ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5601-8865
Scopus Author ID: 57221750704

Metrics for Academic and Research Impact

Dr. Xiangping XIAN started his research career at Shenzhen University with the assistance of Prof. Biqin DONG and Prof. Wujian LONG, and attained his Master degree and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from McGill University in 2017 and 2021 respectively. In 2023, he was also one of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Future Roads Fellow recipients under the supervision of Prof. Abir AI-Tabbaa from Cambridge University. Before joining the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE) at CityU, he worked as a full-time postdoctoral researcher at McGill University for more than 2 years, supervised by Prof. Yixin SHAO. In the meantime, he was also a part-time postdoctoral Research Assoicate under the administration of Prof. Daman PANESAR at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Xian's research is mainly about producing green and functional cement-based products made from OPC, industrial waste (i.e., steel slag), municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) residues, concrete waste, etc., through Carbon, Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) aiming to make contributions to both environmental protection and sustainable development. Beyond that, Prof. Xian is also interested in automation construction, 3D printing of green construction materials, the engineering application of durable materials and so on.

Currently, he also serves as one Technical Committee for both Code for Practice for Structure Use of Concrete and Code for Practice for Dead and Imposed Loads under Building Department in Hong Kong.

1. Postdoctoral Researcher.

• Owned or will own a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering or related fields;
• Have experiences in publishing SCI papers as first-authors or corresponding authors;
• Abilities to implement individual research projects, perform critical thinking, possess a sense of responsibility, etc.;
• Salary will be in accord with personal qualifications, beginning at a minimum of HKD 25,000 per month;
• Support will be given to outstanding candidates to apply for RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (PDFS) with a monthly salary of up to HKD 35,000.

2. Ph.D. Students.

• Bachelor degree and master degree in Civil Engineering or related fields with a overall GPA over 85 in both study levels;
• Priority and GPA adjustments will be given to those who have experiences in publishing SCI papers as first-authors or corresponding authors;
• Proficiency in English (i.e., An overall score of 6.5 in IELTS);
• Salary will start from HKD 17,500 per month;
• Support will be given to outstanding students to apply for Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme with a monthly salary of up to HKD 27,100.

3. Research Assistant

• Bachelor degree or master degree in Civil Engineering or related fields with a overall GPA over 85 in either study level;
• Aspire to pursue a Ph.D. degree;
• Salary will be in accord with personal qualifications, beginning at a minimum of HKD 12,000 per month for undergraduate and HKD 15,000 per month for postgraduate;

Carbon, Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS);

Waste Management and Recycling;

Automation Construction;

Carbonation Curing of Cement-based Materials;

Engineering Application of Durable Materials.

CA4413: Construction and Project Management, 2023 Fall;

GE2329: Green Buildings: Discovery & Innovations, 2023 Fall;

CA3401: Construction Management and Economics, 2024 Winter;

CA3686: Construction Contract and Management, 2024 Winter;

CA3168: Building Information Modelling for Capital Projects, 2024 Winter;