土木与交通学院管理科学与工程学科举办学术讲座
Extending Lifespan of Asphalt Roadsby Sustainable Materials
Keynote Speaker：
Dr Derya KAYA OZDEMIR
Lecturer in Civil and Logistics Engineering at Aston University
Host：
Associate Professor Li Shuangxin
Management science and engineering masters program
Proposed Date：
Nov.11 Wednesday, 14：00
Proposed Location：
Room 413, Main Science & Technology Building
Speaker Bio：
Dr Kaya Ozdemir attained her joint PhD in Civil/Transportation engineering at Dokuz Eylul University (Turkiye) and The University of Warwick (UK). She is a lecturer at Aston Univeristy now specialising in sustainable transportation infrastructure, circular economy, and advanced construction materials. Her research focuses on developing low-carbon asphalt technologies through the utilisation of recycled polymers, waste-derived materials, andbio-based modifiers to improve pavement performance, durability, and resource efficiency. Her work integrates materials science, pavement engineering, environmental sustainability, and lifecycle thinking, with particular emphasis on translating laboratory innovation into practical engineering solutions. She has extensive experience in experimental characterisation, including rheological, thermal, chemical, and mechanical assessment of pavement materials. Her research has been supported by competitive international funding, including a Marie Skłodowska-Curie(Eutopia-SIF) Postdoctoral Fellowship between 2023-2025, and she actively collaborates with academic and industrial partners across Europe and internationally on sustainable infrastructure research.
Lecture Introduction:
Extending lifespan of asphalt roads by using waste materials. Understanding how asphalt recycling and waste material use support sustainability in road construction. Identifying real-world examples of road modification by different waste (e.g. plastics, tires, textiles) and their environmental benefits and reflects on how road engineering canbe a part of circular economy and climate solutions.
作者：彭海艳 |审稿：张文会 |编辑：张佳源 |审核：曲发义
