Research Team

Active members in Green Colors

Post-doctoral Fellows (5)

1. Dr Kaidi PENG, Sep 2025 – ongoing, Utilization of incineration waste ashes into fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete

2. Dr. Jirong LAN, March 2025 – Aug 2025, Utilization of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash into artificial aggregate

3. Dr. Mohamed Abdelhameed Ahmed ABBASS, Dec 2024 – June 2026, Using geopolymerization technology for the production of lightweight aggregate from the incineration bottom ash (Supervision)

4. Dr. Jixiang ZHU, July 2024 – July 2025, topic:  Lightweight engineered cementitious composites prepared using incineration bottom ash (Supervision)

5. Dr. Jia-xiang LIEW, May 2024 – May 2025, topic: Moisture-induced degradation of GFRP bars in concrete (Supervision)

Research Associate (3)

1. Dr. Chandra Sekhar DAS, Sep 2025 - April 2026, Fire resistance of Lightweight wall panels incorporating incineration ashes and basalt fiber grid reinforcement

2. Dr. Umar HAYAT, Dec 2025 - Dec 2026, Molecular dynamics of cementitious materials

3.  Dr Kaidi PENG, June 2025 - Sep 2025, Utilization of incineration waste ashes into fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete

PhD Students (3) 

1. Umer HAYAT, January 2024 – Dec 2025: Durability study of sea water sea sand concrete (Mentoring – One-chapter) 

2. Chandra Sekhar DAS, Sep 2024 – Sep 2025: Microstructural analysis of construction materials exposed to severe environments, HK PolyU, (Mentoring– One Chapter)

3. Lanping QIAN, 2022, Topic: Application of artificial aggregates developed from wastes and by-products for construction, HK PolyU, (Mentoring – One Chapter)
   
   

Research Assistant (2) - 

1. Chufa CHEN, Feb 2024 – 31 Aug 2024: Utilization of carbide slag and incineration bottom ash to produce alkali-activated materials, HK PolyU 

2. Sizhe XUE, Sep 2024 – ongoing: Incineration bottom ash-based artificial aggregates 

Undergraduate Researchers (11) 

1. Kwan lok CHAN, 2025 - 2026, "Hydration properties of geopolymer containing incineration fly ash and bottom ash"

2. Kwan Wai TO, 2024 - 2025, “Limestone calcined clay cement with low clinker content”  

3. Chin Yiu HONG, 2024 – 2025, “Influence of NaOH on properties of low-clinker LC3”

4. Lok To Nazirite, WONG, 2021 - 2022, “Sewage sludge ash and red mud based artificial aggregate”

5. Nadeem ABBAS, Zaka QASIM, Khadim HUSSAIN, Hafiz Ihsan AFZAL, “Properties of self-compacting concrete incorporating bagasse ash” 2016-2017

6. Shafqat RASOOL, M. SAJID, M. SARFRAZ and M Munir IQBAL, “Strength evaluation of different brands of cement available in markets of Pakistan” 2015-2016