The Della Roy Lecturer is selected by consensus of the division executive committee in consultation with Elsevier Science, who sponsors the lecture. The person selected does not need to be a member of ACerS or the Cements Division. An honorarium of $1,000 and a certificate are awarded to the lecturer.
Award Winners
Robert J. Flatt
Prof. Dr. Robert J. Flatt is Professor for Physical Chemistry of Building Materials at ETH Zürich since 2010. His main research topic is the working mechanisms of chemical admixtures, in particular for reducing the environmental footprint of concrete. This feeds into research on digital fabrication with concrete, which is developed within the Swiss National Competence Centre on Digital Fabrication in Architecture. Another topic of central interest for him is material science for the preservation of stone in built cultural heritage. On this front his group is advancing Heritage++, a spatial computing platform facilitating interdisciplinary exchanges and spatial contextualizing of data, in particular for stone deterioration.