Pca Education Foundation Selects 2005 Research Fellows

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Education Foundation has awarded seven graduate students fellowships. Listed by university, student, professor,

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Education Foundation has awarded seven graduate students fellowships. Listed by university, student, professor, and research title, the 2005 recipients include:

  • Cleveland State University, Ohio; Blake Kreuer; Professor Norbert Delatte; Title: Effect of Partial Layer Bonding on Design of Layered RRC Pavements
  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.; Lesley H. Sneed; Professor Julio A. Ramirez; Title: Effect of Member Depth on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Flexural Members
  • Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Mich.; Kofi Ayensu; Professor Elin A. Jensen; Title: Model Development for the Evaluation of Cost Effectiveness of Concrete Framing Systems for Low, Mid, and High-Rise Buildings
  • University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; Ian Cosh; Professor Michael D.A. Thomas; Title: Development of Rapid Test Methods for Determining Alkali-Silica Reactivity
  • Iowa State University, Ames; Fatih Bektas; Professors Kejin Wang and Halil Ceylan; Title: Determination of the Effect of Ordinary Portland Cement Fineness on ASTM C 1260 Expansion
  • University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Michael Robbins; Professor R.D. Hooten; Title: Predicting Temperature Rise and Thermal Cracking in Concrete
  • The University of Texas at Austin; Tyler Ley; Professor Kevin J. Folliard; Title: Extending the Use of the Pressure Meter to Evaluate the Air Void System in Fresh Concrete

The PCA Education Foundation Research Fellowship rewards masters and doctoral students in 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.