Jun Wang

 

Assistant Professor of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
Office: Holmes Hall 381
Phone: (720) 917-4407
E-mail:  jun.wang@hawaii.edu

Areas of Specialty and Research Interest

  • Advancing infrastructure sustainability, with expertise in simulating infrastructure behavior under multi-hazard conditions, utilizing machine learning for structural health monitoring, and developing innovative repair techniques with advanced materials.

Education

  • Ph.D., in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Denver, 2020.
  • M.S., in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Denver, 2014
  • B.S., in Civil Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, 2014

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2024-Present.
  • Postdoctoral Associate, University of Colorado Boulder, 2023-2024.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Denver, 2021-2024.
  • Instructor, University of Colorado Boulder, 2023-2023.
  • Co-Teacher, University of Colorado Denver, 2018-2018.

Courses Taught at UH (in the last five years)

  • CEE 381: Structural Analysis (F’24)

Professional Activities

  • DEI Member, Bridge Engineering Institute (BEI)
  • Reviewer for:
    o Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE)
    o American Concrete Institute (ACI)
    o Structures
    o Materials & Design
    o Journal of Cleaner Production

HONORS AND AWARDS 

  • BEI-2023 Rome, Italy Travel Fellowship, 2023.
  • Outstanding Presentation Award (1st Annual Symposium of TriDurLE)
  • Rocky Mountain Section Society of Women Engineers Scholarship (Pioneer), 2020.
  • Rocky Mountain Chapter American Concrete Institute Graduate Scholarship, 2017

Proceedings 

  • Kim, Y.J., Yoshitake, I., Vimonsatit, V., He, X., Ji, Y., and Wang, J. 2024. Bridge Engineering Institute Conference 2024 (BEI-2024), ISBN: 978-1-7340386-2-0
  • Kim, Y.J., Yoshitake, I., Vimonsatit, V., He, X., Ji, Y., and Wang, J. 2023. Bridge Engineering Institute Conference 2023 (BEI-2023), ISBN: 978-1-7340386-1-3

Selected Publications 

  • Wang, J., and Kim, Y.J. Steel/CFRP-prestressed concrete girders in simulated hydrocarbon fire, ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI) (submission number-S-2022-259: in-press)
  • Ji, Y., Wang, D., and Wang, J. 2024. Study of Recycled Concrete Properties and Prediction Using Machine Learning Methods, Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier, 94, 110067.
  • Kim, Y.J., Wang, J., and Ji, Y. Rating of constructed timber bridges repaired with steel beams, Engineering Structures, Elsevier, 303, 117469
  • Kim, Y.J., and Wang, J. 2024. Development of LRFD-based prestressed concrete tub girders in Colorado, PCI Journal, Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), 69(2), 65-87
  • Wang, J. and Kim, Y.J. 2024. Cellular automata for corrosion in CFRP-strengthened bridge columns, ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 121(1), 5-20
  • Kim, Y.J., Wang, J., Jung, W.-T., Kang, J.-Y., and Park, J.-S. Failure-mode-dependent behavior of CFRP-prestressed concrete girders, ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 120(5)
  • Kim, J.-H., Kim, Y.J., and Wang, J. Seismic-Fire-Combined Loadings Applied to CFRP-Confined RC Columns, ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 120(5)
  • Wang, J., Kim, Y.J., and Liu, C. 2023. Deep learning for detection and characterization of cracking in UHPC, ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 120(3), 3-15
  • Kim, Y.J. and Wang, J. 2023. Non-destructive testing of bridge decks: a case study and suggestions, ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 120(2), 3-17
  • Wang, J., and Kim, Y.J. 2023. Evolutionary characteristics of microstructural hydration and chloride diffusion in UHPC, Materials & Design, Elsevier, 225, 111528.
  • Kim, Y.J. and Wang, J. 2023. Stochastic modeling and design recommendations for bond of UHPC interfaced with steel and FRP reinforcing bars, Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 367, 130297
  • Kim, Y.J. and Wang, J. 2022. Thermal performance of concrete slabs reinforced with GFRP bars, ACI Structural Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI) 119(6), 67-82
  • Wang, J. and Kim, Y.J. 2020. Functional characteristics of UHPC with various fibers, ACI Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 117(5), 179-191
  • Kim, Y.J. and Wang, J. 2019. Development of UHPC with various silica admixtures, ACI Materials Journal, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 116(2), 33-44
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