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Dr. Caijun Shi is the President of Asian Concrete Federation (ACF), Chair Professor of College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, founding Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Sustainable Cement-based Materials and editorial board member of CCR, CCR, CBM, JBE, etc. His research interests include characterization and utilization of industrial by-products and waste materials, carbon mineralization for cement and concrete, and design and production of low-carbon cement and concrete materials. He has been granted about 50 Chinese patents and 4 US patents, several of which have been used in large construction projects or product manufacture. He has authored/co-authored more than 650 technical papers. His Google Scholar citation is over 56,750 and H-index of 124 (by Jan 31, 2025).He ranks No.1 for year 2024 and No.2 for career (1969-2024) in Building and Construction Sector worldwide based on Stanford University’s ranking. He was elected as a fellow of: International Energy Foundation (2001), American Concrete Institute (2007), RILEM (2016), Hong Kong Concrete Institute (2022), and ACF (2023).