About

Dr. Hui Yang is a postdoctoral fellow in Geological Resources and Geological Engineering at Northwest University and a visiting postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of loess, with particular emphasis on the relationships between particle-scale morphology, pore structure, and macroscopic instability. She has carried out extensive experimental studies using X-ray computed tomography (XRCT) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), combined with numerical simulations such as discrete element modeling (DEM), to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the formation and collapse of metastable loess structures. She has proposed a three-stage collapse mechanism for loess. Her current research investigates the multiscale disaster evolution of loess slopes under extreme climate conditions.