Yuyang ZHAOPhD student

Yuyang ZHAO, received his Bachelor's degree in 2019 from China University of Petroleum (East China) and his Master's degree in 2022 from Tianjin University under the supervision of Prof. Qinghua HAN and Prof. Jinrui ZHANG. Since 2022, he has been pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Macau, supervised by Prof. Zongjin LI and Prof. Binmeng CHEN.

His research focuses on carbonation of cementitious materials, high-value utilization of recycled cement, and synthesis of nanomaterials. He is committed to understanding the carbonation pathways of cement-based materials and the formation mechanisms of different calcium carbonate polymorphs and silica–alumina colloids, with the goal of enabling the high-value transformation of cementitious waste into functional nanomaterials, thereby reducing the carbon footprint and improving the utilization efficiency of recycled cementitious materials. 

 published papers :

1. B. Chen, X. Fang, Y. Zhao*, Z. Li. Ca/Si-dependent size of silica nanoparticles derived from C-S-H at high water to solid ratio. Cement and Concrete Research 187, 2024.107729 (2025).

2. Y. Zhao, Z. Sun, G. Qiao, X. Fang, B. Chen*. Microstructure evolution of alite in-situ carbonated by aminated mesoporous silica nanoparticles. Construction and Building Materials 453, 2024.139052 (2024).

3. Y. Zhao, J. Zhang*, G. Qiao, D. Hou, B. Dong, H. Ma. Enhancement of Cement Paste with Carboxylated Carbon Nanotubes and Poly(vinyl alcohol). ACS Applied Nano Materials 5, 6877-6889, 2c00875 (2022).

 

1. E-mail: yc27802@connect.um.edu.mo