Research Output per year
Research Output per year
PhD, FHEA, FIRF
MB226E, Aston University, Aston Triangle
B4 7ET Birmingham
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
1. Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling of Bituminous Materials 2. Deriving Alternative Binders from Biomass and Waste Materials (such as plastics) 3. Pavement Performance Evaluation and Predictions for Smart Maintenance and Management
Research output per year
Email: y.zhang10@aston.ac.uk
Phone: +44(0)121.204.3391
Address: MB226E, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK.
Yuqing joined Aston University as a lecturer in 2015 and became a Senior Lecturer in 2019 in School of Engineering and Applied Science. Prior to that, he was a research scientist at Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), USA. Yuqing received his PhD degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University under supervision of Prof. Robert L. Lytton. He was awarded BSc and MSc degrees from Southeast University in Nanjing, China.
Yuqing is now serving as the director of Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR) and leading an infrastructural material research group. His research is focused on durable, renewable and intelligent road infrastructures and materials. Yuqing looks forward to working with multidisciplinary academics, industries and governmental agencies on the relevant areas to build better roads for people's better life!
Research Profile in Google Scholar, ResearchGate and Personal Website.
Current Postdoctoral Research Fellows:
Current PhD Research Students:
I am open to supervise postgraduate and PhD research students in broad areas of road engineering, bituminous/asphalt materials, unbound granular materials, engineering mechanics, numerical modelling, infrastructural sustainability, nondestructive testing, etc.
(1) EU Horizon 2020 (H2020), Marie S. Curie IF project, “Durable Infrastructure Materials Modified by self-assembled hollow nanostructured materials (DIMMs)”, Grant No. 846028 (£179,948; Lead as a PI; 2020-2022).
(2) EU Horizon 2020 (H2020), Marie S. Curie IF project, “Healing Multiphysics of Asphalt Materials (HMAM)”, Grant No. 789551 (£173,347; Lead as a PI; 2018-2020).
(3) EU Horizon 2020 (H2020), Marie S. Curie IF project, “Ageing Multiphysics of Asphalt Materials (AMAM)”, Grant No. 749232 (£168,148; Lead as a PI; 2017-2019).
(4) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), “Developing functional materials to support small-to-medium sized businesses (SMEs)” (£1.4 million, Lead as a Co-I, 2018-2021).
(5) Royal Society, International Exchange Programme, “Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting in UK's Road Infrastructure”, Grant No. IES\R1\191179, (PI; 2019-2021)
(6) Royal Society, International Exchange Programme, “Durable and Pollutant-free Road Subgrade built with Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW)”, Grant No. IEC\NSFC\181591, (PI; 2019-2021)
(7) Aggregate Industries UK, Ltd., Industry sponsored PhD Studentship project, “Producing Bitumen from Waste Plastics through Pyrolysis and Upgrading Technologies” (PI; 2019-2021)
(8) National Asphalt Research Consortium, “Reliable Quantification of Cracking Resistance of Asphalt Binders” (PI; 2019-2020)
(9) The Academy of Medical Sciences, Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) project, “Pyrolysis of Municipal Organic Waste for Renewable Road Construction Materials”, Grant No. GCRFNG\100203 (PI; 2018-2019).
(10) Royal Academy of Engineering, Distinguished Visiting Fellowship project, “Multiple-component Binder System Design for 100% Recycling of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement”, Grant No. DVF1718\8\52 (PI; 2018)
(11) Newton Fund via British Council, UK-China Joint Research and Innovation Partnership project, “Long-term Ageing Performance Evaluation of Bio-bitumen from Municipal Solid Waste”, Grant No. 351957889, (PI; 2018)
(12) Royal Society, Kan Tong Po Visiting Fellowships, “Feasibility Study of Producing Renewable Bitumen from Waste Tyre Rubber and Waste Plastic through Pyrolysis”, Grant No. KTP\R1\170001 (PI; 2018)
(13) Royal Academy of Engineering, Distinguished Visiting Fellowship project, “Diffusion Multiscale Modelling for Superior Recycled Asphalt Pavement”, Grant No. DVF1718\7\10, (PI; 2017)
PG Cert
2015 → 2016
Award Date: 30 Jun 2018
PhD, Texas A&M University
2008 → 2012
Award Date: 14 Dec 2012
MSc
2005 → 2007
Award Date: 30 Mar 2007
BSc
2001 → 2005
Award Date: 30 Jun 2005
Steering Committee
Sep 2018 → …Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M University
Jul 2014 → Feb 2015Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University
Jan 2013 → Jun 2014Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Zhang, Yuqing (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively