I am a postdoctoral scholar in Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. My work integrates cementitious materials, digital construction, computational modeling, and data-driven methods to support the development of resilient, intelligent, and sustainable infrastructure. I am particularly interested in translating fundamental materials research into practical solutions for transportation, building, marine, and protective infrastructure. 

Teaching experience

The Pennsylvania State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

Teaching Assistant-Civil Engineering Materials (CE336)                                                                                              09/2020-05/2021

Teaching Assistant-Concrete Materials and Properties (CE584)                                                                                   09/2024-12/2024 

Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), School of Sciences                                                                                    

Teaching Assistant-Numerical Analysis                                                                                                                          09/2017-12/2017

Mentoring and academic advising

2021-2023 Shunming Xiao (M.S. Civil ENgineering, NSFC)

2023 Ryan Gibbons (B.S., Drawdown Scholars REU Program)

2023-2025 Faisal Aljuwayhel, (M.S. Civil Engineering, The HUD project)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI)

ACI 135 Machine learning-informed construction and design (associate member);

ACI 564 3D printing with cementitious materials (associate member);

ACI 565 Lunar concrete (voting member);  

Member, RILEM

QPA: Quality and performance assurance of additively manufactured cementitious composites by advanced non-invasive techniques (technical committee member).

303-PFC: Performance requirements and testing of fresh printable cement-based materials;

304-ADC: Assessment of Additively Manufactured Concrete Materials and Structures;

311-MBC: Magnesia-based binders in concrete;

315-DCS: Data-driven concrete science;

325-APS: Alternative Paving Materials – Sustainability

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Member, American Ceramic Society (ACerS)

​Member, Deep Foundation Institute (DFI)

JOURNAL REFEREE SERVICE

CEMENT (Elsevier)

Construction and Concrete Research (Elsevier)

Construction and Concrete Composites (Elsevier)

Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier)

Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier)

Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier)

Results in Engineering (Elsevier)

Smart Materials and Structures (IOP Publishing Ltd.)

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE)

Journal of Architecture and Engineering (ASCE)

Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials (Taylor & Francis)

Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)

2025  Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Student Persistence Scholarship, PSU                                                                   

2025   J. Roger Glunt Graduate Fellowship in Housing,                                                                                                                               

2024   CMT Laboratories Graduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, PSU

2023   CMT Laboratories Graduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, PSU

2022   GOLD AWARD in International Invention and Technology Exhibition, InnoWings, Lublin University of Technology

2022   Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, PSU                          

2018   First Place Scholarship for Two Times, Harbin Institute of Technology

2017   Merit Student, Harbin Institute of Technology

2017   First Place Scholarship for Two Times, Harbin Institute of Technology

2016   First Place Scholarship for Two Times, Harbin Institute of Technology

2015   Second Place Scholarship, Huaqiao University                                                                                              

    2015   Excellent Prize in “The 10th National Zhou Yuanpei College Student Mechanics Competition”                                                 

2015   Second Prize in “The 5th Structure Mechanics Competition in Central South Region of China”                                                 

2015   Third Prize in “The 12th Xiamen University Jinrun Cup Mathematics Competition                                                                     

2014   First Prize Scholarship, Huaqiao University                                                                                                                                 

2014   Third Prize in the National College Student English Competition (Fujian Province)                                                                  

2013   First Prize Scholarship, Huaqiao University                                                                                                                                 

2013   Third Prize in “Huaqiao University Luo Zhixin Advanced Mathematics Competition”