Professor Sun is a distinguished professor of the “Changjiang Scholars Program” of The Ministry of Education. He also gained The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars.
As the former dean of our school and the director of the key laboratory of the Ministry of Education, he has hosted more than100 projects, including National, local, and crosswise projects such as National Key Technology Research Program of China during the “10th five-year plan”, projects of the National Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai ITS demonstration project, the national natural science fund project of China, the key projects of National Natural Science Fund of China, Fund of Ford-China development, the key project of Ministry of Education, the western science project of Ministry of Transport, and so on. He has published over 400 papers and three books. He has won 13 provincial and ministerial Science and Technology Progress Awards and three National Science and Technology Progress Awards.
Education
Ph.D. in Road and Railway Engineering, Tongji University
M.S. in Road and Railway Engineering, Tongji University
B.S. in Road and Railway Engineering , Tongji University
Experience
1993-present Tongji University, Professor
1990-1993 Tongji University, Associate professor
1986-1990 Tongji University, Lecturer
Research interests
Honors & Awards
Prof. Sun has served as the principal investigator for more than 100 research projects which are funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Provincial DOTs, et al. The selected projects are shown as follows. The selected projects are shown as follows.
[1] Intelligent Simulation Theory and Method for Service Performance of Road Infrastructure, National key R & D Project, Ministry of Science and Technology of China，2019~2022.
[2] Structural combination form of new generation heavy-load and long-term asphalt pavement, National ‘863’ Project, Ministry of Science and Technology, 2006~2008.
[3] Study on design theory of long life asphalt pavement, National Outstanding Youth Fund Project, Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2004~2007.
[4] Critical damage position of asphalt pavement under wide temperature conditions, General Project, NSFC，2017~2020.
[5] Study on traffic load standard of highway pavement, Transportation Technology Project, Ministry of Transport, 2005~2012.
Publications
Prof. Sun has published 6 monographs and more than 400 journal/conference papers. The selected publications in recent years are shown as follows (First author or Corresponding-author role).
Monographs：
[1] Sun L. Mechanical behavior of asphalt pavement [M]. Tongji University Press, 2021.
[2] Sun L. Pavement engineering [M]. Tongji University Press, 2019.
[3] Sun L. Structural behavior of asphalt pavement [M]. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2016.
[4] Sun L. Road and airport facility management [M]. Tongji University Press, 2008.
[5] Sun L. Theory for asphalt pavement structure behavior [M]. Tongji University Press, 2005.
[6] Sun L. Modern interlocking block pavement [M]. Tongji University Press, 2000.
Journal articles：
[1] Cheng H, Wang Y,Sun L*, et al. Truck platooning reshapes greenhouse gas emissions of the integrated vehicle-road infrastructure system[J]. Nature Communications, 2023, 14(1): 4495.
[2] Hu Y, Zang G,Sun L*. Rigid layer depth setting method based on the uniformity of the backcalculated subgrade modulus[J]. NDT & E International, 2024, 142: 103021.
[3] Jin T,Sun L*, et al. Laboratory short-term aging of crumb rubber modified asphalt: RTFOT temperature optimization and performance investigation[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 434: 140327.