Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 2023

Bachelor in School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China, 2020.

Teaching Area

Chemistry

Physics

Research Area

Atomistic Mechanism of Cementitious Materials Hydration.

Low/Negative-carbon Construction Materials.

Ab initio/Machine-learning Force Field/Enhanced Sampling Molecular Dynamics Simulation.

Quantum Chemical/Density Functional Theory Calculation.

Modular Integrated Construction Materials.

Professional Services

Invited Reviewer, Nature Communications, Cement and Concrete Research

Working Experience

Sep. 2023 - Present:        Assistant Professor, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology Macau, Macau.

Academic Publication (selected)

1.          Yunjian Li, Hui Pan, Qing Liu, Xing Ming, Zongjin Li*, Ab initio mechanism revealing for tricalcium silicate dissolution, Nature Communications, 13 (2022) 1253.

2.          Xing Ming, Wen Si, Qinglu Yu, Zhaoyang Sun, Guotao Qiu, Mingli Cao, Yunjian Li*, Zongjin Li*, Molecular insight into the initial hydration of tricalcium aluminate, Nature Communications, 15 (2024) 2929.

3.          Yunjian Li, Zhaoyang Sun, Zhenning Li, Binmeng Chen*, Zongjin Li*, Dimeric and oligomeric interactions between calcium silicate aqua monomers before the calcium silicate hydrate nucleation, Cement and Concrete Research, 173 (2023) 107297.

4.          Yunjian Li, Hui Pan, Zongjin Li*, Unravelling the dissolution dynamics of silicate minerals by deep learning molecular dynamics simulation: a case of dicalcium silicate, Cement and Concrete Research, 165 (2023) 107092.

5.          Yunjian Li, Hui Pan, Zongjin Li*, Ab initio metadynamics simulations on the formation of calcium silicate aqua complexes prior to the nucleation of calcium silicate hydrate, Cement and Concrete Research, 156 (2022) 106767.

6.          Yunjian Li, Haoqiang Ai, Kin Ho Lo, Yongchao Kong, Hui Pan*, Zongjin Li, Insight into adsorption mechanism of water on tricalcium silicate from first-principles calculations, Cement and Concrete Research, 152 (2022) 106684.

7.          Zhaoyang Sun, Yunjian Li, Xing Ming, Qing Liu, Zongjin Li, Binmeng Chen*, Yield stress of in-situ polymerization modified cement paste, Cement and Concrete Research, 173 (2023) 107297.

8.          Xing Ming, Yunjian Li, Qing Liu, Yongqing Cai*, Zongjin Li*, Ab-initio modeling of chloride binding at hydrocalumite/sodium chloride solution interfaces, Cement and Concrete Research, 156 (2022) 106996.

9.          Qing Liu*, Xing Ming, Miaomiao Wang, Qiao Wang, Yunjian Li, Zongjin Li, Dongshuai Hou, Guoqing Geng*, Probing the hydration behavior of tricalcium aluminate under the in situ polymerization of acrylic acid, Cement and Concrete Research, 177 (2024) 107429.

10.      Zhaoyang Sun, Yunjian Li, Xing Ming, Binmeng Chen*, Zongjin Li, Enhancing anti-washout behavior of cement paste by polyacrylamide gelation: From floc properties to mechanism, Cement and Concrete Composite, 136 (2023) 104887.

11.      Xing Ming, Yunjian Li, Qing Liu, Yongqing Cai*, Zongjin Li*, Chloride binding behaviors and early age hydration of tricalcium aluminate in chloride-containing solutions, Cement and Concrete Composite, 137 (2023) 104928.

12.      Yingzi Gu, Yunjian Li, Guangxu Ju, Tingyun Zheng, Rui Liang, Guoxing Sun, PCM microcapsules applicable foam to improve the properties of thermal insulation and energy storage for cement-based material, Construction and Building Materials, 409 (2023) 134144.

13.      Junjie Zhang, Jixin Deng, Yang He, Jiahui Wu, Marta Filipa Simões, Bo Liu, Yunjian Li, Shengen Zhang*, André Antunes*, A review of biomineralization in healing concrete: Mechanism, biodiversity, and application, Science of The Total Environment, 917 (2024) 170445.

14.      Ye Tian, Jiacheng Xu, Xin Xu, Ruoyi Zhao, Guoyi Zhang, Yunjian Li, Hongjing Xue, Qing Cai, Jian Cheng, Dongming Yan, Jin Chen, Huzhou Zhu, Xiaojun Luo, Zhiqiang Zhang, Improved magnetic-based apparatus enables non-destructive and high sensitive steel-bar corrosion detection, Measurement, 235 (2024) 114930.

15.      Ye Tian, Yinzhe Shao, Jiacheng Xu, Ruoyi Zhao, Guoyi Zhang, Yunjian Li, Hongjing Xue, Qing Cai, Jian Cheng, Dongming Yan, Jin Chen, Huzhou Zhu, Xiaojun Luo, Zhiqiang Zhang, Bei Li, Developing a Novel Expression for Chloride Ion Concentration Threshold in Reinforced Concrete: Integration of Electrochemical Analysis and Time-Dependent Modeling, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 19, 7 (2024) 100639.

16.      Zhenning Li, Zhiwei Chen, Yunjian Li, Chengzhong Xu*, Context‐aware trajectory prediction for autonomous driving in heterogeneous environments, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, (2023) 00, 1 – 16.

17.      Zhenning Li*, Haicheng Liao, Ruru Tang, Guofa Li, Yunjian Li, Chengzhong Xu*, Mitigating the impact of outliers in traffic crash analysis: A robust Bayesian regression approach with application to tunnel crash data, Accident Analysis ＆ Prevention, 185 (2023) 107019.

18.      Yanchen Guan, Haicheng Liao, Zhenning Li, Jia Hu, Runze Yuan, Yunjian Li, Guohui Zhang, Chengzhong Xu, World models for autonomous driving: An initial survey, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, (2024) 2379-8904.

Research Grants

2024.05 -- 2026.05    Development and application of water and high-temperature resistant rapid repair materials with magnesium phosphate cement (FDCT), Principal Investigator.

2024.01 -- 2027.01    Design theory and application technique of recycled concrete in a coastal region (FDCT-MOST), Main Participant.

2023.06 -- 2026.06    Development and application of new inorganic multifunctional coatings of heat-insulating, anti-corrosive and anti-fungal magnesium phosphate (FDCT), Main Participant.

2019.03 -- 2022.03    Innovative processing technology for crack-resistant concrete (FDCT), Main Participant.

Professional Society Membership

Member of the Board of Directors of the RILEM China.