Research Interests

Bu leads the Sustainable Materials Innovation Lab in the CEE department (SMIL-CEE). The lab's mission is to develop innovative and interdisciplinary technological solutions to address the urgent need for sustainable civil engineering materials.

Current projects in the lab include:

• Carbon negative concrete
• Direct air capture and utiliization of CO₂ using industrial alkaline wastes
• Making Cement Green by Low-Temperature Manufacturing of Calcium Hydroxide
• Utilizing CO₂ to produce precipitated calcium carbonate
• Fundamental behaviors of glassy materials