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Rice University: Houston, TX, US

2023-01-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Kai Gong

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Cambridge, Massachusetts, US

2020-11-01 to 2022-12-31 | Postdoc (Materials Science and Engineering)
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Kai Gong

Princeton University: Princeton, New Jersey, US

2020-02 to 2020-10 | Postdoc (Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment)
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Education and qualifications (1)

Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, US

2014-09-01 to 2020-01-24 | Ph.D. (Civil and Environmental Engineering )
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Works (23)

Bayesian design of concrete with amortized Gaussian processes and multi-objective optimization

Cement and Concrete Research
2024-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0008-8846
Contributors: Olivia P. Pfeiffer; Kai Gong; Kristen A. Severson; Jie Chen; Jeremy R. Gregory; Soumya Ghosh; Richard T. Goodwin; Elsa A. Olivetti
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Kai Gong

Development of physics-based compositional parameters for predicting the reactivity of amorphous aluminosilicates in alkaline environments

Cement and Concrete Research
2023-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0008-8846
Contributors: Kai Gong; Claire E. White
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Kai Gong

Data‐driven prediction of room‐temperature density for multicomponent silicate‐based glasses

Journal of the American Ceramic Society
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Kai Gong; Elsa Olivetti
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Density functional modeling of the binding energies between aluminosilicate oligomers and different metal cations

Frontiers in Materials
2023-04-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-8016
Contributors: Kai Gong; Kengran Yang; Claire E. White
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Kai Gong

Time-dependent phase quantification and local structure analysis of hydroxide-activated slag via X-ray total scattering and molecular modeling

Cement and Concrete Research
2022-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0008-8846
Source: Self-asserted source
Kai Gong

Predicting CaO-(MgO)-Al2O3-SiO2 glass reactivity in alkaline environments from force field molecular dynamics simulations

Cement and Concrete Research
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0008-8846
Source: Self-asserted source
Kai Gong

Development of structural descriptors to predict dissolution rate of volcanic glasses: Molecular dynamic simulations

Journal of the American Ceramic Society
2021-12-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0002-7820
Part of ISSN: 1551-2916
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Kai Gong
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Selective Fluoride Transport in Subnanometer TiO2 Pores

ACS Nano
2021-10-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1936-0851
Part of ISSN: 1936-086X
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Kai Gong

Density functional modeling and total scattering analysis of the atomic structure of a quaternary CaO−MgO−Al2O3−SiO2 (CMAS) glass: Uncovering the local environment of calcium and magnesium

Physical Review Materials
2021-01-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2475-9953
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Kai Gong
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High-spatiotemporal-resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015

Nature Sustainability
2020-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2398-9629
Source: Self-asserted source
Kai Gong

Understanding solution processing of inorganic materials using cryo-EM

Optical Materials Express
2020-01-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2159-3930
Source: Self-asserted source
Kai Gong

In situ quasi-elastic neutron scattering study on the water dynamics and reaction mechanisms in alkali-activated slags

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2019 | Journal article
Contributors: Kai Gong; Yongqiang Cheng; Luke L. Daemen; Claire E. White
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Density Functional Modeling and Total Scattering Analysis of the Atomic Structure of a Quaternary CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 (CMAS) Glass: Uncovering the Local Environment of Magnesium

2019-09-29 | Preprint
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Kai Gong

Spray drying OZ439 nanoparticles to form stable, water-dispersible powders for oral malaria therapy

Journal of Translational Medicine
2019-03-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1479-5876
Source: Self-asserted source
Kai Gong

Amorphous nanoparticles by self-assembly: processing for controlled release of hydrophobic molecules

Soft Matter
2019-02-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1744-683X
Part of ISSN: 1744-6848
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Kai Gong

Drying-induced atomic structural rearrangements in sodium-based calcium-alumino-silicate-hydrate gel and the mitigating effects of ZrO<inf>2</inf>nanoparticles

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85044756287

Contributors: Yang, K.; Özçelik, V.O.; Garg, N.; Gong, K.; White, C.E.
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Kai Gong via Scopus - Elsevier
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Highly Surface-Active Ca(OH)<inf>2</inf>Monolayer as a CO<inf>2</inf>Capture Material

Nano Letters
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85043762620

Contributors: Özçelik, V.O.; Gong, K.; White, C.E.
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Kai Gong via Scopus - Elsevier

Nanoscale Chemical Degradation Mechanisms of Sulfate Attack in Alkali-activated Slag

Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85044384179

Contributors: Gong, K.; White, C.E.
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Kai Gong via Scopus - Elsevier
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Rapid Recovery of Clofazimine-Loaded Nanoparticles with Long-Term Storage Stability as Anti-Cryptosporidium Therapy

ACS Appl. Nano Mater.
2018-04-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2574-0970
Part of ISSN: 2574-0970
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Kai Gong

Impact of chemical variability of ground granulated blast-furnace slag on the phase formation in alkali-activated slag pastes

Cement and Concrete Research
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84987901089

Contributors: Gong, K.; White, C.E.
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Kai Gong via Scopus - Elsevier

Reinforcing effects of graphene oxide on portland cement paste

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84921445373

Contributors: Gong, K.; Pan, Z.; Korayem, A.H.; Qiu, L.; Li, D.; Collins, F.; Wang, C.M.; Duan, W.H.
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Kai Gong via Scopus - Elsevier

Damping and microstructure of fly ash-based geopolymers

Journal of Materials Science
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84874699144

Contributors: Pan, Z.; Feng, K.N.; Gong, K.; Zou, B.; Korayem, A.H.; Sanjayan, J.; Duan, W.H.; Collins, F.
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Kai Gong via Scopus - Elsevier

Controlling the formation of wrinkles in a single layer graphene sheet subjected to in-plane shear

Carbon
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-79955567719

Contributors: Duan, W.H.; Gong, K.; Wang, Q.
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Kai Gong via Scopus - Elsevier