Bu leads the Sustainable Materials Innovation Lab in the CEE department (SMIL-CEE). The lab’s mission is to develop innovative and interdisciplinary technological solutions to address the urgent need for sustainable civil engineering materials.

Research interests

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

Recent publications

Wang, M., Anoop Krishnan, N. M., Wang, B., Smedskjaer, M. M., Mauro, J. C., & Bauchy, M. (). A new transferable interatomic potential for molecular dynamics simulations of borosilicate glasses https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.04.063
Ketel, S., Falzone, G., Wang, B., Washburn, N., & Sant, G. (). A printability index for linking slurry rheology to the geometrical attributes of 3D-printed components https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.03.022
Yao, X., Liu, Q., Wang, B., Yu, J., Aristov, M. M., Shi, C., Zhang, G. G., & Yu, L. (). Anisotropic Molecular Organization at a Liquid/Vapor Interface Promotes Crystal Nucleation with Polymorph Selection https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c02623
Song, W., Li, X., Wang, B., Anoop Krishnan, N. M., Goyal, S., Smedskjaer, M. M., Mauro, J. C., Hoover, C. G., & Bauchy, M. (). Atomic picture of structural relaxation in silicate glasses https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5095529
Wang, B., Lewis, R. J., & Cormack, A. N. (). Atomistic simulation of B-type–fluorite structural relationship and B-type large defect clusters in gadolinia-doped ceria https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2010.10.019
Castaño, S. V., Plante, E. C., Shimoda, S., Wang, B., Neithalath, N., Sant, G., & Pilon, L. (). Calcination-free production of calcium hydroxide at sub-boiling temperatures https://doi.org/10.1039/D0RA08449B
Wang, B., Xi, X., & Cormack, A. N. (). Chemical Strain and Point Defect Configurations in Reduced Ceria https://doi.org/10.1021/cm500946s
Wei, Z., Wang, B., Falzone, G., La Plante, E. C., Okoronkwo, M. U., She, Z., Oey, T., Balonis, M., Neithalath, N., Pilon, L., & Sant, G. (). Clinkering-free cementation by fly ash carbonation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2017.11.005
Lanin, E. S., Sone, H., Yu, Z., Liu, Q., & Wang, B. (). Comparison of biotite elastic properties recovered by spherical nanoindentations and atomistic simulations - influence of nano-scale defects in phyllosilicates https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10506352.1
Wang, B., Lewis, R. J., & Cormack, A. N. (). Computer simulations of large-scale defect clustering and nanodomain structure in gadolinia-doped ceria https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2010.12.003

Courses

CIV ENGR 495 - Sustainable Building and Materials (Spring 2025)
CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)
CIV ENGR 990 - Thesis (Spring 2025)
CIV ENGR 999 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2025)
M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2025)
M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
CIV ENGR 395 - Materials for Constructed Facilities (Fall 2024)
CIV ENGR 525 - Case Studies Exploring Infrastructure Sustainability and Climate Change (Fall 2024)
CIV ENGR 699 - Independent Study (Fall 2024)
CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
E M A 395 - Materials for Constructed Facilities (Fall 2024)
M S & E 699 - Independent Study (Fall 2024)
M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2024)
M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)
M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2024)
M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
CIV ENGR 495 - Sustainable Building and Materials (Spring 2024)
CIV ENGR 669 - Special Topics in Construction Engineering and Management (Spring 2024)
CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
CIV ENGR 999 - Advanced Independent Study (Spring 2024)
M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2024)
M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2024)
CIV ENGR 395 - Materials for Constructed Facilities (Fall 2023)
E M A 395 - Materials for Constructed Facilities (Fall 2023)
M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2023)
M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2023)
CIV ENGR 699 - Independent Study (Summer 2023)
CIV ENGR 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2023)
M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2023)

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