Xinyuan Ke

A meticulously arranged, photographic realism still life of sustainable cementitious materials on a dark matte lab surface: shallow glass dishes hold finely ground supplementary cementitious powders in muted tones of beige, pale green, and charcoal, next to small piles of recycled aggregates and crushed waste by-products used for valorisation. A slender steel spatula rests diagonally across the scene, adding a precise, experimental touch. Overhead neutral lighting creates gentle, even illumination with soft shadows that emphasize subtle textures and particle sizes. The background fades into a smooth, out-of-focus gradient of cool greys, keeping attention on the materials. Composed using the rule of thirds with a calm, methodical mood, ideal for illustrating green binders and waste valorisation research.

Ongoing Research

Explore active projects, supervision opportunities, and collaborations shaping future net-zero infrastructure and materials

Overview

Current work advances AI-driven materials, net-zero concrete, and waste valorisation through interdisciplinary projects, collaborative grants, and doctoral supervision aligned with global decarbonisation targets.

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A close-up, photographic realist shot of an advanced materials testing setup for net-zero concrete: a compact mechanical testing machine firmly gripping a slim concrete cylinder with embedded fiber sensors. Fine hairline cracks radiate delicately from the loading point, highlighted by directional side lighting from a cool LED strip. The background is softly blurred, showing hints of lab instruments, data acquisition cables, and a glowing computer monitor with abstracted graph-like colors. Captured from a slightly low angle to emphasize the precision of the equipment, with a shallow depth of field that keeps the specimen in crystal-clear focus. The mood is technical and meticulous, conveying high-level academic research and performance evaluation of green binders and low-carbon concretes.

Key Dates

2026-03-15

Bath campus

Bath, UK

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2026-04-02

Online webinar

Virtual event

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2026-04-20

Industry forum

London, UK

Event details

2026-03-22

Research lab

Bath, UK

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2026-04-05

Conference hall

Bristol, United Kingdom

Programme link

2026-04-28

Project workshop

Birmingham, UK

Workshop info

2026-03-25

Doctoral hub

Bath, UK

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2026-04-15

Partner venue

Manchester, UK

Call text

2026-05-01

Innovation centre

Leeds, UK

Project overview

Collaborate on Sustainable Infrastructure

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Partner on net-zero concrete trials, data-rich material platforms, and demonstrator structures for low-carbon infrastructure.

Explore targeted themes for joint proposals, industrial case studies, and co-supervised PhDs in sustainable construction.

An elegant, wide-angle view of a bright university meeting room, centered on a large wooden conference table covered with open laptops, technical reports, and a few neatly stacked lab notebooks showing dense scientific plots and diagrams. Alongside them, small concrete prisms and petri dishes with powdered green binder materials are carefully arranged as visual props. Soft, diffused daylight from floor-to-ceiling windows illuminates the table, creating subtle reflections on the laptop casings and a calm, focused atmosphere. The background shows a blurred whiteboard filled with faint formula-like shapes. Photographic realism, eye-level composition, and balanced framing communicate a professional academic environment dedicated to net-zero concrete research and AI-driven materials discovery.