Rate My Professor Wensu Chen

Professor Wensu Chen is a Professor and ARC Future Fellow in the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Curtin University, serving as Director of the Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP). He obtained his BE and MSc in Civil Engineering from Tianjin University, ME from the University of Melbourne, and PhD in Structural Engineering from the University of Western Australia. Following his early degrees, he worked as a design engineer in civil engineering for three years before pursuing advanced research and academic positions. Previously recognized as an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Chen has advanced to his current professorial role, leading research on resilient infrastructure.

Chen's research specializations encompass structural dynamics, prediction of loads and structural responses under blast and impact conditions, development of novel protective structures, structural strengthening techniques, material behaviors under extreme loading, prefabricated and modular construction, and multi-hazard resilient hybrid modular structures. He has produced over 319 publications, accumulating more than 11,700 citations with an h-index of 59 on Google Scholar. Notable publications include 'Experimental investigations and numerical simulations of multi-arch double-layered panels under uniform impulsive loadings' (International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2014), 'Structural Response of Modular Buildings – An Overview' (Journal of Building Engineering, 2018), 'Numerical study of sandwich panel with a new bi-directional load-self-cancelling (LSC) core under blast loading' (Thin-Walled Structures, 2018), and recent works such as 'Flexural performance of self-locking and rapid-unlocking (SelRU) connection for modular steel construction: Design and experimental validation' (2026). His contributions have earned the ARC Future Fellowship (2021, FT210100050) for multi-hazard resilient modular structures, the 2023 Curtin Award for Research Excellence in the Planet category (Mid-career/Senior Researcher), Best Review Paper Award of the Year 2023 from Engineering Structures, and recognitions for over 10 most-cited or featured papers, including KCPT Highly Commendable Paper Award. Chen holds Fellow of Engineers Australia (FIEAust), Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), and National Engineering Register (NER) qualifications, influencing advancements in protective structural engineering.