Modi Zhu is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Carleton University. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and an M.Sc. in Computational Science and Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research background includes hydrology, land surface processes, and environmental modeling, with a particular focus on energy, water, and carbon exchanges between the land surface and atmosphere.
His current research focuses on understanding the thermal and mechanical responses of permafrost to climate change and infrastructure development. He uses numerical modeling to investigate coupled thermal, hydrological, and mechanical processes in frozen ground, particularly the interactions between small modular reactors (SMRs) and permafrost. His goal is to contribute to sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in northern regions.
