22].Xie H, Xu W, Wang L, Yan H(*), Wu J. Equivalent analytical models for assessment of landfill composite liners. Geosynthetics International. 2023 Nov 21:1-4. (中科院二区).  
[23].Xie H, Chen Y, Zhu X, Bouazza A, Yan H(*). Numerical simulation of different pollutant control measures around an old landfill contaminated site: A field scale study. Journal of Environmental Management. 2023 Dec 15;348:119350. (中科院二区 top).
[24].Xie H, Shi Y, Yan H(*), Bouazza A, Zhu X, Wang A. Analytical model for organic contaminant transport in a cut-off wall and aquifer dual-domain system considering barrier arrangements. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 2023 Nov 1;259:104259.
[25].Xie H, Cai P, Yan H(*), Zhu X, Thomas HR, Chen Y, Chen Y. Analytical model for contaminants transport in triple composite liners with depth-dependent adsorption process. Journal of Hydrology. 2023 Oct 1;625:130162. (中科院一区).  
[26].Xie H, Gu X, Yan H(*), Bouazza A, Zuo X, Peng Y. Field investigation of temporal variation and diffusion of hydrogen sulfide on waste working face and intermediate landfill cover. Waste Management. 2023 Sep 1;169:11-22. (中科院二区 top).
[27].Xie H, Wu J, Yu M, Yan H(*), Masum S, Cai P, Chen Y. Bisphenol A adsorption and transport in loess and cationic surfactant/hydrophilic polymer modified bentonite liners. Journal of Environmental Management. 2023 Jun 15;336:117604. (中科院二区 top).  
[28].Hao R, Yan H(*), Chiang YM. Forecasting the Propagation from Meteorological to Hydrological and Agricultural Drought in the Huaihe River Basin with Machine Learning Methods. Remote Sensing. 2023 Nov 27;15(23):5524. (中科院二区).
[29].Xie H, Chen C, Shi Y, Zheng Z, Chen Y, Yan H(*). Adsorption behavior of PAEs on loess–HTMAC bentonite and its effects on the performance of cut-off walls. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2023 May 1;149(5):04023016.
[30].Xie H, Zuo X, Yan H(*), Peng Y, Gu X, Chen Y, Chen Y. A steady-state analytical model for coupled methane transport and oxidation in vegetated landfill cover soil. Computers and Geotechnics. 2022 Dec 1;152:105006. (中科院一区)
[31].Xie H, Shi Y, Wang L, Yan H(*), Ci M, Wang Z, Chen Y. Source and risk assessment of heavy metals in mining-affected areas in Jiangxi Province, China, based on Monte Carlo simulation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2024 Feb 23:1-6.
[32].Ding H, Xie H, Cai P, Wang L, Yan H(*), Jin A, Chen Y. A mobile-immobile model for contaminant transport through GCL/AL composite liner: analytical solutions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2023 Jul;30(32):78811-24.
[33].Xie H, Ding H, Yan H(*), Yang D, Lou Z, Qiu Z, Chen Y. A semi-analytical solution to organic contaminants transport through composite liners considering a single crack in CCL. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2022 Jun;29(27):40768-80.
[34].Xie H, Zuo X, Chen Y, Yan H(*), Ni J. Numerical model for static chamber measurement of multi-component landfill gas emissions and its application. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2022 Oct;29(49):74225-41.

[35].Sedighi M., Yan H., and Jivkov, A. P. (2022). Peridynamic modelling of clay erosion. Geotechnique, 72(6), 510-521.
[36].Xie H., Wang Q., Yan H., et al. Steady-state analytical model for vapour-phase volatile organic compound (VOC) diffusion in layered landfill composite cover systems[J]. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2017, 54(11): 1567-1579.
[37].Xie H., Yan H., Thomas H. R., et al. An analytical model for vapor‐phase volatile organic compound diffusion through landfill composite covers. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2016, 40(13): 1827-1843.
[38].Nikolaev P, Jivkov A, Rajabi H, Yan H, Zhu X, Sedighi M. Semi-analytical predictive model for natural and artificial thawing of circular ground-ice walls. Computers and Geotechnics. 2024 Jul 1;171:106394.
[39].Wang Q, Xie H, Yan H, Zha F, Xu L. Multicomponent gases (CH4/CO2/C6H6) diffusion and adsorption in unsaturated bentonite: A molecular insight. Computers and Geotechnics. 2024 May 1;169:106178.
[40].Xie H, Zhang C, Feng S, Wang Q, Yan H. Analytical model for degradable organic contaminant transport through a GMB/GCL/AL system. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2018 Mar 1;144(3):04018006.
[41].Xie H, Yan H, Feng S, Wang Q, Chen P. An analytical model for contaminant transport in landfill composite liners considering coupled effect of consolidation, diffusion, and degradation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2016 Oct;23:19362-75.
[42].谢海建,严华祥,张春华,等.考虑固结、扩散和降解耦合作用下污染物在黏土中的运移解析模型[J].水利学报,2015,46(S1):124-128.
会议论文 (Conferences)
[1]    Yan H, Sedighi M, Jivkov AP. Analysis of piping assisted erosion of bentonite buffer, 4th International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants; Structures, Risk, Control & Decommissioning, NUPP 2022, 英国伦敦, 09-20 至 09-21 (INVITED SPEAKER)
[2]    Yan H, Xie H, Sedighi M. Mechanistic modelling of piping and erosion of swelling clays, The XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2023,中国成都， 09-21 至 09-27
[3]    Yan H. Analysis of bentonite buffer erosion by coupled hydro-chemical model, 4th International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants; Structures, Risk, Control & Decommissioning, NUPP 2022, 英国伦敦, 09-20 至 09-21
[4]    Yan H, Sedighi M, Jivkov AP. Peridynamic modelling of coupled hydro-chemical processes in clay erosion. The Third International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics,2021, 日本京都,10-20 至 10-21
[5]    Yan H, Sedighi M, Jivkov AP. Peridynamic modelling of desiccation induced cracking of cohesive soils, 16th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2021,美国芝加哥, 7-25 至 7-29

2018-2022：The President’s Doctoral Scholar (PDS) award (The University of Manchester)
2020-2021：PGR Excellence Award for Best Outstanding Output (The University of Manchester)
2021-2022：Best Contribution to Internationalisation (The University of Manchester)

欢迎对环境岩土工程研究方向感兴趣的岩土/地质工程专业学生报考硕士研究生，并欢迎环境工程、计算力学、计算机科学、生命科学专业学生报考。

Candidates with relevant research experience in numerical and experimental investigations on the coupled process in soil/rocks, development of machine learning/deep learning tools, computational physics, reactive transport, etc. are welcomed. Please send your CV and your interested positions to Huaxiang.yan@fzu.edu.cn.
Master Degree Programm for International Students is possible. Please contact Huaxiang.yan@fzu.edu.cn for detailed information.