Binmeng CHENAssistant Professor

Prof. Binmeng Chen is currently an assistant professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Macau. He received his bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from Southeast University (SEU) in 2010, master degree in Environmental Engineering and Management in 2012 and doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2018, respectively. He was the Principal Investigator (PI) of 5 research projects from Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission 1 joint key project from Ministry of Science and Technology - Macao, and 2 projects from Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) of Macao and 4 projects from The University of Macau, with a total amount of more than 30 million HK dollars. He has published more than 30 SCI papers as first author or corresponding author in the top international journals, including Nature Communications, Cement and Concrete Research, Composites Part B: Engineering, Cement and Concrete Composites, Construction and Building Materials. Besides, he has applied 7 National invention patents (3 authorized) and 5 American invention patents (3 authorized), one of which won the gold medal of the 2022 Geneva in Switzerland and established long-term cooperation with Ka Wah International Group (HK), a leading infrastructure company in Hong Kong. He served as Project Leader in Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI) funded by the Hong Kong government, and is currently a member of the Hong Kong Concrete Institute (HKCI), a member of The International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM), a member of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance (Civil Engineering). He also worked as editor broad member of Scientific Reports, guest editor of Nanomaterials, etc.

Research Interests:

1. Waste-driven nanomaterials and modification.

2. C-S-H carbonization mechanism

3. Application of in-situ polymerization and nano composites in cement 

1. E-mail: bmchen@um.edu.mo