Dr. Jialai Wang
Professor
Contact
- 2013F SERC
- phone (205) 348-6786
- fax (205) 348-0783
Research Areas
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Akron, 2003
- M.S., Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, China, 1996
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, China, 1993
Dr. Jialai Wang’s main research efforts focus on material innovations to enhance the resilience and sustainability of civil infrastructure systems. His current research topics include:
- Synthesis and characterization of innovative sustainable materials, including low and non-clinker construction materials, fiber reinforced polymer composites, sponsored by NSF CMMI #0927938, #1000580.
- In-situ nanoparticle production for better performance of structural materials, sponsored by NSF CMMI #1000580, #1761672, NASA NNX13AB80A, NNX13AL42H, NNX14AF49A.
- Adaptive building envelope for multi-hazard mitigation and energy efficiency, sponsored by NSF CMMI #1563551, DOE DE-EE0008677.
Affiliated Areas
Center for Sustainable Infrastructure, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Selected Publications
- Peiyuan Chen, Jialai Wang*, Liang Wang, Ying Xu, 2019. Perforated cenospheres: A reactive internal curing agent for alkali activated slag mortars, Cement and Concrete Composites 104 (2019) 10335.
- Wang, L., Wang*, J., Xu, Y., Cui, L., Qian, X., Chen, P., and Fang, Y., “Consolidating recycled concrete aggregates using phosphate solution,” Construction and Building Materials, 200, pp. 703–712 (2019)
- Qian, X., Wang*, J., Fang, Y., and Wang, L., “Carbon dioxide as an admixture for better performance of OPC-based concrete,” Journal of CO2 Utilization, 25, pp. 31-38, (2018)
- Wang, J. 2018. Renewable admixtures for cementitious compositions. U.S. Patent Application US201862686405.
- Wang, J. 2017. Microencapsulation of materials using cenospheres. U.S. Patent Application US20170030077A1.
Awards and Honors
- Fellow, Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals and Materials, April 2024
- 2016, Best Paper Award, the 8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2016) in Hong Kong, China on 14-16 December 2016.
- 2016, Outstanding Paper Award, Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies SCMT4, 7th -11 August 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 2010, ASCE ExCEEd teaching fellow.
Dr. Wang's Impact
UA Professor Upcycling Waste for Green Construction and Jobs
In a recently awarded grant project led by The University of Alabama, researchers will upcycle agricultural and industrial waste into affordable and greener construction materials. The project, “Transforming Wastes Into Economic Assets for Sustainability, Resilience, and Prosperity by a Novel Negative Emission Technology,” is a $6 million grant through the NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement-Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program focused on building climate resilience and strengthening STEM education in regions that have traditionally received less funding.
UA Leading Effort For Stronger, Greener Concrete
Engineering researchers received $2.75 million in federal support to scale up a patent-pending innovation that uses carbon dioxide to strengthen concrete.
Company Licenses UA Tech to Improve Concrete, Reduce Emissions
An innovation developed in an engineering lab at The University of Alabama will help reduce emissions of harmful greenhouse gases created by concrete production.