STEM College | School of Engineering
Email: kevin.zhang@rmit.edu.au
Phone: +61 39925 3824
Campus: Melbourne City
CIVE1149 - Construction Management
CIVE1217 - Engineering Economics and Infrastructure Planning
OENG1117 - Risk and Project Management
STEM College | School of Engineering
Email: kevin.zhang@rmit.edu.au
Phone: +61 39925 3824
Campus: Melbourne City
CIVE1149 - Construction Management
CIVE1217 - Engineering Economics and Infrastructure Planning
OENG1117 - Risk and Project Management
Dr Guomin (Kevin) Zhang is a Professor in the School of Engineering at RMIT University. He has a proven track record of academic and research leadership in construction engineering and management, with special interest in sustainable construction and asset management, supported by digitalized engineering and life cycle assessment. He has led and participated in a large number of research projects with total funding over $10 million including ARC linkage project, CRC projects and industry sponsored projects, with collaborators across industry, governments and universities in Australia and overseas. He has authored more than 250 publications including more than 110 papers in peer-reviewed academic journals. He has supervised 16 PhD students to successful completions.
As the coordinators of several core courses in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, he is a strong advocator of blended learning and authentic assessment and achieved excellent CES results. As the program manager for BH077 Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (Honours) – the largest single degree undergraduate program at RMIT University from 2011 to 2016, he led the program rationalisation which reduced program teaching loads without sacrificing quality. From 2016 as the Associate Dean – Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, he is leading the discipline to achieve many successes such as continuously improved CES, more than doubled research incomes and high staff satisfaction. He was the Chair of the Academic Workload Committee in the School of Engineering in 2020-2021. He is elected to be a member in the Academic Board at RMIT University starting from January 2022.
His research focuses on sustainable construction and asset management through the lens of low carbon materials and construction techniques, optimised maintenance and rehabilitation schemes, waste management and innovative procurement methods, with the support of digital technologies and life cycle assessment.
Sustainable Construction, Asset Management, Building Information Modelling, Life Cycle Assessment, Construction and Demolition Waste, Modular Construction, Energy Efficient and Renewable Technologies, Project Risk Management
Publications
Projects
Awards
International journal of project management, 25(6), 601-604
PXW Zou, G Zhang, J Wang (2007).
Building and Environment, 95, 189-198
M Sandanayake, G Zhang, S Setunge (2016).
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133, 771-779
G Zhang, PX Zou (2007).
Funded by: ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub 2018 onwards
2021 - 2026
Funded by: CRC-P Cooperative Research Centre Project (Livefield)
2021 - 2023
Funded by: Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) - Sebastian
2020 - 2023
For excellent research team work in Infrastructure Asset Management
Award date: 2017
Recipients: Sujeeva Setunge, Chunqing Li, Kevin (Guomin) Zhang, Davlid Law, Dilan Robert and Rebecca Gravina
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.