This award is presented for the best scientific paper on the topic of cement and concrete published by ACerS during the previous year.
2020 award
"Dissolution kinetics of calcined kaolinite and montmorillonite in alkaline conditions: Evidence for reactive Al(V) sites,"Journal of the American Ceramic Society,2019; 102:7720–7734
By: Nishant Garg and Jorgen Skibsted
L.E. Copeland Award
This award recognizes an individual for outstanding contributions to the development and understanding of cement and concrete science. Presentation of this award is considered whenever the Copeland Award Committee feels that there is a suitable candidate.
The Della Roy lecturer is selected each year by the division executive committee. The recipient does not need to be a member of the Cements Division or the Society at large.
2021 Della Roy Lecturer:
R. Douglas Hooton, University of Toronto
Lecture Title: "Porosity and Transport Properties in Cementitious Materials: How Experimental Details Complicate Measurement and Analysis"
2021 Poster Session Awardees
First: Karthik Pattaje, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Effect of vibration on rheology of concrete for 3D printing"
Second: Aparna Lobo, University of Colorado Boulder
“可以bioinspired模仿的抗冻蛋白hibit freeze-thaw damage in cement paste?"
Third: Caitlin Adams, Purdue University
"Effects on flow and strength of mix design adjustments for mortar internally cured with superabsorbent polymers"