Personal profile
Research interests
After graduating, Andrew spent four years working in industry on road and transport related projects before completing his postgraduate studies. His main research interests are:
- Sustainable construction materials (clays in construction, low carbon concretes (especially geopolymer concrete) and self-healing concretes)
- Sustainable transportation infrastructure (including materials for transportation infrastructure and transport infrastructure to support the move to net-zero transport)
- Geotechnical engineering (including landslide assessment and retaining wall assessment)
He is currently Head of the Department for Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath and has previously held positions including Associate Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and Design and Director of the University's Centre for Learning and Teaching.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
He is willing to supervise PhD students in the fields of sustainable transportation and transport infrastucture, sustainable construction materials, in particular earth based materials, geopolymers and self-healing concrete, as well as modelling earth materials in infrastructure, landslide, building and foundation applications.
Education/Academic qualification
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Modeling unsaturated granular pavement materials using bounding surface plasticity, University of California
Award Date: 19 Dec 2002
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Master in Science, University of California
Award Date: 1 Jul 2000
Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Cape Town
Award Date: 1 Dec 1994
Keywords
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
- materials
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
- TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
- TF Railroad engineering and operation
- TH Building construction
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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KTP with Wienerberger
Bernal Lopez, S. (PI) & Heath, A. (CoI)
Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect
2/09/25 → 1/09/27
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Segundo Shagnay - Marie Curie Fellowship : EcoCemXplore: Exploring Eco-efficient blended cements: Innovations in performance and sustainability
Heath, A. (PI), Bernal Lopez, S. (CoI) & Ke, X. (CoI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/27
Project: EU Commission
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Scaled-up mechanochemical activation of clay minerals
Ke, X. (PI), Bernal Lopez, S. (CoI), Calabria-Holley, J. (CoI), Heath, A. (CoI), Tole, I. (Researcher) & Wilson, J. (Researcher)
1/10/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Research council
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Research England PFS 22/23 Policy Fellowship Programme; Net Zero: Transport, buildings and infrastructure
Heath, A. (CoI), McManus, M. (CoI) & Thompson, A. (PI)
1/12/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Research-related funding
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Recycling of waste wash water in ready mix concrete plants in Jordan
Heath, A. (PI) & Paine, K. (CoI)
1/04/19 → 1/03/22
Project: UK charity
Research output
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Physical Origin of Temperature Induced Activation Energy Switching in Electrically Conductive Cement
Zhang, J., Ke, X., Heath, A., Ball, R., Xie, J., Fan, J., Li, G. & Paine, K., 21 Nov 2025, In: Advanced Science. e17384.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Forecasting and Mapping the Environmental and Health Impacts of Sustainable Regional Transport Policies
Prior Filipe, R., Heath, A., Mccullen, N. & Smith, T., 1 Jun 2024, In: Sustainability. 16, 11, 14 p., 4728.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving the pozzolanic reactivity of clay, marl and obsidian through mechanochemical or thermal activation
Alperen Baki, V., Ke, X., Heath, A., Calabria-Holley, J. & Terzi, C., 29 Feb 2024, In: Materials and Structures. 57, 1, 21 p., 9.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Piezoresistivity and piezopermittivity of cement-based sensors under quasi-static stress and changing moisture
Zhang, J., Heath, A., Ball, R., Chen, B., Tan, L., Li, G., Pan, J., Su-Cadirci, T. B. & Paine, K., 26 Apr 2024, In: Construction and Building Materials,. 425, 20 p., 136052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Distribution of the Economic Impacts of Sustainable Regional Transport Policies
Filipe, R. P. F., Heath, A. & McCullen, N., 8 Jul 2024, In: Sustainability. 16, 13, 18 p., 5819.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Dataset for application of expanded perlite encapsulated bacteria and growth media for self-healing concrete
Paine, K. (Creator), Alazhari, M. (Creator), Sharma, T. (Creator), Cooper, R. (Creator) & Heath, A. (Creator), University of Bath, 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00448
Dataset
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Data set for journal paper "Chemical aspects related to using recycled geopolymers as an aggregate"
Chaliasou, A. (Creator), Heath, A. (Supervisor), Paine, K. (Supervisor) & Calabria-Holley, J. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00442
Dataset
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Dataset for "Scale-up effects in alkali-activated soil blocks"
Marsh, A. (Creator), Heath, A. (Creator), Venkatarama Reddy, B. V. (Creator), Krishnamurthy, P. R. (Creator), Evernden, M. (Creator), Patureau, P. (Creator) & Walker, P. (Creator), University of Bath, 6 Aug 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00564
Dataset
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Dataset for "Phase formation behaviour in alkali activation of clay mixtures"
Marsh, A. (Creator), Heath, A. (Supervisor), Patureau, P. (Supervisor), Evernden, M. (Supervisor) & Walker, P. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 17 Apr 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00563
Dataset
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Dataset for "Influence of clay minerals and associated minerals in alkali activation of soils"
Marsh, A. (Creator), Heath, A. (Supervisor), Patureau, P. (Supervisor), Evernden, M. (Supervisor) & Walker, P. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 10 Sept 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00565
Dataset
Prizes
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Model and Full Scale Testing Award
Heath, A. (Recipient) & Pelly, R. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2014 Best Paper Award: Case Studies in Construction Materials
Grist, E. (Recipient), Paine, K. (Recipient), Heath, A. (Recipient), Norman, J. (Recipient) & Pinder, H. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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John Mitchell Award
Heath, A. (Recipient), Walker, P. (Recipient), McCombie, P. (Recipient), Mundell, C. (Recipient) & Bailey, C. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)