主要从事岩土工程、矿业工程、人工智能等交叉学科研究，1-矿山地质环境和灾害（尾矿库失稳和采空区塌陷），2-AI赋能的固废资源化利用，3-矿山污染释放迁移和管控，欢迎有人工智能、机器人开发、岩土工程领域背景知识的学生报考

主持国家和省部级项目多项

1-国家自然科学基金青年基金

2-上海市海外领军人才

3-国家高层次青年人才计划

1-Zheng, Jian et al. A solution to estimate the total and effective stresses in backfilled stopes with an impervious base during the filling operation of 

cohesionless backfill, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2020, 44(11): 1570-1586.

2-Zheng, Jian et al. Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Lubricants in Reducing Sidewall Friction.

International Journal of Geomechanics, 2021, 21(5): 06021010.

3-Zheng Jian et al.  Experimental study of the “short-term” pressures of uncemented paste backfill with different solid contents for 

barricade design, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 275: 123068.

4-Qin Jiahao ; Zheng Jian(*); Li Li; Experimental study of the shrinkage behavior of cemented paste backfill, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2021, 13(3): 545-554

5-Qin Jiahao; Zheng Jian(*); Li Li; An analytical solution to estimate the settlement of tailings or backfill slurry by considering the sedimentation and consolidation, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 2021, 31(3): 463-471.