Yun Bai, chair professor in the department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering at University College London (UCL), director of the Advanced and Innovative Materials Center (AIM), fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA), the Institute of Concrete Technology (FICT), and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM). He served as Head of the Geotechnical and Materials Division and Deputy Head of Civil Engineering in UCL's Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics. His main research interests are novel low-carbon cementitious materials, advanced composite materials, rheological properties of cement and concrete, durability of concrete structures, structural health monitoring, and solidification of nuclear waste. He has led and participated in more than 20 research projects, and hosted and participated in nearly 60 international academic conferences and published more than 170 academic papers.