Bu Wang

• PhD 2012, Alfred University
• MS 2007, Tianjin University,
• BS 2004, Tianjin University

• Carbon negative concrete
• Direct air capture and utiliization of CO2 using industrial alkaline wastes
• Making Cement Green by Low-Temperature Manufacturing of Calcium Hydroxide
• Utilizing CO2 to produce precipitated calcium carbonate
• Fundamental behaviors of glassy materials

Affiliated Departments

• Materials Science & Engineering

• 2019 Grainger Institute for Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Grainger Institute for Engineering Faculty Scholar Award
• 2016 ASCE at UCLA, Lecturer of the year from ASCE at UCLA
• 2010 Alfred University, Korean Alumni Association Award

• Chen, Q., Annamareddy, A., Li, Y., D. M., & Wang, B. (2026). Physical regularized Hierarchical Generative Model for Metallic Glass Structural Generation and Energy Prediction.
• Finley, S., Hosseini, P., Wang, B., & Ginder-Vogel, M. (2025). Aqua regia-based digestion methods for trace rare earth element recovery from coal fly ash. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 215, 108093 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.108093
• Lee, W., Li, H., Biswas, D., Du, Z., Ren, W., Zhao, L., Sheikh, M. S., Choi, G., Wang, B., Yao, Y., Kazyak, E., & Feng, D. (2025). A Cost-Effect Na and K Ion-Conducting Amorphous Covalent Organic Framework with High Ion Conductivity. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8(1), 569-580 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c02760
• Sheikh, M. S., Sui, J., Wang, B., & Wang, X. (2025). CO2 Capture, Utilization, and Storage using Amino Acids. Advanced Sustainable Systems, e01422.
• Liu, Q., Hosseini, P., & Wang, B. (2025). Improving the performance of SiO2 nanoparticles in portland-limestone cementitious systems using silica-limestone composites. Cement and Concrete Composites, 157, 105961 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2025.105961
• Lee, W., Li, H., Du, Z., Sheikh, M. S., Biswas, D., Ren, W., Zhao, L., Wang, B., Yao, Y., E. K., & D. F. (2025). Single Na- and K-Ion-Conducting Sulfonated −NH-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(4), 6211-6221 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c09568
• Lee, W., Li, H., Du, Z., Sheikh, M. S., Biswas, D., Ren, W., Zhao, L., Wang, B., Yao, Y., Kazyak, E., & others, (2025). Single Na-and K-Ion-Conducting Sulfonated- NH-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(4), 6211--6221.
• Zhai, H., Chen, Q., Liu, B., & Wang, B. (2024). Enhancing aqueous carbonation via co-milled serpentine and wollastonite: Effects of mechanochemical activation. Applied Clay Science, 260, 107546 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2024.107546
• Yu, Z., Annamareddy, A., Morgan, D., & Wang, B. (2024). How close are the classical two-body potentials to ab initio calculations? Insights from linear machine learning based force matching. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 160(5), 054501 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0175756
• Bustillos, S., Christofides, M., McDevitt, B., Blondes, M., McAleer, R., Jubb, A. M., Wang, B., Sant, G., & Simonetti, D. (2024). Ion Exchange Processes for CO2 Mineralization Using Industrial Waste Streams: Pilot Plant Demonstration and Life Cycle Assessment. ChemistrySelect, 9(18), e202400834.

• CIV ENGR 495 - Sustainable Building and Materials (Spring 2025)
• CIV ENGR 525 - Case Studies Exploring Infrastructure Sustainability and Climate Change (Fall 2024)
• CIV ENGR 495 - Sustainable Building and Materials (Spring 2024)
• CIV ENGR 669 - Special Topics: Case Studies Exploring Infrastructure Sustainability and Climate Change (Spring 2024)
• CIV ENGR 395 - Materials for Constructed Facilities (Fall 2023)
• EMA 395 - Materials for Constructed Facilities (Fall 2023)