AI-empowered frontiers in Environmental and Planetary Geotechnics:
(1) Risk governance of leachate–gas migration in landfills
(2) Transport and source tracking of contaminant in soil–groundwater systems

(3) In-situ, synergistic remediation of soil and groundwater pollution

(4) Performance tuning of lunar-soil construction materials

• General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Deep learning-based electrical resistivity response behavior of napl-contaminated sites and theory-data-driven contamination tracing method, 2026-2029, Principal Investigator

• General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Mechanism of permeability enhancement by fracturing and the synergistic effect with mass-transfer enhanced extraction in low-permeable cohesive soil, 2024–2027, Principal Investigator

• Sub-project of the National Key Research and Development Program of China, Mapping solid-liquid-gas phases in legacy landfills and assessing their reuse potential, 2025–2028, Sub-project Leader

• Sub-project of the National Key Research and Development Program of China, Barrier-seepage control-permeable reaction coordinated blocking technology system for compound contaminated landfills, 2023–2027, Sub-project Leader

• Sub-project of the National Key Research and Development Program of China, Micro-/nano-bubble aeration via fracturing of low-permeability formations: an enhanced mass-transfer biodegradation technology for in-situ remediation, 2020–2024, Sub-project Leader, Completed

• Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Migration rule of contaminants and multi-field interactions in cohesive soils under thermal enhanced-soil vapor extraction, 2021–2023, Principal Investigator, Completed

• National Major Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project of NSFC, An experimental system designed for cross-media remediation of contaminated soil under complex conditions, 2023–2027, Participate in

• Key Project of NSFC, Mechanism and mitigation of earthquake-induced slope failure in Landfills, 2020–2024, Participate in, Completed

Published nearly 91 papers in domestic and international academic journals, including over 73 papers indexed by SCI. Representative Publications as follow:

• Pei-Hao Ouyang, Shi-Jin Feng*, He Chen, Qi-Teng Zheng, Xiao-Lei Zhang. Fluid polarity shifts initiate and amplify preferential flow in clay-rich media, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 2026, 123(30): e2536672123.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, Ying-Ying Meng, An-Zheng Li, Shi-Jin Feng, Yong Zhao*, Ya-Dong Zhou. Integrated risk assessment of landfill flowslides: Sensitivity analysis on initiation mechanism and hazard potential, Natural Hazards Review, 2026, 27(04): 04026029.

• Jia-He Zhang, Shi-Jin Feng, Qi-Teng Zheng*, Xiao-Lei Zhang. Fracture image classification study of clay hydraulic fracturing based on non-destructive testing and machine learning methods, Engineering Geology, 2025, 354: 108149.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, An-Zheng Li, Shi-Jin Feng*, Fu-Sheng Zha, Yong Zhao. An advanced numerical approach for flowslides in informal landfills considering the softening and state transition of MSW, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2025, 84(3): 116.

• Shi-Jin Feng, Jiu-Ge Niu, Fu-Jiang Shi, Qi-Teng Zheng*, Meng-Wen Gao. Remediation effectiveness and mechanism on surfactant-enhanced remediation of low-permeability petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil under fracturing conditions, Journal of Hydrology, 2025, 650: 132539.

• Shi-Jin Feng, Jin-Shui Ju, Qi-Teng Zheng*, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Yong Zhao. Modified approach for predicting seismic-induced deformation of landfills considering strength parameters of GMB-GCLinterface within the liner system. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2025, 53: 247-259.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, Jin-Shui Ju, Wen-Ding Fu, Shi-Jin Feng*, Yong Zhao. Study of LFG bubble accumulation and discontinuous flow in the highly saturated region of landfill below the leachate level. Waste Management, 2024, 189: 334-347.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, Chun-Bai-Xue Yang, Shi-Jin Feng*, Yu-Chen Song, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Yu-Lin Wu. Numerical modeling of drying from saturated to unsaturated conditions with two-phase partitioningboundaries at the medium surface and interface-dependent phase change. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2024, 171: 104671.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, Chun-Bai-Xue Yang*, Shi-Jin Feng, Shao-Jie Wu, Xiao-Lei Zhang. Influence mechanism of thermally enhanced phase change on heat transfer and soil vapour extraction. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2023, 257: 104202.

• Shao-Jie Wu, Qi-Teng Zheng*, Yong Zhao, Shi-Jin Feng. Prediction and control of elevated temperatures within landfills under aeration and recirculation based on the thermal non-equilibriumj model. Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 345: 118873.

• Shao-Jie Wu, Shi-Jin Feng, Qi-Teng Zheng*, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Hong-Xin Chen. Stabilization behavior of the three-phase and multi-component system of landfilled waste underaeration: Numerical modeling. Computers and Geotechnics, 2023, 156, 105318.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, Shi-Jin Feng*, Shao-Jie Wu, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Hong-Xin Chen. Modeling of multifield coupling interactions in an aerobic landfill based on the finite volume method. Computers and Geotechnics, 2022, 146: 104704.

• He Chen, Shi-Jin Feng, Qi-Teng Zheng*. Diffusion migration behavior of gas in unsaturated fractured soils: Fractal analytical study. Engineering Geology, 2022, 308: 106831.

• Shi-Jin Feng, Yang Shen, Qi-Teng Zheng*, Jia-Liang Shi. Multi-functional direct shear apparatus for geosynthetic interfaces with its application on various GMB/GCL interfaces. Acta Geotechnica, 2022, 17: 993-1008.

• Fu-Jiang Shi, Shi-Jin Feng*, Qi-Teng Zheng, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Hong-Xin Chen. Effect of polyanionic cellulose modification on properties and microstructure of calcium bentonite. Applied Clay Science, 2022, 228, 106633.

• Xiang-Hong Ding, Shi-Jin Feng*, Qi-Teng Zheng. Forward and back diffusion of reactive contaminants through multi-layer low permeability sediments. Water Research, 2022, 222: 118925.

• Xiang-Hong Ding, Shi-Jin Feng, Qi-Teng Zheng*. A two-dimensional analytical model for contaminant transport in a finite domain subjected to multiple arbitrary time-dependent point injection sources. Journal of Hydrology, 2021, 597: 126318.

• Shi-Jin Feng, Shao-Jie Wu, Qi-Teng Zheng*. Design method of a modified layered aerobic waste landfill divided by coarse material. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, 28(2): 2182-2197.

• Shi-Feng Lu, Shi-Jin Feng*, Qi-Teng Zheng, Zhen-Bai Bai. A multi-phase, multi-component model for coupled processes in anaerobic landfills: Theory, implementation, and validation. Géotechnique, 2021, 71(9): 826-842.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, R. Kerry Rowe, Shi-Jin Feng*. Control and estimation of maximum gas pressure below landfill cover with horizontal gas wells: Analytical study. Waste Management, 2020, 114, 33-42.

• Shi-Jin Feng, Zhen-Wei Chen, Qi-Teng Zheng*. Effect of LCRS clogging on leachate recirculation and landfill slope stability. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020, 27(6), 6649-6658.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, R. Kerry Rowe, Shi-Jin Feng*. Design of horizontal landfill gas collection wells in non-homogeneous landfills. Waste Management, 2019, 98, 102-112.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, R. Kerry Rowe, Shi-Jin Feng*. Recovery response of vertical gas wells in non-homogeneous landfills. Waste Management, 2019, 83, 33-45.

• Qi-Teng Zheng, R. Kerry Rowe, Shi-Jin Feng*. Design of vertical landfill gas collection wells considering non-homogeneity with depth. Waste Management, 2018, 82, 26-36.