Dr. Dengquan Wang

Biography

Dengquan Wang is currently employed as a Postdoc, supported by the PSI-FELLOW-III-3i Cofund (EU Horizon 2020) and a MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE fellowship, at the Diffusion Processes Group of Laboratory for Waste Management at Paul Scherrer Institut. He studied at Tsinghua University to obtain his bachelor's degrees in 2016 and a PhD in 2021 and worked there as a postdoctoral researcher ("Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar"). In his former research, he initially studied structural mechanics but then set foot in an interdisciplinary domain of waste management and cement chemistry. His doctoral thesis focuses on the fundamental scientific problems beneath the retention of heavy metals in concrete, aiming to quantify the degrees and rates of “binding-leaching” behaviors. During his PSI-Fellow period, Dengquan Wang will engage in multidisciplinary research at PSI, with a specific emphasis on the theoretically based interpretation of experimental data. To achieve this, he will employ cutting-edge techniques such as synchrotron-based characterizations, advanced thermodynamics, and molecular modeling, aiming to gain an atom-scale understanding of the binding of toxic anions in cement-based materials.

Short CV

2023.07-now: PSI & MSCA Fellow, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

2021.07-2023.06: Postdoc, "Shuimu Tsinghua Scholar", Tsinghua University, China

2016.08-2021.06: PhD in Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

2013.08-2016.07: BSc in Business Management, Tsinghua University, China

2012.08-2016.07: BSc in Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Selected Publications

D. Wang, Q. Wang*, Clarifying and quantifying the immobilization capacity of cement pastes on heavy metals, Cement and Concrete Research. 161 (2022) 106945.

D. Wang, Q. Wang*, Y. Cui, L. Pang, Assessing heavy-metal leaching risk in cement-industrial slag composite pastes using a mechanism-based thermodynamic approach, Cement and Concrete Composites. 140 (2023) 105074.

D. Wang, J. Fang, Q. Wang*, Y. Liu, Utilizing desulphurized electrolytic-manganese residue as a mineral admixture: A feasibility study, Cement and Concrete Composites. 134 (2022) 104822.

D. Wang, Q. Wang*, J. Xue, Reuse of hazardous electrolytic manganese residue: Detailed leaching characterization and novel application as a cementitious material, Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 154 (2020) 104645.

D. Wang, Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, Reuse of copper slag as a supplementary cementitious material: Reactivity and safety, Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 162 (2020) 105037.

D. Wang, Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, New insights into the early reaction of NaOH-activated slag in the presence of CaSO4, Composites Part B: Engineering. 198 (2020) 108207.

D. Wang, Q. Wang*, Z. Huang, Investigation on the poor fluidity of electrically conductive cement-graphite paste: Experiment and simulation, Materials & Design. 169 (2019) 107679.

J. Li, L. Zhuang, Z. Liu, D. Wang*, Evaluation of cracking in the shrinkage-compensating concrete with freeze–thaw resistance: from materials to structures, Materials and Structures. 55 (2022).

L. Pang, S. Liao, D. Wang*, M. An, Influence of steel slag fineness on the hydration of cement-steel slag composite pastes, Journal of Building Engineering. 57 (2022) 104866.

J. Lu, H. Yuan, D. Wang*, Understanding the improvement of Mg-rich electrical ferronickel slag on magnesium potassium phosphate cement’s performance, Journal of Building Engineering. 75 (2023) 106893.

(For an extensive overview, we kindly refer you to  GoogleScholar)

Industry standards (joint drafter)

T/CBMF X-X Ultra fine steel slag used for mortar and concrete, China Building Material Federation.

T/ASC 6003-2022 Purified phosphogypsum, Architectural Society of China.

T/CBMF 147-2021 Technical code for application of steel slag powder concrete, China Building Material Federation.

T/CCES 6004-2021 Functional composite mineral admixtures for concrete, China Civil Engineering Association.

T/CBMF 81-2020 T/CCPA 15-2020 Copper slag powder for concrete, China Building Material Federation.

T/ASC 07-2019 Ultra fine ground granulated blast furnace slag used for mortar and concrete, Architectural Society of China.