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Ailing Xun

20 October 2025
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Research Title:
3D printing fiber-reinforced geopolymer

Main Supervisor:
Giuseppe Loporcaro

Co-Supervisor:
Allan Scott

Research Interests:

  • Recycled composites and fiber-reinforced concrete

  • 3D-printed concrete

  • Sustainable eco-construction and practical applications in landscape design

Personal Interests:
Sketching, acrylic and digital painting; photography; badminton; yoga; hiking in nature; listening to classical, jazz, and pop music; reading sci-fi and detective novels

Academic History:

  • Doctoral  student, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2025 – Present)

  • Master of Engineering, Geological Engineering, Jilin University, China (2022 – 2025)

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Yunnan University, China (2017 – 2022)

Publications:

  1. Xun, A., Chen, Y., Zhang, L., Xu, C., Zou, M., & Ren, L. (2025). Material extrusion additive manufacturing of lunar soil simulant brick. Journal of Progress in Civil Engineering, 7(1), 34–40.

  2. Xiong, Q., Zhang, L., Xun, A., & Du, J. (2025). Review on the application research of covers with capillary barrier effects. Journal of Research in Science and Engineering, 7(1), 125–139.

  3. (Master’s thesis) Direct ink writing-based 3D printing and mechanical property reinforcement of lunar regolith simulant

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