Qingxu “Bill” Jin

Qingxu “Bill” Jin

Qingxu “Bill” Jin

Assistant Professor

Biography

Dr. Qingxu "Bill" Jin is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He earned his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering with minor in Materials Chemistry at Georgia Institute of Technology. During his PhD studies, Dr. Jin was a guest researcher in the Materials and Structural Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under an NSF INTERN grant. Dr. Jin also received his dual M.Sc. degrees in Civil Engineering and Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his B.Eng. in Structural Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a member of Sigma Xi and Chi Epsilon and a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Michigan and Maryland. Dr. Jin developed his interest in resilient, smart, and sustainable infrastructure materials through his academic research and industry experience. He is hoping to impact the concrete industry with novel sustainable technologies.

Research Interests:

  • Multi-scale concrete material design, modeling, and characterization
  • Alternative and supplementary cementitious materials with low carbon footprint 
  • Multi-functional fiber-reinforced cementitious/ceramic composites for smart infrastructure systems
  • Energy storage and large-scale carbon sequestration
  • Machine learning and additive manufacturing
     
Awards
STEM Ambassador Program (STEMAP), 2021
Science ATL Communication Fellowship, 2019
Future Faculty Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019
Robert H. Kulman Student Scholarship, American Concrete Institute (ACI) Georgia Chapter, 2018
Provost’s Fund for Excellence in Graduate Studies Fellowship, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016
Young Engineers Arthur & Louise May Memorial Scholarship, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), Two-time recipient, 2013 and 2014
Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Honor Society, 2019
Chi Epsilon – The Civil Engineering Honor Society, 2014
Education
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Sc., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.Sc., Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.Eng, Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Publications
Jin, Q., Hordern, S. L., Tang. Y., and Kurtis, K. E. (2021), “NOx sequestration by calcium aluminate cementitious materials”, Cement and Concrete Research, 142, 106381
Bullard, J. W., Jin, Q., and Snyder, K. A. (2020), “How do specific surface area and particle size distribution change when granular media dissolve?”, Chemical Engineering Journal, 406, 127098
Jin, Q., Perry, L. N., and Bullard, J. W. (2020). “Temperature dependence of gypsum dissolution rates”, Cement and Concrete Research, 129, 105969
Jin, Q. and Li, V. C. (2019). “Structural and durability assessment of ECC/Concrete dual-layer system for tall wind turbine towers”, J. of Engineering Structures, 196, 109338
Jin, Q., Saad, E. M., Zhang, W., Tang, Y., and Kurtis, K. E. (2019). “Quantification of NOx uptake in plain and TiO2-doped cementitious materials”, Cement and Concrete Research, 122, 251-256
Jin, Q. and Li, V. C. (2019). “Development of lightweight engineered cementitious composite for durability enhancement of tall concrete wind towers”, Cement and Concrete Composites, 96, 87-94
Jin, Q., Leung, C. K. Y., and Yu, C. (2013). “Effect joining method for pseudo-ductile permanent formwork”, Materials and Structures, 46 (3), 345-360.
Jin, Q. and Leung, C. K. Y. (2011). “Fiber reinforced cementitious composite (FRCC) plate for anchoring of FRP sheet on concrete member”, J. Composites for Construction, 15 (5), 790-798