Dr. Ruijia Wu is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a core member of the Zhejiang University - Ninghai Joint Research Center for Bio-based Materials and Carbon Neutral Development. She received her Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Zhejiang University and conducted visiting research at Newcastle University and Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Her research focuses on sustainable structural systems and low-carbon construction technologies, particularly engineered mass bamboo, mass timber, steel-bamboo hybrid structural system and digital construction. Her work integrates material characterization, structural testing, numerical simulation, and full-scale implementation. Her research has been published in leading journals including the Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), Engineering Structures, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, and the Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE).
Dr. Wu served as the lead researcher and project manager for the Ninghai Bamboo Tower project, the world’s first and tallest seven-story engineered mass bamboo building. The project received international recognition through the 2025 ASCE Architectural Engineering Institute Professional Project Award, including the Most Innovative Project Award, and the BLT Built Design Awards and the Architecture Master Prize (AMP). Her work aims to bridge laboratory research and engineering practice, advancing sustainable construction through innovative bio-based structural systems.