On December 18, 2023, the first batch of Exemplary Model Worker and Skillful Talent Innovation Studios (EMWSTIS) in the Education, Science, Culture, Health, and Sports System (ESCHSS) of Sichuan Province was announced. Li Tianbin Innovation Studio from the School of Environment and Civil Engineering in CDUT made it to the list.
Li Tianbin Innovation Studio is dedicated to the long-term research of theories and technical methods for the prevention and control of deep engineering disasters, focusing on national major engineering construction and disaster reduction needs. The collaboratively created “Shallow-Buried Time-Dependent Structural Theory of Rock Mass” has been recognized by the academic community as one of the “Four Great Theories of Chinese Engineering Geology in the 20th Century.” The studio has established a theoretical and technical system for the stability evaluation of high-stress tunnels and the prevention and control of rock bursts and large deformation disasters. This breakthrough overcomes the limitations of the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM) in rock bursts and large deformation disasters, earning provincial and national Science and Technology Progress Awards. The innovative achievements have been widely applied in the fields of resource and energy development, infrastructure construction, and disaster reduction, making significant contributions to China’s economic development. The studio has published seven monographs, one textbook, more than 360 research papers, obtained 25 invention patents, and participated in the compilation of two standards.
Studios have been named as EMWSTIS by Sichuan Provincial Union of Education, Science, Culture, and Health Workers (UESCHW). Based on Trade Union recommendations, expert evaluations, and comprehensive inspections, the Sichuan Provincial UESCHW has named 10 from a pool of 85 such studios as the First Batch of EMWSTIS in ESCHSS of Sichuan Province.
