Dr. Kim Van Tittelboom

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Biography

Kim Van Tittelboom is a Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials at Ghent University, specializing in Sustainable Structures. His research focuses on sustainable structural engineering, including self-healing concrete, prevention of reinforcement corrosion, and 3D printing of cementitious materials. He leads a research group consisting of 10 postdoctoral and PhD researchers and has supervised numerous (inter)national projects in these areas. Kim obtained his Master of Science with the highest distinction from the Ghent Technology Campus at KU Leuven in 2007 and completed his PhD at Ghent University in 2012. He has authored or co-authored 57 A1 journal publications, over 70 conference articles, and has contributed to 7 book chapters and 4 co-edited books. His research outputs have been cited over 2427 times, giving him an h-index of 22. He also serves as a reviewer for multiple academic journals and is a co-editor for the journal Construction and Building Materials. His current teaching activities include courses on Structural Analysis and Structural Steelwork Analysis.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2016-10-01 — Present

Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory, Ghent University • Ghent, Belgium

Postdoctoral Researcher

2012-06-01 — 2016-09-01

Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Ghent University • Ghent, Belgium

PhD Student

2008-03-01 — 2012-12-01

Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Ghent University • Ghent, Belgium

Engineer R&D

2007-09-01 — 2008-02-01

Belgometal • Belgium

Awards

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Laureate Master Industrial Sciences

2007-01-01

Courses

Structural Analysis Structural Analysis II Metal Structures Structural Steelwork Analysis