RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

　　May 2010 - present Professor, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

　　Jan. 2007 – Apr. 2010 Associate Professor, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

　　Jan. 2002 – Dec. 2006 Assistant Professor, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

　　Jul. 1997 – Aug. 1999 Research Fellow, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Numerical analysis of mountain hazards including landslide and debris flow

Mechanism of Sediment transport and erosion processes in mountain streams

Dynamics of Debris flows including formation, movement and deposition

　　1. Mingtao Ding, Kaiheng Hu. Susceptibility mapping of landslides in Beichuan County using cluster and MLC methods. Natural Hazards, 2013, DOI 10.1007/s11069-013-0854-0.

　　2. Chao Ma, Kaiheng Hu, Mi Tian. Comparison of debris-flow volume and activity under different formation conditions. Natural Hazards, 2013, 67(2): 261-273.

　　3. Kaiheng Hu, Mi Tian, Yong Li. The Influence of Flow Width on Mean Velocity of Debris Flows in Wide Open Channel. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2013, 139(1):65-69.

　　4. Mi Tian, Kai-heng Hu, Chuan-chang Wang, Ma Chao, Fa-hong Lei. Study of viscous debris-flow surges moving on a residual layer in a flume. Erosion and Sediments Yields in the Changing Environment (Proceedings of a symposium held at the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, CAS-Chengdu, China, 11–15 October 2012) (IAHS Publ. 356, 2012): 311-316.

　　5. Kaiheng Hu, Cui P, Zhang J. Characteristics of Building Damage by August 7, 2010 Debris Flows In Zhouqu, Western China. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 2012, (5):2209-2217.

　　6. Peng Cui, Kaiheng Hu, Jianqi Zhuang, Yu Yang and Jianqiang Zhang. Prediction of debris-flow danger area by combining hydrological and inundation simulation methods. Journal of Mountain Science , 2011, 8(1):1-9.

　　7. Kaiheng Hu, Fangqiang Wei, Yong Li. Real-time measurement and preliminary analysis of debris-flow impact force at Jiangjia Ravine, China. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2011, 36(9): 1268-1278.

　　8. Hu Kai-Heng, Cui Peng, Wang Chuan-Chang, Li Yong, Lu Xiao-Bing. Characteristic rainfall for warning of debris flows. Journal of Mountain Science, 2010, 7(3):207-214.

　　9. Kaiheng Hu, Yong Li, Fangqiang Wei. Annual risk assessment on high-frequency debris-flow fans. Natural Hazards, 2009, 49(3):469-477.

　　10. Fangqiang Wei, Kaiheng Hu, Peng Cui and Qun Guan. A decision support system for debris-flow hazard mitigation in towns based on numerical simulation: a case study at Dongchuan, Yunnan Province. Int. J. Risk Assessment and Management, 2008, 8(4):373-383.

　　11. Fangqiang Wei, Kechang Gao, Kaiheng Hu, Yong Li and James Smith Gardner. Relationships between debris flows and earth surface factors in Southwest China. Environmental Geology, DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-1012-3.

　　12. Hu Kaiheng, Chen Kai, She Zhensu. Numerical studies of scaling exponents in compressible wall-bounded turbulence. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis, 2007, 43(3):307-311. (Chinese)

　　13. Hu Kaiheng, Wei Fangqiang, Hong Yong and Li Xiaoyu. Field measurement of impact force of debris flow. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2006, 25(SUPPL.1):2813-2819. (Chinese)