Jos Brouwers
Eindhoven University of Technology,
Netherlands
Biography: Jos Brouwers is a Full Professor
and Chair of Building Materials at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He
obtained his MSc in Mechanical Engineering and his PhD in Technical Sciences at
TU/e. He has worked as Research engineer and project leader in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering at Akzo Nobel Central Research and Associate professor in
the Department of Civil Engineering (& Management) at Twente University of
Technology, The Netherlands.
Jos is currently guest professor in the State Key Lab of Silicate Building
Materials, at Wuhan University Technology, China, where he focuses on
Construction Materials and Sustainable Building. In addition, he is an editorial
board member of Vestnik, a peer-reviewed journal published by the Moscow State
University of Civil Engineering, and a Member of the Consultative Board of Van
Berlo Bedrijfsvloeren. Furthermore, Jos is a reviewer of project proposals for
IWT (Swiss Institute for Materials Technology) and SNF (Dutch foundation for
flexible housing standards). His current research interests include Sustainable
building (materials, energy, water), Granular mix design and concrete/mortar
rheology (Self-Compacting Concrete, soil grouts, earth moist concrete, fiber
reinforced concrete, oil well cement etc), Microstructure and pore water
chemistry of hydrating cement/lime/gypsum and cementitious by-products (slag,
fly ash etc.), and their dehydration (e.g. fire response), Treatment of
contaminated soils, dredged sediments, industrial waste etc, with the help of
air/steam (cleaning) and by mixing with cement/lime/gypsum
(immobilization/stabilization), Transport properties and durability of
cement/lime/gypsum based materials (such as Cl- and CO2 diffusion/binding),
Functional materials: self-cleaning, air-purifying, translucent, thermally
buffering, etc.
Geng Guoqing
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Biography: Dr. Geng Guoqing received his
Bachelor degree in Southeast University (China) in 2010, his Master and Doctoral
degree in CEE at UC Berkeley (USA) in 2013 and 2017, respectively. His PhD
program was dedicated to investigating the microscale chemistry and mineralogy
of modern construction materials. He was then awarded a postdoctoral fellowship
in Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland), where he studied the durability of
concrete both as a construction material and hosting material for radioactive
waste.
Dr. Geng has research interests in sustainability and performance based
innovation of modern construction materials. His research involves the usage of
multi-scale mineral/chemical/material characterization methods and modeling
tools. He has authored/co-authored over 50 journal publications in the field of
cement and concrete research. He is the PI or Co-PI of several active research
projects sponsored by Minster of Education, Singapore Energy Center, DSTA, BCA
and NRF.
Dr. Geng is currently the East Asian Regional Convener for RILEM, board
member of ACI-Singapore Chapter, and of Singapore Concrete Institute. He serves
as the editor for several international journals.