Jinchi Lu

Jinchi Lu, Ph.D., P.E., is a Senior Geotechnical Engineer at Fugro since September 2019 and a Science Editor for Accdon, LLC since April 2019, specializing in editing manuscripts for non-native English-speaking scientists and translating from Chinese to English. Jinchi has served as a Project Scientist at UC San Diego since July 2020, following a tenure as Associate Project Scientist from March 2006 to September 2019, where Jinchi focused on developing modeling tools for bridge-ground systems and liquefaction deformations under Caltrans-funded research. Previous roles include Assistant Project Scientist and Research Associate, with teaching experience in Hydraulic Engineering at Sichuan University. Jinchi began career as a Field Engineer and Technical Translator at Ertan Engineering Corporation. Academic credentials include a PhD in Structural Engineering with a focus on geotechnical earthquake engineering from UC San Diego, an MS in Geotechnical Engineering, and a BS in Hydraulic Engineering, both from Sichuan University.