Qingxu Jin

Contact Information

Engineering Bldg.
428 S Shaw Ln
Room: 3576
East Lansing , MI 48824

(517) 355-2216

billjin@msu.edu

Assistant Professor

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Biography

Dr. Qingxu "Bill" Jin is currently an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University (MSU) within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is also the principal investigator of the Resilient, Intelligent, Sustainable & Energy-efficient (RISE) Infrastructure Materials Lab at MSU. Dr. Jin earned his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, with a minor in Materials Science. He served as a guest researcher in the Materials and Structural Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Dr. Jin also received his dual M.Sc. degrees in Civil Engineering and Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and his B.Eng. in Structural Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is a member of Sigma Xi and Chi Epsilon Honor Societies. With certifications as a LEED Green Associate and as a licensed professional engineer (PE) in Michigan and Maryland, Dr. Jin is dedicated to advancing innovative sustainable technologies that can revolutionize the construction industry.

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
  • M.S., Natural Resources and Environmental, University of Michigan
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Hong Kong, University of Science and Technology

Selected Publications

  1. Ni, X., Leon-Miquel, M., Greiner, Q. R., Paul, A., and Jin, Q.* (2023), “Crack sealers for the preservation of concrete bridge decks: A synthesis of a national survey and literature review”, Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience, 4 (1), 23
  2. Leon-Miquel, M., Silva-Retamal, J., Aparicio, D., Rangelov, M., Jin, Q.*, and Paul, A.* (2023), “Novel application of Chilean natural pozzolan for sustainable strain-hardening cementitious composite”, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 179, 107098 https
  3. Xu, K.*, Jin, Q.*, Li, J., Li, V. C., Kurtis, K. E., and Monteiro, P. J. M. (2023), “In-situ microtomography image segmentation for characterizing strain-hardening cementitious composites under tension using machine learning”, Cement and Concrete Research
  4. Jin, Q.*, Lucas, S. N., Tang, Y., and Kurtis, K. E. (2022), “NOx uptake capacities and sequestration pathways in pure cementitious phases”, Cement and Concrete Research, 159, 106882 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106882
  5. Islam, M. M., Zhang, Q.*, and Jin, Q.* (2022), “A Review of Existing Codes and Standards on Design Factors for UHPC Placement and Fiber Orientation”, Construction and Building Materials, 345, 128308 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128308
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Awards

  • NSF CMMI’s Game Changer Academies (C-GCA) Panel Fellow, Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), NSF. (2024)
  • ASCE ExCEEd Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). (2024)
  • STEM Ambassador, STEM Ambassador Program (STEMAP), MSU (2021)
  • Tech to Teaching Certificate, Center for Teaching and Learning, GT. (2020)
  • Science ATL Communication Fellowship, Engineers of Atlanta Science Festival. (2019)
  • Future Faculty Fellow, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, GT. (2019)
  • Robert H. Kulman Student Scholarship, American Concrete Institute (ACI) Georgia Chapter. (2018)
  • Provost’s Fund for Excellence in Graduate Studies Fellowship, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, GT. (2016)
  • Young Engineers Arthur & Louise May Memorial Scholarship, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), (2013 and 2014)
  • Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Honor Society. (2019)
  • Chi Epsilon – The Civil Engineering Honor Society. (2014)

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