LI Zongjin 李宗津

Emeritus Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering

Aug 2022-present
Emeritus Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau

2017-Aug 2022
Chair Professor, Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau

2006-2016
Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST

2009-2013
Chief Scientist of China 973 National Key Research project, “Basic Study on Environmentally Friendly Contemporary Concrete”

2008-2013
Adjunct Professor, Southeast University

2005-2007
Director, PG Program of Nano-Science and Nano-Technology

2003-2007
Associate Dean, School of Engineering, HKUST

2002-2006
Associate Professor (A), Dept. of Civil Engineering, HKUST

2000-2002
Associate Professor (B), Dept. of Civil Engineering, HKUST

1994-1999
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, HKUST

1994-1999
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University

1994-1999
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Structural Engineering, Shandong Institute of Civil and Architectural Engineering

1993-1994
Research Associate, NSF ACBM Center, Northwestern University, USA

1986-1988
Visiting Scholar, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, USA

1982-1986
Instructor, Shandong Institute of Civil and Architectural Engineering, China

Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Award, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK (2013)
Fellow, American Concrete Institute (2012)
The Study on Design Theory, Processing Technique, and Forming Mechanism of Geopolymer Structural Materials, The Second Class Award of Natural Science, The Education Ministry, China (2009-068) (2010)

Zongjin Li, and Guoxing Sun. Super elastic hydrogels achieved by incorporation of “non-aggregated” 5 nm calcium hydroxide nano-spherulites. 15/04/2016. US Provisional Patent Application No. 62/390943.

Zongjin Li, Su Diao, Asad Hanif, Huafu Pei, and Guoxing Sun. Thin-walled Bowl-shaped Shell Type Floating Straight-Bladed Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Power Generation System. 27/11/2015. US Provisional Patent Application No. 62/124429. Chinese Full Patent Application No. 201110432423.7. International Application No. PCT/CN2015/097589.

Independent Director, D&G Technology Holding Company Ltd. (2015-present)
Chairman, Advisory Committee, Admixture Application Sub-Association, China Concrete and Precast Association (2014-present)
Vice Chairman, Academic Committee, Tongji University MOE Key Building Materials Laboratory in China (2011-present)
Vice Chairman, Academic Committee, State Key Silicate Materials Laboratory in China (2011-present)
Member of Academic Committee, State Key Advanced Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory (2009-present)
Appeal Tribunal Panel, HKSAR (2009-2012)
Chairman, Academic Committee, Guangzhou Key Building Materials Laboratory (2007-present)
Chairman, Academic Committee, Sichuan Key Building Materials Laboratory (2007-present)
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (2007-present)

Prof. Zongjin Li’s research group