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Chao Wu is a Reader in Civil Engineering Materials at Imperial College London, with a focus on transformative research in composite materials technologies aimed at achieving a new generation of energy infrastructure to support Net Zero goals. His work addresses the need for innovative infrastructure solutions that embrace renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, nuclear, and hydrogen energy. As the leader of the Composites Energy Infrastructure Group (FRP4EI), he leads interdisciplinary research that merges material science, chemistry, mechanics, artificial intelligence, and modeling. Wu is committed to fostering open collaborations within academia and industry to innovate in sustainable practices. He has supervised 20 PhD students and 30 MSc research projects, and has published around 170 journal and conference papers, with an H-index of 38. His professional contributions include chairing task groups within the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC) on sustainable end-of-life scenarios for fiber-reinforced polymers.
Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom
Leading research in Civil Engineering Materials.
Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom
Overseeing admissions for MSc in Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.