Dr Tracy Wong Leh Xin
- Lecturer
- School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
SDGs Focus
Biography
Dr Tracy Wong is a Lecturer at the School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET), Sunway University. She obtained her PhD in Highway and Transportation Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Her research centers on sustainable pavement technology, with an emphasis on incorporating recycled and waste materials into asphalt and pavement modifications. She has been actively engaged in publishing in reputable engineering journals, with work emphasizing pavement material enhancement and environmentally sustainable innovations. Through her work, she supports the development of more sustainable infrastructure and contributes to ongoing efforts toward greener construction practices.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Highway and Transportation Engineering), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 2025
- Bachelor in Civil Engineering with Honours, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 2021
Research Interests
- Sustainable Pavement Materials
- Green Asphalt Technology
- Climate-adaptive Pavements
- Asphalt Pavement
Teaching Areas
- Road and Pavement Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
Notable Publications
- 2025 - Wong, T.L.X., Hasan, M.R.M., Ghazali, M.F.H.M., Leo, C.P., Hussin, M.H. and You, L., 2025. From paper waste to pavement: Hydrophobic recycled paper mill sludge as sustainable filler for asphalt mixtures. Construction and Building Materials, 501, p.144330.
- 2024 - Osman, H., Rodzey, M. Z. I. M., Hasan, M. R. M., Wong, T. L. X., Ghazali, M. F. H. M., Zakaria, Z., & Jameel, M. (2024). Review of bonding behavior, mechanisms, and characterization approaches in bituminous materials under different conditions. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition).
- 2024 - Zainiah, M. Z., Hasan, M. R. M., Rashid, A. A., Ahmad, M. M., Wong, T. L. X., Yao, H. (2024). Assessment of moisture resistance and bonding behavior of cup lump rubber modified asphalt mixture containing wax-based surfactant. Materials Research Express.
- 2024 - Osman, H., Hasan, M.R.M., Xin, T.W.L., Sougui, O.O. and Khan, D., 2024. Effects of bonding enhancers on shear stress and bonding strength of modified asphalt binders under different aging and moisture conditions. Construction and Building Materials, 453, p.139020.
- 2024 - Wong, T. L. X., Loon, L. E., Hasan, M. R. M., Sougui, O. O., Milad, A., & Qu, X. (2024). Effectiveness of heat-reflective asphalt pavements in mitigating urban heat islands: A systematic literature review. Journal of Road Engineering.
- 2024 - Sani, A., Wong, T. L. X., Hasan, M. R. M., Al-Sabaeei, A. M., Hassan, N. A., Qu, X. (2024). Cup Lump Rubber and Natural Rubber Latex Biopolymers as Promising Modifiers for Asphalt Binders and Mixtures: A Review. Journal of Road Engineering.
- 2023 - Wong, T. L. X., Mok, T. H., Guo, T., Hasan, M. R. M., Kassim, M. A., & Sukiran, M. A. (2023). Characterizations of bio-asphalt incorporating palm bio-oil from waste empty fruit bunches. Journal of Oil Palm Research.
- 2023 - Sani, A., Hasan, M. R. M., Shariff, K. A., Mukhtar, N., Akhtar, M. N., Uwanuakwa, I. D., Dai, Q., & Wong, T. L. X. (2023). Analytical study of silane-based and wax-based additives on the interfacial bonding characteristics between natural rubber-modified binder and different aggregate types. Journal of Road Engineering.
- 2022 - Choong, V., Hasan, M. R. M., Shuib, R. K., Yusoff, N. I. M., & Wong, T. L. X. (2022). Exploratory of newly developed antiozonant self-manufactured rubber as a modifier in asphalt paving material. Malaysian Construction Research Journal (MCRJ), 70.
- 2022 - Wong, T. L. X., Hasan, M. R. M., & Peng, L. C. (2022). Recent development, utilization, treatment, and performance of solid wastes additives in asphaltic concrete worldwide: A review. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition).
- 2022 - Wong, T. L. X., Hasan, M. R. M., Leo, C. P., & Ghazali, M. F. H. M. (2022). Characterization of hydrophobic-treated recycled paper mill sludge in bituminous materials. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 347, p. 01016). EDP Sciences.
- 2022 - Mok, T. H., Guo, T., Wong, T. L. X., Hasan, M. R. M., Kassim, M. A., & Al-Sabaeei, A. (2022, February). Effects of beta-carotene palm oil on asphalt binder properties and coatability performance. In AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering (pp. 27–41). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Professional Associations
Graduate Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)