Ma Wei, male, was born in December of 1963. His research orientation is Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering. He is a researcher and doctoral supervisor of Institute of Environment and Engineering of Cold and Dry Areas, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In 1985, he graduated from the major Mechanics of Department of Mathematics and Mechanics of Lanzhou University .
In 1988, he obtained a master's degree in the major of Frozen Soil Mechanics in the Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In 2001, he obtained a doctorate in the major of Engineering Mechanics in Beijing Institute of Technology.
In September 2012, he served as director of the Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Nowadays, he is a researcher, doctoral tutor and director of the Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the director of the State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering.