2015.09至2020.12，同济大学，地质工程，博士

2017.11至2018.11，University College London，岩土工程，联合培养博士

2011.08至2014.02，石家庄铁道大学，建筑与土木工程，硕士

2007.09至2011.06，石家庄铁道大学，土木工程，学士

国家自然科学基金优秀青年科学基金项目 (海外)

上海市海外高层次青年人才引进计划项目

国家海外高层次青年人才引进计划 (2024)

上海市海外高层次青年人才引进计划 (2024)

国家公派留学奖学金 (2017)

在国内外学术期刊及国际会议发表论文30余篇，近期代表性论文如下：

Yu Lu, Weimin Ye, Qiong Wang, Yonggui Chen. Shear strength characteristics of unsaturated compacted GMZ bentonite considering anisotropy. Engineering Geology. 2024, 342: 107743.

Yu Lu, John S. McCartney. Thermal conductivity function for fine-grained unsaturated soils linked with water retention by capillarity and adsorption. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 2024, 150(1): 06023009.

Yu Lu, John S. McCartney. Insights into the thermo-hydraulic properties of compacted MX80 bentonite during hydration under elevated temperature. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 2024, 61: 344-360.

Yu Lu, John S. McCartney. Temperature effects on adsorption and capillarity water retention mechanisms in constrained unsaturated soils. Acta Geotechnica. 2024, 19: 6467-6482.

Yu Lu, Weimin Ye, Qiong Wang, Yonggui Chen. Insights into anisotropic swelling pressure of compacted GMZ bentonite. Acta Geotechnica. 2023, 18: 5721-5734.

Yu Lu, Haohua Chen, Ingrid Tomac, John S. McCartney. Analytical and numerical investigation of gravity anchors for floating photovoltaic systems. Ocean Engineering. 2024, 313(3): 119591.

Yu Lu^*, John S. McCartney. Transient temperature and water distributions in unconstrained compacted granular bentonite under elevated temperatures. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 2025, 41: 100626.

Yu Lu, John S. McCartney. Free swelling behavior of MX80 bentonite under elevated temperatures up to 200 °C. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 2024, 37: 100531.

Yu Lu, Weimin Ye, Qiong Wang, Yonggui Chen. Insights into anisotropic compression characteristic of unsaturated compacted GMZ bentonite. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 2024, 83: 459.

Yu Lu, John S. McCartney. Physical modeling of coupled thermohydraulic behavior of compacted MX80 bentonite during heating. Geotechnical Testing Journal. 2022, 45(6): 20220054.

Yu Lu, Weimin Ye, Qiong Wang, Yuanhong Zhu, Yonggui Chen, Bao Chen. Anisotropic swelling behaviour of unsaturated compacted GMZ bentonite hydrated under vertical stresses. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 2021, 80(7): 5515-5526.

Yu Lu, Weimin Ye, Qiong Wang, Yuanhong Zhu, Yonggui Chen, Bao Chen. Investigation on anisotropic thermal conductivity of compacted GMZ bentonite. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 2020, 79(3): 1153-1162.

Naifeng Zhao, Lili Wang, Yu Lu^*, Weimin Ye, Gang Jiang^*, Rihong Zhang. Modelling the thermo-mechanical behavior of saturated fine-grained soils. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 2025, 62: 1-15.

Naifeng Zhao, Weifeng Zhang, Yu Lu, Yaofu Wang, Weimin Ye, Gang Jiang. Temperature effect on the undrained strength and stress-strain responses of saturated silt. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2024-0488.

Yao Geng, Pengju Qin, Yu Lu, Yifei Sun, Jun Zhang, Xiaoqiang Dong. Comparative effects of biochars from different feedstocks on the desiccation process of loess. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 2025, 84: 137.

Pengju Qin, Yao Geng, Yu Lu, Libo Mao, Jun Zhang. Desiccation-induced cracking and deformation characteristics in compacted loess: insights from electrical resistivity and microstructure analysis. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 2024, 83: 499.

Jonghyuk Baek, Yanran Wang, Xiaolong He, Yu Lu, John S. McCartney, Jiun-Shyan Chen. Data-driven modeling of an unsaturated bentonite buffer model test under high temperatures using an enhanced axisymmetric reproducing kernel particle method. Computers and Geotechnics. 2024, 168: 106133.

Yuanhong Zhu, Weimin Ye, Qiong Wang, Yu Lu, Yonggui Chen. Anisotropic volume change behaviour of uniaxial compacted GMZ bentonite under free swelling condition. Engineering Geology. 2020, 278: 105821.

Jifei Cui, Yanhao Jin, Yingjie Jing, Yu Lu. Elastoplastic solution of cylindrical cavity expansion in unsaturated soil considering anisotropy. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2024, 12: 308.

Yu Lu, Haohua Chen, Ingrid Tomac, John S. McCartney. Analytical and numerical investigations on the failure mode of 3D concrete printed gravity anchor. Geotechnical Frontiers 2025, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publications, 2025, 365: 178-189.

Yu Lu, John S. McCartney. Transient temperature and water distributions in compacted MX80 bentonite under high temperature gradients. Symposium on Energy Geotechnics SEG23. Delft, Netherlands, October 3-5, 2023.

Mohamed S. Musa, Yu Lu, John S. McCartney. Improved thermal conductivity function for unsaturated soil with physics-based parameters. 8th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils. Milos, Greece, May 2-5, 2023.

Weimin Ye, Yu Lu, Xianhua Huang, Bao Chen, Yonggui Chen, Yujun Cui. Anisotropic thermal conductivity of unsaturated compacted GMZ bentonite-sand mixture. PanAm Unsaturated Soils 2017, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publications, 2017, 301: 413-424.

2025.02至今，同济大学土木工程学院地下建筑与工程系，特聘研究员

2021.04至2025.02，University of California San Diego结构工程系，博士后研究员

美国能源部核能大学计划项目、先进材料和制造技术项目，加州能源委员会电力计划投资项目；国家自然科学基金重点项目、面上项目等。

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