蒲诃夫，特聘教授，国家高层次领军人才、国家高层次青年人才。主要从事岩土工程、固废资源化利用、智能运维、软土(淤泥)加固、污染场地管控/修复等领域的研究。主持国家重点研发计划课题 1 项、国家自然科学基金面上项目 4 项、中组部人才项目 2 项、美国密苏里大学系统 Seed Fund 基金 1 项、广东省/湖北省基金、深圳市基金、企业委托项目等科研项目。在 Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering、Journal of Hydrology、Engineering Geology、Journal of Cleaner Production、岩土工程学报、岩石力学与工程学报、岩土力学等本领域权威学术期刊发表论文100余篇，获美国发明专利 1 件、中国发明专利 30 件，软件著作权 10 余项。

       科研成果应用于湖北、浙江、河北等多个省份，获山西省科技进步一等奖 1 项、湖北省科技进步一等奖/二等奖各 1 项、国际岩土力学计算方法与进展学会 (IACMAG) 优秀论文奖 1 项、ASCE《Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering》期刊研究亮点 1 项。

      Dr. Hefu PU is a full professor and recipient of the National Top Talents Award and the National Top Young Talents Award.  His main research fields include geotechnical engineering, containment and remediation of contaminaed sites, beneficial reuse of waste materials, improvement of soft soil (mud), and energy geotechnics.  He has served as Principal Investigator (PI) for many national and provincial research funds.  He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed academic papers, including top journals such as Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Cleaner Production, Engineering Geology, and Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering.  His research outcome has been applied in various engineering projects across the country and received multiple research awards, including First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award by Shanxi Province of China, First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award by Hubei Province of China, and Excellent Paper Award by International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics.