Sun Shufa, male, born in October 1980, is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. He received his Ph.D. from the Harbin Institute of Technology in 2013. His research primarily focuses on the design of high-terrain-ability chassis for agricultural and forestry special-purpose vehicles, the design and development of forest fire prevention equipment, emergency logistics planning and design, and bionics applied to special-purpose vehicles. He has led numerous research projects, including the National Key R&D Program during the 13th Five-Year Planperiod,China.the Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project, the Harbin Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Talent Project, the Basic Research Program for Central Universities, and various industry-sponsored projects. Additionally, he has led one key provincial education and teaching research project and three provincial general research projects; he was awarded two Second Prizes for Higher Education Teaching Achievements by Heilongjiang Province (as the first contributor) and received three university-level Teaching Achievement Awards. Has published over 80 scientific research papers in core domestic and international journals, including more than 30 papers indexed in SCI, EI, or CSSCI; holds over 20 patents, 1 national standard, and 6 enterprise standards; and has published more than 20 teaching and research papers. Recognized as a High-Level Talent (Category C) of Heilongjiang Province, a Chengdong Young Distinguished Teaching Professor at Northeast Forestry University, an Advanced Individual in the "Three-Education" Teaching and Education Initiative, one of the "Top Ten Graduate Supervisors," an Outstanding Communist Party Member, and an Outstanding Party Affairs Worker; has mentored more than 30 university student innovation and entrepreneurship projects and over 10 national-level university innovation and entrepreneurship projects, winning one national specialgradeprize, four national secondgradeprizes, three national thirdgradeprizes, one bronze medal in the national competition of the China International "Internet+" University Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, one gold medal and two firstgradeprizes in the provincial competition of the same competition, four silver medals in the provincial competition, four secondgradeprizes in the provincial competition of the "Challenge Cup" University Students Extracurricular Academic Works Competition, one national bronze medal in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition organized by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, and two gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals in the "Ririshun" Maker Training Camp Competition hosted by the Chinese Society of Logistics.
Led scientific research projects:
1. National Key Research and Development Program Project, China: Development of water-based crown fire suppression equipment (Project Number: 2018YFE0207800-04; Duration: December 2019–November 2023); Principal Investigator.
2. Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project, China: "Research on the Deformation Mechanism of the Anti-Slip Tread Surface for Tracked Vehicles in Forest Areas Based on the Deformation Characteristics of Snow Leopard Paws," Project No. PL2024C003, December 2024–December 2027; Principal Investigator.
3. Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project, China: "Study on the Structural Characteristics of Frozen–Thawed Soil in the Greater Khingan Mountains Forest Region and the Interaction Mechanism Between Such Soil and Vehicle Driving Mechanisms," LH2020C052; Duration: July 2020–July 2023; Principal Investigator. 4. Enterprise Service Project: "Research Report on the Development Prospects of Plastic Tray Products," May 2023–July 2023; Principal Investigator.
5. Heilongjiang Province Postdoctoral Research Initiation Funding–2022, China; Principal Investigator.
6. Central University Basic Research Operational Funding Special Project, China–Development of a Seasonal Parameter System for Ground Mechanics of Forest Operations Vehicles in Northern Forest Regions (Project No.: 2572019BL02; Duration: May 2019–April 2022; Principal Investigator).
7. Central University Basic Research Operational Funding Special Project, China: Research on the Construction of an Electromechanical-Hydraulic Coupling Drive System for Fuel Cell Loading/Unloading Equipment and Key Durability Issues; Project Number: 2572016CB12; Duration: April 2016–March 2018; Principal Investigator.
8. Harbin Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Talent Research Special Fund Project, China–"Development and Promotion of Rapid-Change Multifunctional Intelligent Forklifts" (Project No.: 2015RAQXJ043; Duration: September 2015–August 2017); Principal Investigator.
9. Technology Transfer Project: A Forest Fire Truck Parameter Acquisition and Communication System; December 2022–December 2023; Principal Investigator.
10. Enterprise Service Project: Structure Simulation and Optimization for a 24-Bottle Beer Carton (Budweiser (China)), January 2022–December 2022; Principal Investigator.
11. Enterprise Service Project: Research and Development of Forestry and Grassland Weeding Machines (including isolation zone creation machinery), March 2020–March 2021; Principal Investigator.
12. Enterprise Service Project: Series of tracked vehicle chassis design and related technology R&D; Period: January 2018–Until contract completion; Lead.
13. Enterprise Service Project: Improved Design and Development of the Tracked Material Collection Locomotive Chassis, October 2016–June 2018; Principal Investigator.
Representative Papers:
[1]Zhu HX, Sun SF (Corresponding Author), Yang X, et al. Coupling Mechanisms Among Water Content, Pore Characteristics, and Permeability in Northeast China's Black Soils During Freeze–Thaw Cycles. Agriculture–Basel, 2026,16(10) (Q1, IF: 4.5; Chinese Academy of Sciences–Zone 2)
[2] Hongxing Zhu, Sun SF (Corresponding Author), Xu Yang, et al. Design of a biomimetic reindeer hoof-shaped track shoe and its performance simulation and optimization on snow surfaces, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines. 2026,54:1, 2686399 (Q2, IF: 3.7; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zone 3)
[3] Zhou Y, Sun SF (Corresponding Author), Xu Y, Ding D, Li ZX, Ding ZA, Xu C. Assessing the compression properties of gravel-bearing forest soil in the seasonally frozen regions of northeastern China under freeze–thaw cycles and varying gravel content. Geoderma. 2024,450:117050. (Q1, IF: 5.6; CAS Tier 1–TOP)
[4][4] Zhou Y, Shahin MA, Xu C, Xu Y, Yang XC, Ding ZA, Sun SF (Corresponding author). Development and calibration of a discrete element model for layered gravelly soils in forested areas. Powder Technology. 2025,449:120405. (Q1, IF: 4.5; CAS Zone II–TOP)
[5][5] Zhou Y, Shahin MA, Xu C, Xu Y, Yang XC, Ding ZA, Sun SF (Corresponding Author). Assessing the shear strength degradation of gravel-bearing soil from the northeastern forest region of China under freeze–thaw action. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 2025 (Q1, IF: 3.7; CAS Zone II).
[6] Xing, J.; Sun, S. (Corresponding Author); Huang, Q.; Chen, Z.; Zhou, Z. Application of Geoinformatics in Forest Planning and Management. Forests, 2024,15:439. (Q1, SCI, IF: 3.282; CAS Zone II)
[7] Zhou Y, Ding ZA, Ding D, Xu Y, Yang XC, Li ZX, Cai YW, Sun SF(Corresponding Author). Establishment and experimental study of an apressure-bearing subsidence model for layered soil in forest regions. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 2022,11 (Q2, SCI, IF: 1.723)
[8] Lu ZL, Sun SF (Corresponding Author), Yuan MJ, Yang F, Yin HY. Firefighting in Forest Off-Road Operations Using the Improved ACA Method–An Example from the Northern Primitive Forest Region of the Great Xing'an Range in InnerMongolia, China.FORESTS, 2022,13(10) (Q1, SCI, IF: 3.282; CAS Zone II)
[9] Zhou Y, Ding ZA, Ding D, Xu Y, Yang XC, Li ZX, Cai YW, Sun SF (Corresponding author). Spatial Kinematic Analysis of a Tracked Forest Fire Engine with Fish-Belly Swing Arm Torsion Bar Suspension, Applied Sciences–Basel, 2022,12(21) (Q2, SCI, IF: 2.361)
[10] Sun Shufa (Corresponding Author), Wu Jinfeng, Ren Chunlong. Chassis trafficability simulation and experimental study of the LY1352JP forestry tracked transport vehicle. Journal of Forestry Research, 2020, No.2 (Q1, SCI, IF: 3.282; Top-tier journal in Zone 1, Chinese Academy of Sciences).
patent of invention:
[1] Ding Zi'an, Sun Shufa, Chu Jiangwei, et al. A dual-cylinder control system and crawler vehicle braking device: 202511337238.8 [P]. July 14,2026.
[2] Sun Shufa, Chen Ke, Zhu Hongxing, et al. A track plate, track chain and track vehicle mimicking the paws of a snow leopard: 202610539635.1[P]. 2026-06-30.
[3] Sun Shufa, Tang Hualin, Luo Liangkui, et al. A multifunctional forklift attachment: 201410509508.4 [P]. June 30,2017.
Postgraduate Education
PhD Program: Forestry Engineering (Academic PhD)
Master's degree program offerings: Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Information Engineering, Agricultural Engineering and Information Technology, Forestry, and Forestry Engineering.
Contact:ssfangel@zafu.edu.cn
