Education
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, present (since 2016)
Ph.D. Student, Timber Engineering
Hunan University, Changsha, China, 2014
M.A.Sc, Structural Engineering
Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy, 2013
Second Level Post-Graduate Master
Hunan University, Changsha, China, 2011
B. Sc., Civil Engineering
Academic / Research Experience
Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China, 2015 – 2016
Research and Administrative Assistant (Development of a novel light weight cold formed steel composite shear wall with ply-bamboo panels)
Hunan University, Changsha, China, 2011 – 2015
Research Assistant of the Key Program sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Development of modern bamboo structures)
Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy, 2013
Research Assistant of European Commission funded program (Evaluation, Control and Reduction of Environmental Seismic Risk)
Academic Distinctions
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2016
International Tuition Award
Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China, 2016
State Scholarship Fund by China Scholarship Council
Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy, 2011
European Commission funded Scholarship of Eurasian University Network for International Cooperation in Earthquakes
Hunan University, Changsha, China, 2008-2010
National Scholarship of Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
Hunan University, Changsha, China, 2009
Scholarship of C&D Real Estate Group
Publications
W. C. Gao, Y. Xiao. (2017) Seismic behavior of cold-formed steel frame shear walls sheathed with ply-bamboo panels. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2017, Vol. 132: 217-229.
W. C. Gao, Y. Xiao. (2015) Experimental research on seismic behavior of cold-formed thin-walled steel composite walls with ply-bamboo sheathing panels, Conference Proceedings of 15th National Conference on Modern Structural Engineering, ISSN1000-8993 (in Chinese)
W. C. Gao, Y. Xiao. (2014) Literature review of shear performance of cold-formed thin-walled steel composite walls, Journal of Building Structures, April 2014, Vol.35(4), ISSN 1000-6869 (in Chinese)
Skills
Computer: MATLAB, SAP2000, ETABS, AutoCAD, Origin, MS office
Languages: English, Mandarin