Research Interest: Water Pollution Control and treatment Technology; Environment Technology Assessment.

Research Interest: Heavy Metals, Environmental Toxicology, Environment, Land Degradation,  Satellite Data,  Soil, Time Series, Correlation, Multivariate Statistics, Vegetation, Climate,  Atmosphere 

Research Interest: Air Pollution Control, Photocatalysts, Photocatalysis, Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, Air.

Associate Professor, Master tutor, Vice-head of Department, Postdoctor in Computer Science and Technology of NPU, Doctor in Building Technology Science of HIT. Presided and participated about twenty national and provincial research projects, and completed several green building design practice projects. Published more than forty academic papers, and three national key books. Participated in drafting seven association and local standards, and the Qinghai Provincial government's special plan. Authorized five patents, applied for three patents, and obtained four computer software copyrights. Won the first prize of China Award for Science and Technology in Construction, the third prize of Shaanxi Province Award for Science and Technology, the first prize of Heilongjiang Province Award for Science and Technology Award in Urban and Rural Construction (two times), and the Planning & Architecture Double gold award of National Habitat Classic Building planning and Design Scheme Competition et al.

Research Interest: Green residential area and building performance optimization design, Multi-objective optimization design method, Building solar energy utilization design, Ai-assisted building and physical environmental design

Heah, Cheng Yong serves as Associate Professor in University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) and currently a fellow researcher at Center of Excellence Geopolymer and Green Technology (CEGEOGTECH). His research interests focuses on materials engineering, geopolymers, construction materials, materials characterization, materials processing, and materials characteristic. Besides, he actively acts as reviewer for impact factor journal publish by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley or Nature. Besides, he is appointed as several international editorial board members by multidiscipline journal. Currently, He is ranked as World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University.

Research Interest(s): Materials Engineering, Geopolymer, Cement, Concrete, Materials Science, Construction Materials

Research Interest: Colloidal Chemistry, Dispersed Systems, Emulsion and Suspension Stability, Dynamic Light Scattering, Wettability, Polymers and Biopolymers, Surfactants and Biosurfactants, Zeta Potential, DLVO, Green Chemistry.

Research Interest: Air pollution modelling and human exposure risk assessmentAirborne nanoparticles: measurements, modelling and health impact assessment Assessment and characterisation of emerging air pollution and particulate matter sources Wind flows and pollutant dispersion in urban areas (cities / megacities) Traffic emission impacts on air quality, climate change and urban infrastructure  Indoor air quality and personal exposure in transport microenvironments

Research Interest: Anaerobic Digestion of Wastes, Methane Produced From Biochemical Processes,

Wastewater Treatment Technologies.

Xu Fu, associate professor, School of Architectural Engineering, Beichina Institute of Aerospace Technology, master tutor, and famous teacher of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Hebei Province. In July 2005, he graduated from the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Central South University, and in June 2012, he received his Ph. D. degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has presided over and participated in more than 60 teaching and research projects including 4 National Natural Science Foundation projects. He is mainly engaged in the teaching and research of multi-field coupling theory, risk management and intelligent design methods in environmental geotechnical and underground engineering. In recent years, he has published 66 papers and granted 43 patents in the field of civil engineering.

Research Interest: Multi-field coupling theory, risk management and intelligent design method in environmental geotechnical and underground engineering

Muhammad Ali Musarat is a Civil Engineer, having specialization in Construction Engineering and Management. He has good experience in academia and published several articles journals and conferences. He served as Coordinator and Assistant Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Pakistan. Currently he is pursuing his PhD in Civil Engineering at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia.

Research Interest: Construction management, Construction materials, Sustainability.

URL: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=usIi0c4AAAAJ

List of Publications:
1.    Bukhari, H., Alaloul, W. S., Musarat, M. A., Akram, S., Tabassum, I., & Altaf, M. (2021). Materializing Low-Cost Energy-Efficient Residential Utility through Effective Space Design and Masonry Technique - A Practical Approach. Civil Engineering and Architecture 9(2), 357-374.
2.    Alaloul, W. S., Musarat, M. A., Haruna, S., Tayeh, B., & Norizan, M. N. B. (2021). Chemical attack on concrete containing a high volume of crumb rubber as a partial replacement to fine aggregate in engineered cementitious composite (ECC). Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, (ja).
3.    Alaloul, W. S., Musarat, M. A., Liew, M. S., Qureshi, A. H., & Maqsoom, A. (2021). Investigating the impact of inflation on labour wages in Construction Industry of Malaysia. Ain Shams Engineering Journal.
4.    Musarat, M. A., Alaloul, W. S., Liew, M. S., Maqsoom, A., & Qureshi, A. H. (2021). The Effect of Inflation Rate on CO2 Emission: A Framework for Malaysian Construction Industry. Sustainability, 13(3), 1562.
5.    Tjaronge, M. W., Musarat, M. A., Law, K., Alaloul, W. S., & Ayub, S. (2021). Effect of Graphene Oxide on Mechanical Properties of Rubberized Concrete: A Review. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil, Offshore and Environmental Engineering (pp. 484-492). Springer, Singapore.
6.    Jaya, I., Alaloul, W. S., & Musarat, M. A. (2021). Role of Inflation in Construction: A Systematic Review. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil, Offshore and Environmental Engineering (pp. 701-708). Springer, Singapore.
7.    Alaloul, W. S., Musarat, M. A., & Hui, C. J. (2021). Impact of Elevated Temperature on Rubberized Concrete: A Review. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil, Offshore and Environmental Engineering (pp. 421-427). Springer, Singapore.
8.    Abdullah, M. S., Alaloul, W. S., Liew, M. S., & Musarat, M. A. (2021). Delay and Cost Overrun of Palm Oil Refinery Construction Projects: Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Model. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil, Offshore and Environmental Engineering (pp. 580-589). Springer, Singapore.
9.    Maqsoom, A., Khan, K., Musarat, M. A., Mubasit, H., Umer, M., Influence of Internal Workforce Diversity Factors on Labor Productivity in Construction Projects: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan. In 2020 Second International Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Technology and Innovation in Building Designs (51154) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
10.    Bukhari, H., Musarat, M. A., & Alaloul, W. S. (2020, November). Rat Trap Bond: A state of review. In 2020 Second International Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Technology and Innovation in Building Designs (51154) (pp. 1-3). IEEE.
11.    Altaf, M., Alaloul, W. S., Musarat, M. A., Bukhari, H., Saad, S., & Ammad, S. (2020, November). BIM Implication of Life Cycle Cost Analysis in Construction Project: A Systematic Review. In 2020 Second International Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Technology and Innovation in Building Designs (51154) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
12.    Maqsoom, A., Arif, U., Ejaz, A., Musarat, M. A., Aslam, I., & Zubair, S. (2020, November). Factors influencing the Pro-Environmental Behavior of Construction Workers. In 2020 Second International Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Technology and Innovation in Building Designs (51154) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
13.    Rafiq, W., Humair, M., Napiah, M. B., Sutanto, M. H., Musarat, M. A., & Memon, A. M. (2020, November). Performance Evaluation of Rutting and Moisture Damage containing Warm Mix Asphalt Mixtures with Recycled Asphalt pavement. In 2020 Second International Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Technology and Innovation in Building Designs (51154) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
14.    Qureshi, A. H., Alaloul, W. S., Manzoor, B., Musarat, M. A., Saad, S., & Ammad, S. (2020, November). Implications of Machine Learning Integrated Technologies for Construction Progress Detection Under Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0). In 2020 Second International Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Technology and Innovation in Building Designs (51154) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
15.    Maqsoom, A., Khan, K., Musarat, M. A., Mubasit, H., & Shaheen, I. (2020, November). Influence of External Workforce Diversity Factors on Labor Productivity in Construction Projects: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan. In 2020 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA) (pp. 768-772). IEEE.
16.    Farooq, W., Musarat, M. A., & Alaloul, W. S. (2020, November). Computational Modelling and Analysis of Fullerene Based Polymer Solar Cell. In 2020 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA) (pp. 391-394). IEEE.
17.    Musarat, M. A., Alaloul, W. S., Qureshi, A. H., & Altaf, M. (2020, November). Inflation Rate and Construction Materials Prices: Relationship Investigation. In 2020 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Application (DASA) (pp. 387-390). IEEE.
18.    Aslam, B., Maqsoom, A., Alaloul, W. S., Musarat, M. A., Jabbar, T., & Zafar, A. (2020). Soil erosion susceptibility mapping using a GIS-based multi-criteria decision approach: Case of district Chitral, Pakistan. Ain Shams Engineering Journal.
19.    Rafiq, W., Bin Napiah, M., Hartadi Sutanto, M., Salah Alaloul, W., Nadia Binti Zabri, Z., Imran Khan, M., & Ali Musarat, M. (2020). Investigation on Hamburg Wheel-Tracking Device Stripping Performance Properties of Recycled Hot-Mix Asphalt Mixtures. Materials, 13(21), 4704.
20.    Alaloul, W. S., John, V. O., & Musarat, M. A. (2020). Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Interlocking Bricks Utilizing Wasted Polyethylene Terephthalate. International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 14, 1-11.
21.    Alaloul, W. S., & Musarat, M. A. (2020). Impact of Zero Energy Building: Sustainability Perspective. In Sustainable Sewage Sludge Management and Resource Efficiency. IntechOpen.
22.    Musarat, M. A., Alaloul, W. S., & Liew, M. S. (2020). Impact of inflation rate on construction projects budget: A review. Ain Shams Engineering Journal.
23.    Alaloul, W. S., Musarat, M. A., Tayeh, B. A., Sivalingam, S., Rosli, M. F. B., Haruna, S., & Khan, M. I. (2020). Mechanical and deformation properties of rubberized engineered cementitious composite (ECC). Case Studies in Construction Materials, e00385.
24.    Musarat, M. A., Alaloul, W. S., Liew, M. S., Maqsoom, A., & Qureshi, A. H. (2020). Investigating the impact of inflation on building materials prices in construction industry. Journal of Building Engineering, 101485.
25.    Alaloul, W. S., Liew, M. S., Zawawi, N. A. W., Mohammed, B. S., Adamu, M., & Musharat, M. A. (2020). Structural equation modelling of construction project performance based on coordination factors. Cogent Engineering, 7(1), 1726069.
26.    Altaf, M., Musarat, M. A., Khan, A., Shoukat, Z., & Salahuddin, U. (2019, August). Change Order Impact on Construction Industry of Pakistan. In AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering (pp. 391-402). Springer, Cham.
27.    Alaloul, W. S., Musarat, M. A., Liew, M. S., & Zawawi, N. A. W. A. (2019, August). Influential Safety Performance and Assessment in Construction Projects: A Review. In AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering (pp. 719-728). Springer, Cham.
28.    Nafeesa Shaheen, Anam Fatima, Muhammad Ali Musarat (2017). Phase change materials (PCMs) application in building envelop (A REVIEW), Sarhad University International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (SUIJBAS), Vol. 5, No. 1, ISSN: 2307-552X.
29.    Muhammad Ali Musarat, Aaqib Junaid, Rahmat Ali (2017). Evaluate the use of recycled aggregate in concrete, International journal of Engineering & Technology (IJET), Vol. 7, No. 9, ISSN: 2049-3444.
30.    M. Ali Musarat, M. Zeeshan Ahad (2016). Factors affecting the success of construction projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, KICEM Journal of Construction Engineering & Project Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, ISSN: 2233-9582.
31.    Muhammad Ali Musarat, Sanaullah, Sikandar Hayat khan & kifayat Ullah (2016). Effect of bentonite on fresh and hardened property of self compacting concrete, Sarhad University International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (SUIJBAS), Vol. 4, No. 1, ISSN: 2307-552X.
32.    Muhammad Ali Musarat, Omair Inderyas, Sheharyar Khan & Dr. Abid Ali Shah (2016). Causes of delay in the execution phase of construction projects in Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa Pakistan, Sarhad University International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (SUIJBAS), Vol. 4, No. 1, ISSN: 2307-552X.
33.    Aaqib Junaid, Ahmad Jan, Muhammad Ali Musarat (2016). Evaluating the effect of Nylon fibers In Self-Compacting Concrete, proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Management and Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan, December 28-30, 2016 (ICETEMS-2016) Peshawar, Pakistan. ISBN No: 978-969-23044-2-9.
34.    Shamshad Ali, Muhammad Ali Musarat, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Islam (2016). Lack of Plant/Equipment Problems in Construction Industry of KP Pakistan, proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Management and Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan, December 28-30, 2016 (ICETEMS-2016) Peshawar, Pakistan. ISBN No: 978-969-23044-2-9.
35.    Hussain Ali Khan, Muhammad Ali Musarat, Muhammad Alamgir Khan, Isar Ahmad (2016). Poor workmanship problems in Construction Industry of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Pakistan, proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Management and Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan, December 28-30, 2016 (ICETEMS-2016) Peshawar, Pakistan. ISBN No: 978-969-23044-2-9.
36.    Asad Masroor, Muhammad Ali Musarat, Hussain Ali Khan (2016). Benchmarking the current state of construction safety practices in KP, Pakistan, proceeding of 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Management and Sciences Peshawar, Pakistan, December 28-30, 2016 (ICETEMS-2016) Peshawar, Pakistan. ISBN No: 978-969-23044-2-9.

Skype ID: muhammadalimusarat

Dr. Kang Hou completed his M.S. and Ph.D. at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China in July 2011 and October 2017 respectively. He joined in Xi'an polytechnic University as an Associate Professor in January 2018. Until now, he has published 14+ papers and Impact Factor of published papers (first and corresponding author) over 5 (IF>5). His current research is focused on ecological assessment and model, remote sensing inversion, terrain analysis and applications of GIS in environment science in the arid and semi-arid regions.

Research Interest: Ecological assessment and model, remote sensing inversion, terrain analysis and applications of GIS in environment science in the arid and semi-arid regions.

List of Publications:
1.    Hou K, Tao WD,ChangY, Li X X*. A feasible method for the Division of Ecological Vulnerability and Quantitative Study of Its Driving Forces in the upper reaches of the Water Source- Southern Shaanxi. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018. (Accept)  (IF=5.651)
2.    Hou K, Li X X*, jing Wang J, et al. An analysis of the impact on land use and ecological vulnerability of the policy of returning farmland to forest in Yan’an, China[J]. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016, 23(5): 4670-4680.（SCI）(IF=2.8)
3.    Hou K, Li X X*, Zhang J. GIS Analysis of Changes in Ecological Vulnerability Using a SPCA Model in the Loess Plateau of Northern Shaanxi, China[J]. International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015, 12(4): 4292-4305.（SCI）(IF=2.101)
4.    Hou K, Zhou J, Li X X*, et al. Study on GIS Visualization in Evaluation of the Human Living Environment in Shenyang-Dalian Urban Agglomeration [J]. Scientifica, 2016, 2016.（ESCI）
5.    Hou K, Li X X*, Wang J, et al. Evaluating ecological vulnerability using the GIS and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method in Yan’an, China[J]. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2016, 25(2). （SCI）(IF=1.120)
6.    Hou K, Li X X*, Wang J, et al. Quantitative Evaluation System of Habitat Environmental Quality in Yellow River Deltas [J]. FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN.  2016, 25(12): 5291-5295.（SCI）(IF=0.673)
7.    Hou K, Zhang J, Li X X*. The assessment of eco-environmental vulnerability in Yulin, China[C]//Environment, Energy and Applied Technology: Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Frontier of Energy and Environment Engineering (ICFEEE 2014), Taiwan, December 6-7, 2014. CRC Press, 2015: 129. (EI)
8.    Zhang Y, Hou K, Chang Y, et al. Assessment of human settlements and associated influential factors in Weihe River Plain[J]. Indoor and Built Environment, 2018: 1420326X18761113. (IF=1.158)
9.    Chen P, Hou K, Chang Y, et al. Study on the Progress of Ecological Fragility Assessment in China[C]//IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. IOP Publishing, 2018, 113(1): 012088.
10.     HOU K, ZHANG Yue, LI Xu-xiang et al. Analysis of Land Use Classification and Urbanization Process in Chengguan District of Lhasa [C]. The Second National Symposium of Natural Resources Society of Resources Recycling and Natural Resource Circulation and Global Environmental Change Academic Seminar Abstracts, 2016: 65-66. (In Chinese)
11.    Ge Shengbin, Li Xuxiang, Hou K and so on. WebGIS - based urban climate map information system design, mapping and spatial geographic information, 2017,11. (In Chinese)
12.    Zhang Jing, kang Hou, Xuxiang Li. Assessment of the Land-using of Yan’anand Ecological Vulnerability Based on Remote-sensing Dynamic Monitoring. GEOMATICS ＆ SPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 2015, 5: 26-31. (In Chinese)
13.    Deng Wenbo， Kang Hou，Li Xuxiang. The study on living environment of typical urban agglomerations in North China. China Engineering Science and Technology Forum - Workshop on Sustainable Development of Cities, 2010, 60: 1693-1699. (In Chinese)
14.    LI Xiaoping， NAN Xiaojuan， HOU Kang， CHEN Cong. Mobility of Heavy Metals and the Leaching Characteristics with Ascorbic Acid from Urban Soil in Tongchuan City. Arid area research, 2012, 29(5): 878-882 (In Chinese).

Research Interest: Soil and groundwater remediation - In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO), In situ chemical reduction (ISCR), Physical and chemical treatment processes, Advanced Oxidation Technologies for treatment of water contamination, Synthesis of nano materials for environmental remediation, Development of physical/chemical technologies for environmental remediation and restoration, Analysis of environmental contaminants and biological acute toxicity.

Research Interest: Environmental Behavior of Pollutants, Principle and Technology For Biological Treatment and Reuse of Pollutants.

Research Interest: Tio2 Nanofibe/Tube Membrane For Water and Energy (H2 And Solar Cell) Production, Membrane Fouling Mechanism, Control and Prevention, Novel Multifunctional Membrane Designs, Membrane Bioreactor, Nano Composite Membranes and Its Modules For Environmental Applications, Nanofiber Forward Osmosis Membranes and Nano Draw Solution, Reutilization of Waste Into Value-Added Product.

Research Interest: Membrane Technology (Micro,Ultra,Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Membrane Bioreactors), Advanced Oxidation Processes, Biological Processes, Water and Wastewater Treatments, Desalination, Catalytic Processes.