Zanqun LIU (PhD Applied Science 2010) is a professor of Concrete Technology at Central South University. He is a member of RILEM and ACI, a reviewer for several international scientific journals and a reviewer for China Natural Science Funds. He graduated from the Central South University in China and Ghent University in Belgium (Thesis: Study of the basic mechanisms of sulfate attack on cementitious materials). His research is situated in the following domains: concrete technology, hydration and microstructure development, properties of hardening concrete, durability of cementitious materials, self-compacting concrete, and organic and inorganic composite materials.