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Hong Wong's research focuses on the microstructure, durability, and sustainability of cementitious materials, aimed at developing durable and sustainable concrete structures. His work seeks to understand how material composition, processing, and exposure conditions affect microstructure development and the macroscopic engineering properties that influence long-term performance. Key research questions include quantifying complex multiscale multiphase microstructures, assessing how pores, cracks, and interfaces within phase assemblages affect mass transport and degradation processes, evaluating current performance to predict long-term behavior, and re-engineering microstructures to create novel materials with enhanced performance and reduced environmental impact. His recent projects involve developing low carbon cements, such as magnesium silicates and supplementary cementitious materials, as well as durable reinforcement spacers and self-healing concretes. Hong is currently leading an EPSRC-funded consortium on engineered low-carbon cement from UK clays and has received recognition for his teaching, including the 2017 CivSoc Student Choice Award. His expertise extends to the areas of cement, concrete materials, microstructure, petrography, porous media, mass transport, durability, sustainability, and low-carbon construction.
Imperial College London • London, UK
Leading research in cementitious materials, teaching various engineering modules, and coordinating undergraduate programs.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.