A British academic holds a PhD in Civil Engineering (Aston University, UK), MSc in Engineering Mechanics (Chongqing University, China), and BEng in Automotive Engineering (Wuhan University of Technology, China). Since 2012, they have served as a Lecturer at the University of Salford (UK), previously working as a researcher at Imperial College London and the University of Bristol.
Specializing in construction materials, structural durability, and unsaturated hydrology, they have published 2 books and over 70 peer-reviewed papers, supervised 8 graduated PhD students (2 ongoing), and secured £576,000 in research grants (EU Horizon 2020, Royal Society). They teach undergraduate and postgraduate civil engineering courses (e.g., Structural Durability, Tall Building Engineering) with high pass rates (up to 100%).
A Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE), they also collaborate internationally on projects like oil-contaminated soil characterization and low-carbon concrete development.