Personal Statement
Dr Haopeng Wang is appointed as Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Structural Engineering Materials at the University of Liverpool. He is leading the Transport Infrastructure Group within the department. He graduated from the School of Transportation at Southeast University, obtaining his BEng and MSc degrees in 2013 and 2016, respectively. He received his PhD degree from Delft University of Technology in September 2021. From 2021 to 2023, he worked as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellow (sponsored by the EU’s Horizon 2020) at the University of Nottingham. Dr Wang is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE) and a Chartered Engineer. He has been listed among the world’s top 2% scientists in 2023, 2024 and 2025 released by Stanford University in the field of Logistics & Transportation, Building & Construction.

Qualified applications for PhD, Postdoc and Visiting Scholar positions are welcome through the following channels:
• Liverpool-CSC scholarship (for Chinese students and scholars)
• Commonwealth PhD scholarship (for students from Commonwealth countries)
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships
• The Royal Society Newton International Fellowships
For other postgraduate research scholarships and awards, please check this link

Research Overview
Dr Wang's research focuses on smart, resilient and sustainable road transport infrastructures, with specific interests in the following topics.