Tung Chai Ling

Tung Chai Ling

Tung Chai Ling

Biography

Tung-Chai Ling (Bill), Ph.D., is a Professor with extensive international experience, currently working in Construction Materials Department (sector: Sustainable Waste Recycling), at Hunan University. He has lived and worked across three continents: Asia (Malaysia, Hong Kong and China), Europe (UK) and North America (USA). For the past few years, he has successfully secured over USD 2 Million for research projects and published 89 peer-reviewed journal papers, with an ISI H-index of 28. 

With his own Environmental Green Construction Materials research team, his main research focus is developing sustainable and environmentally-friendly concrete products through innovative materials science and CO2  technology. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Concrete Institute, an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A (SCI Journal), and serves as a reviewer for a number of leading international journals. He is also an active member of RILEM TC 258-AAA, RILEM TC WRM, RILEM TC CCC, ACI-555, ACI-China Chapter, American Ceramic Society-Cement Division and the Chinese Ceramic Society-Solid Waste Division.

 

Education 

Ph.D.   (Civil Engineering)
University of Technology Malaysia, 2008

M.Eng. (Highway & Traffic Engineering)
University of Technology Malaysia, 2005 

B. Eng. (Civil Engineering)
University of Technology Malaysia, 2003
 
  

Working Experience


Feb 2016 – present :  Professor, Hunan University, China.

Jun 2015- Jan 2016 : United States National Academies (NRC) Senior Research Associate, Federal Highway Administration (USA)
 
Jun 2014- May 2015 :  Project Leader, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited (HK)
 
Jan 2014- Jun 2014 :  Research Fellow, PolyU Technology & Consultancy Company Limited (HK)
 
Mar 2012-Dec 2013 :  Lecturer, University of Birmingham (UK)
 
July 2013-Aug 2013 :  Visiting Scholar, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
 
Jun 2009-Feb 2012 :  Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)


Scientific Societies and Committees



- Fellow of the Hong Kong Concrete Institute. 



- Senior Member of RILEM and the following technical committees:


    

  1. RILEM TC 258-AAA , Avoiding Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete – Performance-Based Concept. Contributing to reviewing ASR prevention approaches using prior prior, during and after the construction of the Three Gorges Dam in China.
    2. 

  2. RILEM TC CCC , Carbonation of Concrete with Supplementary Cementitious Materials. Contributing to the interaction of CO2 with different waste materials.
    3. 

  3. RILEM TC WMR , Valorization of Waste and Secondary Materials for Roads. Contributing to the recycling and use of glass and rubber in concrete pavements.
    4. 



- Member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and of ACI Committee 555, Concrete with Recycled Materials. 

- Member of the ACI-China Chapter. 

- Member of the American Ceramic Society (Cements Division). 

- Member of The Chinese Ceramic Society- Solid Waste Subcommittee. 



- Guest Editor for:


A special issue of Alternative cementitious materials, and their composite (2017) by the journal Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (SCI). 




- Editorial Board Member for:


The Open Construction & Building Technology Journal, Journal of Zhejiang University- Science A (SCI), Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology.




- Peer Reviewer for Scholarly Journals:


Materials and Structures, Cement and Concrete Composites, Waste Management, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Environmental Science and Technology, ASCE Journal Materials in Civil Engineering, Journal of Cleaner Production, Construction and Building Materials-Outstanding Contribution (2014), International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Road Materials and Pavement Design, Computers and Concrete, Thermochimica Acta, Chemosphere, Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, Journal of Electronic Imaging, Indian Journal of Engineering And Materials Science, Proceedings of the ICE- Construction Materials, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Case Studies in Construction Materials,Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology, Buildings, International Journal of Physical Science,  Sustainable Environment Research.










Teaching Experience 





Main Courses Taught:


2016-present (Hunan University, China)


 


CE04009-Materials in Civil Engineering (Undergraduate)


CE06081 -Composite Materials in Civil Engineering (Undergraduate) 

A1601050M-Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structure (Postgraduate)

A1601045M-Microstructure Testing and Analysis of Cement-based Materials (Postgraduate)


  


Prior to 2016 (University of Birmingham, UK)




Structural Engineering (Undergraduate) 

Construction Practice & Management (Undergraduate) 

Multi-Disciplinary Design Project (Undergraduate) 

Civil Engineering Research Project (Postgraduate) 

Construction Technology (Postgraduate)




Awards and Honors









	

	
	
►  2020 Robert L'Hermite medalist.

	► ESI hot paper and highly cited paper "Characteristics of steel slags and their use in cement and concrete-A review", 2019.

	► ESI highly cited paper " Recycling difficult-to-treat e-waste cathode-ray-tube glass as construction and building materials: A critical review", 2018.

	►  30 Finalist of Ten Outstanding Young Malaysian  Award ,  Malaysia, 2015		
	

	

	►  The  Thousand Young Talent Program for Young  Expert , China, 2014 
	

	

	►  National Research Council  Senior Research Associate  Fellowship , United State of America, 2014
	

	

	
	
►  Paper entitled "  Use of phase change materials for thermal energy storage in concrete: An overview  "has been recognized as  Most Cited  Articles for Construction and Building Materials for articles published since 2011, extracted from Scopus

			
	

	

	►  Most Downloaded Articles  for Cement and Concrete Composites, July-September 2011
	

	

	►  Best paper  in the NICOM4, ​​2012 and published in a Special Issue in Cement and Concrete Composites
	

	

	►  Best paper  in the ISWA, 2011 and published in a Special Issue in Environmental Technology
	

	

	►  Best paper  in the 1st SusCoM 2010 and published in Journal of Wuhan University of Technology
	

	

	►  Best paper  award in 7th Malaysia Road Conference 2007
	

	

	►  UT Fellowship Award (2003-2005)
	

	

	►  UT Dean's Endowment (1999-2000)
	











Master and Doctoral Theses Guidance






Supervision Summary:




7 Junior and Senior Researchers supervised since 2016


 


- 5 Post-Doctoral Researchers 

- 8 PhD Candidates (2 are co-supervised with Prof. Mo, K. H and Prof. CS Poon respectively) 


  


19 Master Students and Undergraduate Students (SIT) supervised since 2016


 


Researchers and Students Summary:






	

	Name
	Position
	Project Status
	Role
	

	

	Dr. Nicholas LIPPIATT
	Post-Doctoral Researcher
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Dr. Senthil Kumar K
	Post-Doctoral Researcher
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Dr. Sarra DRISSI
	Post-Doctoral Researcher
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Dr. Hamideh Mehdizadeh
	Post-Doctoral Researcher
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Dr. Lufan Li
	Post-Doctoral Researcher
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Yi LIU
	PhD Candidate
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Yuxuan LIU
	PhD Candidate
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Pengfei Ren
	PhD Candidate
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Suqing YANG
	PhD Candidate
	Ongoing
	Co-Supervisor
	

	

	Tan Tee How
	PhD Candidate
	Ongoing
	Co-Supervisor
	

	

	Jixin Wei
	PhD Candidate
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Hao Yu
	PhD Candidate
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Xin Shao
	PhD Candidate
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Xiao XU
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Yi JIANG
	Master Student
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Xiaoxiao JIA
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Yazi MENG
	Master Student
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Xuemiao LI
	Master Student
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Weihao TIAN
	Master Student
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Xiongfei CHENG
	Master Student
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Quan CHENG
	Master Student
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Minjiao SHI
	Master Student
	Completed
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Fang Ping ZHU
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main Supervisor
	

	

	Chen Xi TANG
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	

	

	Yuqin Wu
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	

	

	Yujia Xiao
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	

	

	Rumeng Chen
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	

	

	Shaoxiang DENG
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	

	

	Yingting Wang
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	

	

	Xinzhuo ZHONG
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	

	

	Mengting MA
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	

	

	Yuanlan ZHANG
	Master Student
	Ongoing
	Main supervisor
	




















				

			

		


		

			

                
				
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