Experience

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  China national petroleum corporation

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Engineering intern

  • Assisted in construction management, scheduling and planning on an 20,000-ton ethylene production equipment • Performed a three-story office building materials erosion consulting and assisted in providing strategies/guidelines to prevent building material from erosion in a sulfur-rich environment • Interpreted Auto CAD office building layered drawings to perform cost estimation based on building codes

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  Iowa state university

  Aug 2009 - May 2014

  • Applied NDE analysis o Succeeded in application of ultrasonic P-wave velocity on paving concrete and self-consolidating concrete to provide guidelines for saw cutting group of contractors with an efficient mannero Developed algorithm on digital image analysis on particle packing to produce cost-efficient SCC• Assessed the application of waste glasses and five supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) on mitigating alkali silica reaction with statistical models development• Assessed the heat energy transfer on both cement and asphalt concrete pavements in seven states of United States via albedo and heat flux sensor measurements to enhance pavement design database through MEPDG modeling• Computationally modeled shrinkage and fracture behavior of ternary mix concrete and SCC to improve the sustainability of concrete structures • Conducted eight-state ternary mixing concrete field demonstrations and provided construction guidelines of ternary mixing concrete applications for DOTs • Performed on strength, fracture, and fatigue of pervious concrete study and journal paper development• Investigated 46 SCC mixtures used for cast-in-place bridge structure and developed guidelines and mix proportions for SCC used in AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design and Construction Specifications• Succeeded in applying research outputs to the field demonstration of first internal curing three-span bridge structure in the state of Iowa• Studied integral waterproofing and shrinkage reducing admixtures applications to diversify concrete patch applications • Served as a teaching assistant for undergraduate and graduate courses: Advanced Portland Cement Concretes and Advanced Design of Concretes Show less

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2011 - May 2014

  • Research Assistant

    Aug 2009 - May 2014

  • Research/Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2009 - May 2014
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  Concrete pavement technology center laboratory

  Jan 2013 - May 2014

  Lab technician

  • Trained more than eight graduate/undergraduate students and visiting scholars on laboratory testing • Administered day to day lab operation (e.g., equipment maintenance and materials supply)• Managed more than 16 field demonstrations of DOTs and commercial construction projects

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  National concrete pavement technology center

  May 2014 - Dec 2015

  Postdoctoral research associate

  • Gain interdisciplinary R&D activities in infrastructure engineering with well-focused projects tailored to address the needs of local, state, and federal agencies, and the private sector• Supervise graduate students in the vast field of transportation infrastructure• Assist center in preparing major infrastructure proposals and present at professional society meetings • Promote technology transfer to the engineering community and industry

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  National concrete pavement technology center, institute for transportation

  Jan 2016 - now

  Project manager