PCA Newsroom | PCA Education Foundation Selects 2006 Research Fellows

September 18, 2007	For more information, contact Patti Flesher 847.972.9136 www.cement.org/newsroom

PCA Education Foundation Selects 2007 Research Fellows
SKOKIE, Ill.--The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Education Foundation awarded eight graduate students with educational fellowships at the association’s recent fall meeting in Chicago. The 2007 recipients are (listed by university, student, professor, research title): Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah G. Ben Reese Professor W. Spencer Guthrie Title: Use of the Heavy Clegg Impact Soil Tester to Assess Rutting of Cement-Treated Base Material under Early Trafficking The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Nicholas DeBlasis Professor John L. Daniels Title: Optimization of Soil Cement Mixtures for Cold Weather Construction University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Jaehong Kim Professors James M. LaFave Title: Development of Plastic Rotation Capacity Prediction Models for Intermediate Reinforced Concrete (RC) Frames Based on Beam-Column Connections Subjected to Seismic Lateral Loading University of Norte Dame, South Bend, Ind. Adam Knaack Professor Yahya Kurama Title: Properties of Reinforced Concrete for Use in Fire-Design of Concrete Structure Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Aleksandra Radlinksa Professor Jason Weiss Title: Using Limestone Fillers to Reduce Cracking Potential and Improve Shrinkage Performance of Low w/c Mixtures University of Louisville, Kentucky Giri Venkiteela Professor Zhihui Sun Title: Measuring and Modeling the Setting Behavior of Cement Pastes University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lindsay Lashley Professor R. Douglas Hooton Title: Prediction of Cementitious Materials-Chemical Admixture Compatibility and Performance Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Jun Chen Professor Kimberly Kurtis Title: Ultra-Accelerated Assessment of Alkali-Reactivity of Aggregate
PCA Education Foundation Fellows and Professors (from left to right): First row: Lindsay Lashley, Aleksandra Radlinska, Adam Knaack, Jun Chen, Nicholas DeBlasis, Giri Venkiteela, Jaehong Kim, Ben Reese, Dan Fritz, Votorantim Cimentos North America, Vice Chair of the PCA Education Foundation. Second Row : Prof. Gino Kurama, Prof. Kimberly Kurtis, Prof. Vincent Ogunro, Prof. Zhihui Sun, Prof. James LaFave, Prof. Spencer Guthrie
The PCA Education Foundation Research Fellowship identifies and rewards outstanding masters and doctoral students in the fields of engineering and physical sciences who are studying areas that advance the science and technology of cement and concrete. PCA’s Education Foundation presents the students with $20,000 each for university and study costs. PCA established the Foundation in 2001 to help finance education programs in nearly every facet of the cement and concrete industries, from university research fellowships to career recruitment and craft training. About PCA Based in Skokie, Ill., the Portland Cement Association represents cement companies in the United States and Canada. It conducts market development, engineering, research, education, and public affairs programs. More information on PCA programs is available at www.cement.org.
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