Rate My Professor Vivian Tam

Professor Tam's research specializations include sustainable construction technology, net zero carbon buildings, low-carbon concrete, carbon utilization in carbonated steel slag and recycled concrete, shrinkage deformation in cement mortars, 3D printed concrete, and digital technologies for reducing carbon emissions. She is co-inventor of CO2 Concrete, a patented process injecting CO2 into recycled aggregates to produce high-strength concrete with 50% fewer emissions and 10% cost reduction. Key publications encompass books such as Sustainable Construction Technologies: Life-Cycle Assessment (2019, co-authored with K.N. Le) and Handbook of Recycled Concrete and Demolition Waste (2013, editor), and articles including 'A review for recycled concrete applications (2000-2017)' in Construction and Building Materials (2018), 'Carbon-conditioned recycled aggregate in concrete production' in Journal of Cleaner Production (2016), and recent works like 'A systematic review of stakeholder's interest towards achieving net zero carbon building' in International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation (2026). She has authored 480 articles, 71 conference papers, 52 chapters, and 6 books. Awards include the NSW Premier's Science and Engineering Prize (2025), ARC Future Fellowship, Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (2023), Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Awards (2020), and multiple Best Paper Awards (e.g., 2018, 2017, 2014). She has graduated 10 HDR students and 55 Honours students, leads field trials with 10 industry partners, and ranks among the world's top 2% scientists.