2025-present School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Assistant Dean

2020-present Institute of Ocean Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua

University, Deputy Director

2017-present School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Assistant Research Fellow, Assistant Professor, Associated Professor, Tenured Associate Professor, Distinguished Research Fellow

2011-2017 China Oil Offshore Engineering Co., Engineer/Senior Engineer

2010-2011 Wood Group Kenny, Engineer

Disater and Countermeasure (Year 1, Undergraduate)

Innovation and Practice in Sustainable Civil Engineering (Year 1, Undergraduate)

Professional Practice for Civil Engineering (Year 2, Undergraduate)

Ocean Engineering (Part 1) (Year 3, Undergraduate)

Writing up (Year 1, Postgraduate)

National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars

National Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars

World's Top 2% Scientists (Stanford/Elsevier)

First level prize, Science & technology Development Award, China National Committee on Large Dams

First level prize, Science & technology Development Award, China Society for Oceanography

First level prize, Standard Science & technology Innovation Award, China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization

Fellow of The Institute of Civil Engineers

Fellow of The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology

Tsinghua University 8th Youth Faculty Teaching Competition 1st Class Prize

K.C. Wong Education Foundation Project Award

Preferential funding for overseas students supported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China

Ocean Engineering Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Design and Analysis Theory for High Performance Structure, Digital Twins and Intelligent Operation technology:

(1) Novel Experimental Facilities: stress corrosion, multi-material interfaces, high-speed impact, etc.

(2) High-Performance Pipe Structures: hollow sandwich composite pipes, bimetallic composite pipes, concentric pipes, dynamic flexible pipes, etc.

(3) Full-range Analysis and Control: Manufacturing, installation, service, reinforcement/strengthening, etc.

Panel Co-chair, Maritime Engineering (ICE Journal)

Editorial Board Member, Structures (IStructE journal)

Editorial Board Member, China Ocean Engineering

Associate Editor, China Earthquake Engineering Journal (CSCD Journal)

Editorial Board Member, Bulletin of National Natural Science Foundation of China (CSCD Journal)

Chartered Engineer (UK Engineering Council, Reg. 587772)

Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute, Reg. 1780709)

General Secretary, CSO Deep Sea Technology Branch

Council Member, CSSD

Executive Council Member, CSCS Ocean Steel Structure Branch

Fellow of The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (FIMarEST, Reg. 8012123)

Fellow of The Institute of Civil Engineer (FICE, Reg. 64589972)

Member, CSO Technology Equipment Professional Committee

Member, CSSD Ocean Resource Development Technology and Equipment Committee

Selected Projects:

Structural Calculation Theory and Optimal Adjustment Method of Composite Submarine Pipeline, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, PI.

Subsea Pipeline Structures, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, PI.

Offshore Construction Technology, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, PI.

Investigation on mechanism and design of concrete-filled double steel skin composite pipeline subjected to underwater explosion loading, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, PI.

Investigations on mechanism and design of carbon steel-concrete-stainless steel composite submarine pipeline under compression-bending-torsion and fatigue loadings, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, PI.

The application of Concrete-filled Double Skin Structures on Coastal Construction, funded by National Key Research and Development Plan, PI.

Investigations on post fire assessment method and fire resistance performance of special building structures, funded by National Key Research and Development Plan, PI.

Development of real-time offshore pipeline installation monitoring system for pipelay vessel HYSY 201, funded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation Research Project, PI

Subsea in-line manifold installation key technology, funded by China National Offshore Oil Corporation Research Project, PI

Standard (Selective)

[1]China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization Standard, Technical specification for Concrete-filled Double Skin Steel Subsea Pipeline. (In Chinese)

[2]National Standard, General rules for building protection. (In Chinese)

[3]National Standard, Technical standard for concrete-filled steel tubular hybrid structures, GB/T 51446 (In Chinese & English )

[4]China Civil Engineering Society Standard, Technical Specification for concrete-Filled double skin steel tubular structures, T/CCES 7. (In Chinese)

[5]China National Offshore Oil Corporation - Company standard, Guideline for analysis of subsea pipeline with in-line structure installation, Q/HS 3066. (In Chinese)

Patent (Selective)

[1]Utility patent. Real-time analysis system for operation of working ship based on ship attitude measurement, 15/765491, USA.

[2]Utility patent, Carbon steel-concrete/cement mortar-stainless steel composite submarine pipeline, 17/257,174, USA.

[3]Invention patent, Test device for K-joints, ZL 202010160882.3, China.

[4]Invention patent, Experimental equipment and method of the bond behavior of CFST structure, ZL202110823953.8, China.

[5]Invention patent, Testing equipment and method for Stress-Corrosion behavior of steel material under coupled alternate immersion and sustainable loading conditions, ZL202110057346.5, China.

Journal papers and books (Selective)

[1]Wang F*, Li S. Full-range inversion of explosion-induced damage and performance improvement of submarine pipeline[J]. The Ocean Engineering (海洋工程), 2025, 5: 142-153.

[2]Wang F*, Zhuge T, Cheng Z, et al. Triple-chord trussed submerged floating tunnels: hybrid construction concept, feasibility and design[J]. Communications Engineering, 2025, 4: 117.

[3]Li S, Wang F*. Punching shear failure criterion for curved steel-concrete-steel sandwich structure under blast loading[J]. Engineering Structures, 2025, 343: 121034.

[4]Wang J, Hu D, Wang J, He Y, Lei Z, Yang Y, Liu Q, Wang F*. Axial tensile behaviour of steel–concrete double-skin composite submarine pipeline[J]. Maritime Engineering, 2025, 178(3): 40-60.

[5]Li B, Xie W, Wang F*. Long-term effects including shrinkage and interfacial creep on bond behavior of concrete-filled steel tubes (CFST): Experiment and design[J]. Engineering Structures, 2024, 321: 119004.

[6]Lin L, Wang F*. Analytical behavior of concrete-filled steel tubular pile used in coastal wharf structure subjected to combined loads[J]. Ocean Engineering, 2024, 308: 118388.

[7]Wang F*, Li B, Cheng Z, et al. Coupling effect of freeze–thaw cycles and multiaxial compression on concrete-filled steel tube (CFST): Insights from simplified meso-scale axisymmetric finite element model[J]. Engineering Structures, 2023, 280: 115691.

[8]Wang F*, Cheng Z, Shen J. Flexural fatigue behavior of butt-welded circular concrete-filled double skin steel tube (CFDST)：Experimental study and numerical modeling[J]. Marine Structures, 2023, 88: 103380.

[9]Cheng Z, Wang F*, Zhang D. Analytical model for axially compressed circular concrete-filled double skin steel tubes (CFDSTs): Insights from concrete non-uniformly confined states[J]. Thin-Walled Structures, 2023, 192: 111106.

[10]Lin L, Wang F*. Investigation of analytical behavior of concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) offshore rock-socketed pile under lateral load[J]. Ocean Engineering, 2023, 277: 114279.

[11]Wang F*, Li S. Numerical investigation of concrete-filled double skin steel tubular (CFDST) structure subjected to underwater explosion loading[J]. Marine Structures, 2023, 90: 103427.

[12]Zhu Z, Yang L, Wang F*, et al. Testing, simulation, and design for analyzing the behavior of lined pipes under torsion[J]. Ocean Engineering, 2023, 286: 115708.

[13]Bu Y, Yang L, Zhu Z, Wang F*. Testing, simulation and design of offshore lined pipes under axial compression[J]. Marine Structures, 2022, 82: 103147.

[14]Wang F*, Xie W, Li B, Han L. Experimental study and design of bond behavior in concrete-filled steel tubes (CFST)[J]. Engineering Structures, 2022, 268: 114750.

[15]Wang J, Wang F*. Analytical behavior of built-up square concrete-filled steel tubular columns under combined preload and axial compression[J]. Steel and Composite Structures, 2021, 38(6): 617-635.

[16]Bu Y, Yang L, Zhu Z, Wang F*. Flexural buckling behaviour and design of offshore lined pipes under compression[J]. Ocean Engineering, 2020, 214: 107829.

[17]Wang F*, Zhao H. Experimental investigation on blast furnace slag aggregate concrete filled double skin tubular (CFDST) stub columns under sustained loading[J]. Structures, 2020, 27: 352-360.

[18]Wang F*, Han L. Analytical behavior of carbon steel-concrete-stainless steel double-skin tube (DST) used in submarine pipeline structure[J]. Marine Structures, 2019, 63: 99-116.

[19]Wang F*, Li W, Han L. Interaction behavior between outer pipe and liner within offshore lined pipeline under axial compression[J]. Ocean Engineering, 2019, 175: 103-112.

[20]Wang F*, Zhao H, Han L. Analytical behavior of concrete-filled aluminum tubular stub columns under axial compression[J]. Thin-Walled Structures, 2019, 140: 21-30.

[21]Wang F*. Effective design of submarine pipe-in-pipe using Finite Element Analysis[J]. Ocean Engineering, 2018, 153: 23-32.

[22]Wang F*, Han L. Analytical behavior of special-shaped CFST stub columns under axial compression[J]. Thin-Walled Structures, 2018, 129: 404-417.

[23]Wang F*, Han L, Li W. Analytical behavior of CFDST stub columns with external stainless steel tubes under axial compression[J]. Thin-Walled Structures, 2018, 127: 756-768.

[24]Wang F*, Chen J, Gao S, et al. Development and sea trial of real-time offshore pipeline installation monitoring system[J]. Ocean Engineering, 2017, 146: 468-476.

[25]Wang F*, Wang J, Tang K. A finite element based study on lowering operation of subsea massive structure[J]. China Ocean Engineering, 2017, 31: 646-652.

MSc/PhD Opportunities

Highly-motivated students with backgrounds in Structural Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or related fields are welcome to apply for MSc and PhD positions.

Postdoctoral Positions

Candidates with backgrounds in Civil Engineering (structural and geotechnical engineering), Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering (construction materials and metallic materials), and Control Science and Engineering (automation and artificial intelligence), or related fields, are welcome to apply.