Meeting Description
Cement is the key ingredient in concrete—the most-used building material in the world—so every advance in understanding how it behaves presents an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gases, advance construction engineering, and improve quality of life around the globe. Organized by ACerS Cements Division, the 11th Advances in Cement-Based Materials will take place as a virtual meeting June 23–25, 2021.
Della Roy Lecturer
Professor Doug Hooton is the NSERC/CAC Industrial Research Chair in Concrete Durability and Sustainability. His research involves finding ways to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with concrete infrastructure. He investigates the use of materials such as supplementary cementitious materials and ground limestone to produce a stronger and more durable concrete product. His research has informed the specification codes associated with the American Concrete Institute, the Canadian Standards Association and ASTM standards.
R. Douglas Hooton
University of Toronto
Abstracts are due March 30, 2021
NOTE: As a presenter, you will be required to provide a pre-recorded video of your presentation. Posters will be required in PDF.
Details will come later, after the close of abstract submissions.
Session Topics
| Cement Chemistry, Processing, and Hydration |
| Materials Characterization Techniques |
| Supplementary and Alternative Cementitious Materials |
| CO2 Emissions Reduction in the Cement Industry |
| Advances in Rheology |
| Additive Manufacturing using Cementitious Materials |
| Computational Materials Science |
| Smart Materials and Sensors |
| Nanotechnology in Cementitious Materials |
| Bio-inspired cementitious materials |
| Durability and Service-life Modeling |
| Non-destructive Testing |
Program Chairs
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| Wil Srubar, University of Colorado, Boulder wsrubar@colorado.edu | Denise Antunes da Silva, The Quikrete Companies denise_a_silva@yahoo.com | Jeffrey Thomas, GCP Applied Technologies jeffrey.thomas@gcpat.com | Dimitri Feys, Missouri University of Science and Technology feysd@mst.edu | Shiho Kawashima, Columbia University s-kawashima@columbia.edu |
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Registration rates
| Early bird (through May 23, 2021) | After May 23, 2021 | |
| Members | $100 | $150 |
| Non-members* | $195 | $245 |
| Student member | $30 | $55 |
| Student non-member* | $50 | $75 |
| Emeritus/Senior | $75 | $125 |
*All non-member rates include a one-year membership.
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