Doctoral Researcher in Carbonation-Driven Carbon Capture in Concrete – Materials, Mechanics and Durability

Your role

• Investigation into concrete mixes leading to CO2 reduced carbon footprint for concrete
• Analysis of concrete performance for fresh and hardened concrete, long-term effects, durability
• Design, execution of tests; validation and analysis of the experimental campaign results
• Active laboratory work in the concrete laboratory
• Advanced 3D nonlinear finite element modelling
• Calibration, validation and parametric studies
• Scientific publications and international conference presentations, support of education

Research Focus:

• Reduce of the CO₂ footprint of concrete by carbon-capture, storage, sequester
• Research concrete structural and long-term performance using technologies, including:
  
  
  • Biomass as carbon-rich additives
  • Carbonation of recycled aggregates
  • Microbe-Induced Calcite Precipitation for the development of self-heali...