Dr. Guangyao Si

Associate Professor

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Biography

Guangyao Si is an Associate Professor in the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering at the University of New South Wales. Initially trained as a mining engineer at the top mining university in China, the University of Mining Technology, Guangyao graduated as the top student among 280 peers in 2010. Due to his excellent academic performance, he was awarded scholarships for his PhD research at Imperial College London, supervised by Professor Sevket Durucan, and defended his thesis in 2015. Following his outstanding research output, he continued his work at Imperial College London as a Research Associate until the end of 2017, when he moved to Australia to join UNSW. Guangyao's research focuses on developing safer, smarter, and sustainable mining technologies and has included work in Reservoir Engineering, Geophysics, Geostatistics, and Geomechanics. He is actively involved in industry collaborations and has held positions on editorial boards. Guangyao is dedicated to mentoring PhD students across various engineering subjects and is recruiting highly capable candidates with strong backgrounds in mathematics, physics, and programming.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2017-12-01 — Present

University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia

Teaching and conducting research in the field of mining engineering.

Awards

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Research Excellence (Early Career) Award

2018-01-01
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Excellent Scientific Editor

2022-01-01
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High Impact Paper Award

2018-01-01
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Unearthed Young Innovator Award

2018-01-01

Courses

MINE3310 - Mining Geomechanics MINE3510 - Ventilation MINE3430 - Mining Systems MINE4510 - Advanced Ventilation

Requirements for University of New South Wales

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:23
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:90
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Recognised Bachelor degree Minimum 1 year relevant work experience for certain streams
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Personal Statement
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Includes Business Intelligence, Enterprise Systems, and Cybersecurity Management streams.