Education & Working Experience

2004.10-2008.11, Institute of Particle Science and Engineering, University of Leeds, UK, Ph.D.

2009.04-Present, Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor

2017.07-2018.07, Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

2019.07-2019.08, Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK

Research projects

1. Construction of Rock like Mineral Phases and Heavy Metal Storage Efficiency and Mechanism of Typical Calcium based Solid Waste Driven by Carbonization, supported by National Natural Science Foundation. PI.

2. Research on Non steady State Heat Transfer and High Density Energy Storage Mechanism of Interface Microscopic Phase Transformation Process of High Thermal Conductivity Porous Ceramic Based Phase Change Materials, supported by National Natural Science Foundation. PI.

3. Research and Application of Key Technologies for Water saving and Fecal Treatment and Utilization in Rural Toilet Improvement, Key Special Project of National Key R&D Program, PI.

4. Enterprise's horizontal project "Research on the synergistic preparation of alkali activated cementitious materials by CO2 mineralization of high calcium steel slag"., PI.

5. Enterprise's horizontal project "Fundamentals and pilot testing of high-temperature modification of steel slag to prepare microcrystalline glass", PI.

6. Enterprise's horizontal project "Research on Accelerated Carbonization and Collaborative Solidification of Hazardous Waste and Resource Utilization of Steel Slag", PI.

7. Enterprise's horizontal project "Fundamentals and pilot testing of high-temperature modification of steel slag to prepare microcrystalline glass", PI.

8. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's "Research and Commercial Promotion of Toilet Innovation Technology", Main participants.

9. "863" project of the Ministry of Science and Technology on the solidification and resource utilization technology of active components in steel slag, Main participants.

10. Key project of the National Key R&D Program, "Sulfur and Nitrogen Reduction Technology and Demonstration Based on Optimization of Blast Furnace Charge Structure", Main participants.

Academic Achievements

1. He, Bingyang; Zhu, Xingyu; Lei, Yuxin; Jing, Xiaohuan; Liu, Yang; Chen, Zhaohou; Cang,Daqiang; Birat, Jean-Pierre; Tang, Zian; Zhang, Lingling*; Utilizing alkaline solid waste for low-carbon construction material via in-situ calcium phase design, Nature Communications, 2025,16:7275.

2. Chen, Zhaohou; Jing, Xiaohuan; He, Bingyang; Liu, Yang; Zhang, Lingling*; Phase-selective carbonation of steel slag induced by secondary aluminum ash for synergistic mechanical and environmental performance, Cement and Concrete Composites, 2026,173:106707.

3. Jing, Xiaohuan; Yan, Gaoqiang; Cang, Daqiang; Ai, Xianbin; Yang, Zhijie; Zhang, Lingling*, Dual-functional carbide slag empowered fully solid-waste-based non-sintered ceramsite through hydration and natural carbonation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 545: 179387.

4. Jing, Xiaohuan; Chen, Zhaohou; He, Bingyang; Liu, Yang; Cang, Daqiang; Zhang, Lingling*; Unraveling the pore structure change and calcium flow in porous non-sintered lightweight aggregates through accelerated carbonation, Construction and Building Materials, 2025, 489:142288.

5. He, Bingyang; Zhu, Xingyu; Cang, Zhizhi; Liu, Yang; Lei, Yuxin; Chen, Zhaohou; Wang,Yanlin; Zheng, Yongchao; Cang, Daqiang; Zhang, Lingling*; Interpretation and Prediction of the CO2 Sequestration of Steel Slag by Machine Learning, Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57: 17940-17949.