Summary
Rui Zhong is an associate professor and materials-focused structural engineer with 10+ years' experience advancing ultra-high performance concretes and pervious concretes through a blend of hands-on materials design, microstructural characterization (SEM, EDX, XRD) and finite element modeling. He combines academic research—on UHP-FRC behavior, freeze-thaw and sulfate deterioration, and sustainable, material-efficient mixes—with practical engineering and entrepreneurship as co-founder of Seek & Target L.L.C. Fluent in FORTRAN, MATLAB and FEA tools (ANSYS/ABAQUS), Rui bridges chemo-physical cement chemistry and macro-scale structural performance, informed by familiarity with ACI, AASHTO and IBC standards. His background includes postdoctoral work at top institutions (UConn, HKPU, NUS) and a PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering, giving him a rare depth in both microstructure-driven materials science and applied structural simulation. An unexpected facet: alongside his concrete expertise he lists C++ and web development on GitHub, reflecting a pragmatic software skillset that supports his computational modeling and tooling.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Hydropower engineering, Bachelor's degree, Hydropower engineering at Wuhan University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Connecticut
Master of Science (M.S.), Structural Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.), Structural Engineering at Hohai University
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