主要从事岩土与地质工程专业本科课程和岩土工程、地质工程及研究生课程的教学工作。

主要从事地下工程、非常规油气储层水/气压裂、岩石损伤与断裂机理、岩石多物理场耦合等方面的教学和研究工作。目前发表SCI/EI论文10余篇，国际会议论文2篇。主持或参与多项科研项目，包括国家自然科学基金、省青年基金、江苏省研究生培养创新工程项目、中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金项目等。

1.2020年福建省自然科学基金青年项目，层理页岩水/气压裂试验及热流固损伤耦合机理研究，主持
2.2020年福建省中青年教师教育科研项目，层理页岩水/气压裂裂隙起裂与渗透边界移动规律研究，主持
3.2016年江苏省研究生培养创新工程项目，页岩储层气压致裂破裂压力及损伤演化机理研究，主持
4.2017年中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金项目，页岩气体压裂热流固损伤耦合机理研究，主持

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(1)2017年博士研究生国家奖学金
(2)2019年中国矿业大学“优秀毕业生”
(3)2019年中国矿业大学“优秀博士学位论文”