Professor Vivian W. Y. Tam is a world-leading researcher in the field of construction engineering and management. Her findings have found applications and impact for tackling climate-change issues for green buildings and recycled concrete. She is currently the Associate Dean (Research and HDR), Associate Dean (International) and Discipline Leader (Construction Management) at School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Australia. She is nominated to the College of Expert, Australian Research Council, Australian Government. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Construction Management and Senior Editor of Construction and Building Materials. She has published over 260 referred journal articles. She has been awarded fifty-three research grants (totalled over $4.5 million), including six national competitive projects from Australian Research Council, Australian Government. Her work has been recognised by peers nationally and internationally, which has been exemplified by six Australian Research Council projects and over 19,000 citations with a h-index of 72. Vivian is also named as 100,000 Top-Scientists in the World for 2017-2019.