Jiansong Zhang
Main research area: Application of New Materials and Technologies
Secondary research area: Construction Methodologies and Management
Biography
Jiansong Zhang’s (BS CM HUST, M.Sc. Civil Engineering, CMU, Ph.D. Civil Engineering, UIUC) research resulted in 100+ refereed journal and conference publications, multiple U.S. patents (some pending or provisional), 10+ technology disclosures, multiple datasets and technical reports, and tens of conference talks. His technologies have been adopted by industry such as domestic software company and international organizations. Last year, Zhang won the prestigious Purdue Corps of Engagement Award in 2022, the prestigious The John P. Lisack Early-Career Engagement Award in 2022, and was awarded School of Construction Management Technology Outstanding Faculty in Engagement in 2022. Zhang has also been awarded the inaugural “Purdue Polytechnic Institute Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Award” as one of two only recipients in the whole college. Furthermore, Zhang’s productive technology disclosures to the Purdue Research Foundation led to him celebrated as one of sixteen Purdue University inventors during National Inventors Day 2022.