Dr Yuqing Zhang 
Professor in Highway Engineering,
School of Transportation,
Southeast University
Email: zhangyuqing@seu.edu.cn
Address: 2 Southeast University Road, Jiangning, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211189, China
Bio
Dr Yuqing Zhang is a Professor in Highway Engineering at Southeast University, China. Prior to that, Dr Zhang was a Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR) at Aston University in Birmingham, UK. He graduated from Texas A&M University, US. with a PhD degree in Civil Engineering. His research is focused on mechanics-based multiscale and multiphysics modelling of pavement materials and structures. He also works on renewable materials for sustainable roads and intelligent technologies for future city infrastructures. His research has been funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, EU’s Horizon 2020, UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, British Academy, British Council and construction industries. Over 100 academic and technical papers were published in world leading journals. Dr Zhang serves on the steering committee of the UK’s National Asphalt Research Consortium (NARC). He is also an associate editor of ASCE’s Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements and the Journal of Construction and Building Materials. Dr Zhang is the recipient of the Theodore von Kármán Fellowship from RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
Keywords
Pavement Engineering, Mechanics Models, Performance Predictions, Bio/Waste-derived Construction Materials, Multiphysics and Multiscale Modelling, Nondestructive Evaluations.