Yaxin Tao
Yaxin Tao
Staff of Professorship for Construction Materials
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Yaxin Tao joined the group of Physical Chemistry of Building Materials as a postdoc researcher in October 2023. His research interests include stiffening control mechanisms of cement, structural applications of digital concrete, and the development of digital twins for concrete processing.
He began the journey at Southeast University in Nanjing, China, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Road and Bridge Engineering. He then pursued a Master's degree in Architectural and Civil Engineering at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, under the guidance of Prof. Yong Yuan. This set the stage for his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Ghent University in Belgium, under the supervision of Prof. Geert De Schutter and Prof. Kim Van Tittelboom.
He has been the (co-)PI of several research projects, funded by the ETH Zurich Research Commission (2024-2026), the Special Research Fund at Ghent University (2023-2026), the Industrial Research Fund at Ghent University (2022- 2023), and the TNA EXCITE program under the EU Horizon framework (2022, 2023).
Since 2021, he has published more than 30 peer-reviewed journal papers, among which 20 as the first author. Additionally, he has proposed a static mixing method for controlling the stiffening of 3D-printed concrete, which has resulted in the authorization of two patents (including one as the first inventor). His research achievements have been recognized with the “Outstanding Research Award” at the EU Horizon SMARTINCS'23 conference.
Yaxin Tao joined the group of Physical Chemistry of Building Materials as a postdoc researcher in October 2023. His research interests include stiffening control mechanisms of cement, structural applications of digital concrete, and the development of digital twins for concrete processing.
He began the journey at Southeast University in Nanjing, China, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Road and Bridge Engineering. He then pursued a Master’s degree in Architectural and Civil Engineering at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, under the guidance of Prof. Yong Yuan. This set the stage for his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Ghent University in Belgium, under the supervision of Prof. Geert De Schutter and Prof. Kim Van Tittelboom.
He has been the (co-)PI of several research projects, funded by the ETH Zürich Research Commission (2024-2026), the Special Research Fund at Ghent University (2023-2026), the Industrial Research Fund at Ghent University (2022-2023), and the TNA EXCITE program under the EU Horizon framework (2022, 2023).
Since 2021, he has published more than 30 peer-reviewed journal papers, among which 20 as the first author. Additionally, he has proposed a static mixing method for controlling the stiffening of 3D-printed concrete, which has resulted in the authorization of two patents (including one as the first inventor). His research achievements have been recognized with the “Outstanding Research Award” at the EU Horizon SMARTINCS’23 conference.