Philip Van den Heede obtained his PhD degree at the Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory for Structural Engineering and Building Materials of Ghent University (UGent) in 2014. His PhD research focused on the durability and sustainability of concrete with high volumes of fly ash. Currently he is a postdoctoral researcher within the “Concrete and Environment” research group of prof. Nele De Belie, investigating the carbonation behavior of binder systems with supplementary cementitious materials. During his PhD and postdoctoral research he published up to now 28 A1 and 2 A2 journal papers, 4 B2 book chapters as well as 6 P1 and 43 C1 conference papers.