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Bo-Tong Zheng joined the University of Southern California as a Research Assistant Professor in 2022. His current research interest focuses on digital construction and concrete structures, working on fatigue applications in steel structures, composites, and shape memory alloys. He received the Mirko Roš Award Silver Medal in 2017. Before joining USC, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained his PhD from the University of Houston in 2016, following his M.E. and B.E. degrees from Tongji University in 2012 and 2009, respectively. At USC, he serves as a member of the International Editorial Board for the ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction and is the Assistant Editor for the journal Advances in Structural Engineering. He is also a member of the ASTM Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies. Dr. Zheng teaches courses on the Mechanical Behavior of Materials. His research aims to address challenges related to 3D concrete printing, including understanding the mechanical behavior of fresh 3D printed concrete, modeling the structural behavior during the 3D printing process, and developing effective reinforcement systems for 3D printed concrete structures to ensure sufficient tensile capacity and compatibility with automated geometric flexibility. He also conducts research on mitigating fatigue damage in aging metallic structures using fiber-reinforced polymer composites and shape memory alloys.
Requires general GRE for all graduate degrees.