Dr. Weina Meng, Assistant Professor School: Schaefer School of Engineering & Science Department: Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering Building: Rocco Room: 307 Phone: (201) 216-8711 Email: wmeng3@stevens.edu

Brief information

Dr. Weina Meng is the Director of the ACT Laboratory and an Assistant Professor in Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering. Dr. Meng is dedicated to research on developing resilient and sustainable infrastructure through innovations in engineering materials. She has authored more than 25 journal papers. She has served as committee members of ACI 236 Materials Science, ACI 239 Ultra-high-performance Concrete, and ACI 241 Nanotechnology of Concrete. She has also served as guest editor of the journal of Applied Science: “Special Issue: Ultra-high-performance Concrete”.

Education

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO. Advisor: Professor Kamal H. Khayat
M.S. and B.S. in Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China

Research

• Development of Advanced High-performance Construction Materials for Stainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructures
• Multiscale Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling
• Physical and Chemical Analyses and Modeling
• CO₂ Utilization by Cementitious Materials
• Sea Water and Sea Sand Concrete 
• Bio-inspired Engineering Materials
• Machine Learning For Materials Optimization

Institutional Service

Graduate Student Council Committee

Professional Service

Guest Editor of: Journal of Applied Science
Assoicate member of:
ACI 239 - Ultra-high Performance Concrete
ACI 241 - Nano Technology of Concrete
ACI 236 - Materials Science
Serve as the Reviewer of:
Cement and Concrete Research; Cement and Concrete Composites; Journal of Physical Chemistry C; Composites B: Engineering; Materials and Structures; ACI Structural Journal; ACI Materials Journal; Construction and Building Materials; ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Honors & Awards

• NSF CAREER Award, 2021
• “2020 Educator of the Year”, ASCE New Jersey Section
• Award of Best Poster, Student Competition of 1st International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, 07/2016
• Women’s Transportation Seminar Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship, Missouri Department of Transportation, 05/2016
• Honorary DJ Belarbi Graduate Scholarship, American Concrete Institute, Missouri Chapter, 04/2016
• Graduate Research Fellowship, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 03/2016
• Travel Grant, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 04/2016