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Lingzi Wu

Assistant Professor

Dr. Lingzi Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at the University of Washington (UW), where she also holds appointments as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and as an Affiliated Faculty member in the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Design and Planning. Additionally, she serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta (UA). Prior to joining UW in 2022, Dr. Wu worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UA, where she earned her MSc and PhD in Construction Engineering and Management in 2013 and 2020, respectively. Before pursuing her PhD, Dr. Wu gained industry experience as a project coordinator in the industrial construction sector with PCL Industrial Management from 2013 to 2017.

Dr. Wu is an emerging interdisciplinary scholar in smart construction and sustainable infrastructure with growing international recognition. She is the founder and director of the CIRCUIT Lab (Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Construction Under Innovation & Technology), which explores the intersection of construction digitalization, infrastructure resilience, and community-centered sustainable urban systems. The lab is committed to addressing complex challenges within the built environment and is guided by a mission to promote meaningful and lasting societal transformations through scholarship, teaching, and service.

Dr. Wu’s current research interests center on the following three interwoven themes: T1) Advancing automation and digitalization in construction engineering and management, T2) Strengthening the resilience of critical infrastructure under the duress of extreme weather conditions, and T3) Enhancing STEM workforce development and education. Since joining UW, she has secured over $1 million in research funding as both lead PI ($229,117, and C$40,000) and co-PI ($945,572). For a comprehensive list of her current projects and publications, please visit the CIRCUIT lab website.

As an educator and mentor, Dr. Wu is dedicated to creating an inclusive, innovative, and interactive learning environment where students develop personal, technical, and transferable skills to grow today, tomorrow, and into the future.