Dr Zhaohui Huang

Reader/MSc Course Director - Structural Engineering

Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering

College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences

Institute of Energy Futures

Resource Efficient Future Cities

1、Academic and Professional Qualifications

BEng., Fujian Forestry College, China, 1982.

PhD., University of Central Lancashire, UK, 1995.

Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning for University Lecturers, University of Sheffield, UK, 2003.

Full membership of the American Society of Civil Engineers, 2007.

2、Academic Career

Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Fujian Forestry College, 1982-1990.

Visiting Research Fellow, Silsoe Research Institute, AFRC, 1990-1991.

Research Fellow, University of Sheffield, 1996-2004.

Lecturer, University of Sheffield, 2004-2011.

Reader, Brunel University London, 2011-now.

3、Research area(s)

Thermal and structural behaviour of buildings under fire conditions.

Building behaviour subject to the impact of fire, explosion and earthquake.

Nonlinear computational mechanics.

Development of multi-level/multi-scale modelling which can be used to predict macroscopic properties of materials, starting from the atomic scale for the design of new super insulation and fire protection materials for buildings.