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Dr Haopeng Wang AFHEA

Lecturer in Structural Engineering Materials Civil and Environmental Engineering

About

Personal Statement

Dr. Haopeng Wang is appointed as Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Structural Engineering Materials at the University of Liverpool. He is leading the Transport Infrastructure Group within the department. He graduated from the School of Transportation at Southeast University where he obtained his BEng and MSc degrees in 2013 and 2016, respectively. He received his PhD degree from Delft University of Technology in September 2021. He was also a visiting PhD student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. From 2021 to 2023, he worked as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellow (sponsored by EU’s Horizon 2020) at the University of Nottingham. Dr. Wang is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a graduate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). He has been listed among the world’s top 2% scientists in 2023 released by Stanford University in the field of Logistics & Transportation, Building & Construction. Dr. Wang has been the principal investigator (PI) on two UK EPSRC Network+ research grants.

Qualified applications for PhD, Postdoc and Visiting Scholar positions are welcome through the following channels:
Liverpool-CSC scholarship (for Chinese students and scholars)
Commonwealth PhD scholarship (for students from Commonwealth countries)
UK EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Royal Society Newton International Fellowships

Prizes or Honours

  • ASCE Outstanding Reviewer (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2022)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Wang Binggang Foundation, 2021)
  • Student Member Award (Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE), 2021)
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award (International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP), 2020)

Funded Fellowships

  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (European Commission, 2021 - 2023)