Multi-functional Materials and Structures Lab at HKNU focuses on research topics to address essential needs for smart cities.

Our research aims for:

• Development of eco-friendly binder-based structural supercapacitors and batteries

• Electrical curing and smart sensing of concrete using cement-carbon nanocomposites

• Synthesis of biomass-derived activated carbon for conductive material replacement

• Natural fiber reinforced cement composites (internal curing, rheology, sound absorption)

• Sustainable construction materials (e.g., alkali-activated binders, sulfur polymer composites, recycled aggregate, self-healing concrete)

• High performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites

• Earthquake-resistant design, modelling, and assessment of reinforced concrete structures