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Miss Min Gao

Miss Min Gao

Postdoctoral Fellow
Engineering
Mineral and Energy Resources Engineering

Dr Min Gao is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering at UNSW Sydney. She completed her PhD at UNSW (2020–2023) on coupled shear–flow modelling of nonlinear fluid flow in rock fractures, including fracture permeability evolution and multiphysics modelling. Her work was recognised with the UNSW Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses (Top 10%). Her research focuses on coupled thermal–hydro–mechanical–chemical processes in fractured rocks, weak rock mass behaviour, and critical mineral recovery.
E-mail
min.gao1@unsw.edu.au
Location
Old Main Building Level 1, Room 161 Kensington Campus
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Zhai H; Canbulat I; Zhang C; Watson J; Gao M, 2025, 'A new downgrading system for weak rock mass', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2025.106028
    Journal articles | 2025
    Zhai H; Canbulat I; Zhang C; Watson J; Gao M, 2025, 'Combined effects of discontinuities and intact rock on weak rock at various scales', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17, pp. 7676 - 7690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2025.01.053
    Journal articles | 2024
    Gao M; Zhang C; Oh J, 2024, 'A multi-scale roughness rock joint model considering laboratory-scale irregularities using wear theories', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2023.105623
    Journal articles | 2024
    Gao M; Zhu X; Zhang C; Li Y; Oh J, 2024, 'A new theoretical model for the nonlinear flow in a rough rock fracture under shear', Computers and Geotechnics, 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105851
    Journal articles | 2024
    Gao M; Zhu X; Zhang C; Oh J, 2024, 'A Hydromechanical Model for a Single Rock Fracture Subjected to Shearing', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 3329 - 3353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-023-03588-6
    Journal articles | 2024
    Watson J; Canbulat I; Wei C; Gao M, 2024, 'Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Weak Foundations under Coal Pillars', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57, pp. 9497 - 9510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-03999-z
    Journal articles | 2023
    Gao M; Zhang C; Oh J, 2023, 'A multi-scale roughness shear joint model using wear theory', Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 1124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1124/1/012052
    Journal articles | 2023
    Gao M; Zhang C; Oh J, 2023, 'Assessments of the effects of various fracture surface morphology on single fracture flow: A review', International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 33, pp. 1 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2022.07.005
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhu X; Gao M; Si G; Zhang C; Moon JS; Oh J, 2023, 'An Improved Model for Evaluating the Hydraulic Behaviour of a Single Rock Joint Considering Contact Area Evolution During Shearing', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56, pp. 8723 - 8743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-023-03521-x

UNSW Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses (Top 10%)

UNSW University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA)

1st Place, ISRM Rock Bowl, Salzburg, 2023 (19 international teams)

 

 

I am developing a web-based decision-support solver under an industry-funded ACARP project to support long-term coal pillar stability assessment by translating fundamental constitutive modelling and uncertainty analysis into a practical workflow for mine planning and geotechnical risk evaluation, supported by technical reporting and industry engagement.