Junlong Shang

Dr. Junlong Shang is a Senior Lecturer in Ground Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering and Management, The University of Manchester. His research focuses on rock mechanics, geomechanics, and subsurface engineering, with an emphasis on rock fractures, geothermal energy, underground energy storage, and carbon sequestration. He leads the Rock Mechanics and Geomechanics (RMGE) team, which investigates subsurface processes using laboratory experiments, computational modeling, and AI. Dr. Shang's work supports sustainable low-carbon technologies and includes projects on fracture behavior, coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical processes, and subsurface energy storage. He is also the Head of Postgraduate Research for the Department.

Junlong Shang is an Associate Professor at The University of Manchester, specializing in Rock Mechanics & Fractures, Geological Disposal, Geothermal, and Energy Storage. His research focuses on the mechanical behavior of geological materials under various loading conditions, including the effects of discontinuities, stress states, and cyclic loading. He investigates rock failure mechanisms, such as tensile strength, damage evolution, and microcrack propagation, using numerical methods like DEM and DDA. His work also addresses the implications of geological discontinuities on rock mass stability and energy storage applications. Shang's research contributes to understanding rockburst phenomena, rock joint behavior, and the mechanical properties of complex rock formations, with applications in geothermal energy and geological disposal of radioactive waste.