Dr. Chin Fu Tsang

Professor

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Biography

Chin-Fu Tsang is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University and a Senior Scientist Emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research primarily focuses on flow and transport in fractured heterogeneous porous media, coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in fractured geological media, and advanced borehole testing methods. Tsang has an extensive background, having held positions such as Visiting Professor of Hydrogeology at Imperial College London and Chairman of the DECOVALEX Project, which involved ten nations working on coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical processes in geological systems. He has served on various committees, including advising the Swedish government on nuclear waste repository site investigations. He is a prolific author, having co-authored over 400 scientific publications, including around 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and several special issues and books. In 2015, he was invited to write a review paper on hydrologic issues associated with nuclear waste repositories for a special anniversary issue of Water Resources Research.

Research Interests

Requirements for Uppsala University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen (180 ECTS) 90 credits in a subject relevant to the specific program
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate and diploma
  • Official transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport photo page
  • Statement of Purpose (for most programs)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application Summary Sheet (if required by department)
Specialization Notes

General Master's requirements applying across Science, Technology, and Humanities departments.