Mengzhe Tao is a PhD researcher at the University of Antwerp and a member of the SuPAR (Sustainable Pavements and Asphalt Research) research group. He started his PhD on November 27, 2024, under the supervision of Prof. Wim Van den bergh, with funding from the China Scholarship Council (CSC). Mengzhe holds a Bachelor’s degree from Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology and a Master’s degree from Chongqing Jiaotong University. His PhD research focuses on the curing behavior and road performance of epoxy-rejuvenated bitumen incorporating different rejuvenators. He also applies molecular