Fan Zhang

Fan Zhang is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Civil Engineering at Aalto University, specializing in asphalt technology and sustainable road materials. Their work focuses on integrating industrial by-products into pavement systems and applying machine learning for material property prediction.

• Affiliation: Aalto University, Finland
• Research Group: Mineral Based Materials and Mechanics

Zhang's research spans asphalt recycling, self-healing materials, and environmentally conscious pavement design. Key areas include rejuvenator application, fiber reinforcement, and microwave-based winter maintenance solutions.

Zhang's publications emphasize asphalt mixture performance under aging, recycling optimization, and sustainable material synthesis. Recent works explore explainable machine learning for rheological predictions and environmental evaluations of waste-containing mixtures.

Collaborations include research teams across Europe, with frequent co-authorship alongside Augusto Cannone Falchetto and Di Wang.