Research Areas
The research of our group is multidisciplinary with a theme in Sustainable Engineering, covering the following four aspects:
| I. Energy Efficient Buildings and Infrastructure | ||
| Building integrated photovoltaic thermal systems Evacuated tube collector based solar thermal systems Sun tunnel design for roadway protection and energy supply |
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| II. Engineering Materials | ||
| Functionally graded materials Thin film and multilayered materials Thermoelectric materials Foamed asphalt materials Magnetic smart materials Polymer matrix composites Nanocomposites |
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| III. Transportation Engineering | ||
| Open mode integrated transportation system (OMITS) Warm mix asphalt processes Low temperature cracking in asphalt pavements Accelerated tests and nondestructive tests |
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| IV. Applied Mechanics and Mathematics | ||
| Micromechanics and Green’s functions Multiscale and multiphysical modeling Stokes flow problems and sedimentation Elasticity, viscoelasticity, and plasticity Fracture and fatigue Agent based modeling and simulation |
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