Principal Investigator (PI)

Dr Yangming Gao

Senior Lecturer in Highway Engineering, Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF, United Kingdom

Email: y.gao@ljmu.ac.uk

Postdoctoral researchers and fellows

• Dr Yuanyuan Li, NextSAC-Next Generation Self-Sensing Asphalt Concretes for Road Digitalization, Jul 2025-Jul 2027.

• Dr Quan Liu, IMRA4CE-Inhomogeneity Modelling of Reclaimed Asphalt for Circular Economy in Transport Infrastructure, Jul 2025-Jul 2027.

• Dr Hanyu Zhang, MEDAS-Mechanics and Data-Driven Approach for Developing Resilient Asphalt Materials, Sep 2025-Sep 2027.

PhD students

• Yi Da, Electromechanical Characterisation of Smart Asphalt Materials, Jun 2024-Jun 2028, Lead Supervisor.

• Xia Wen, Novel Climate-Resilient Asphalt for Sustainable Coastal Roads: towards Net Zero Highways, Feb 2025-Feb 2029, Lead Supervisor. 

• Enas Ahmed, A bitumen-free multiple-component binder derived from biomass and organic waste, Oct 2023-Jan 2031, Co-supervisor.

• Edouardos Karavakis, A parametric study on Geogrids and their effect on the bearing capacity of multi-layered soil, Feb 2024-Feb 2031, Co-supervisor. 

• Caleb Edorh, Composites in transport applications, Feb 2025-Feb 2029, Co-supervisor. 

• Xinrui Liang, Towards sustainable freeports: a novel assessment framework and new enhancement solutions, Jun 2021-Jun 2025, Co-supervisor. 

Visitors

• Dr. Huayu Zheng, Chang'an University, Chemical Characterisation and Development of a Waste-based Bitumen-free Binder, Dec 2024-Dec 2025.

• Dr. Fang Wang, Anhui Jianzhu University, Development of a Novel Self-heating Tack Coat for Assembled Asphalt Pavements, Aug 2024-Aug 2025.