Giatec was founded on a passion for pushing the boundaries of convention when it comes to building faster, safer, and more economically. Our Research & Development embodies this mission. Comprised of experts in data science, machine learning, hardware development, materials science, concrete science, and software development, Giatec’s R&D team is focused on developing next-generation hardware and software to revolutionize the concrete industry.
Winners of the Giatec Best Paper Award will:
Getting exposure on a global scale is a huge advantage for researchers, especially students who are just beginning to grow their networks and careers.
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Past Best Paper Awards Winners
2023
Using Electrical Resistivity to Determine the Efficiency of Supplementary Cementitious Materials to Prevent Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete
Authors: Krishna Shiva Teja Chopperla and Jason H. Ideker from Oregon State University Read the full article here2022
Effect of Temperature on CO2 Curing, Compressive Strength and Microstructure of Cement Paste
Authors: Bao Lu, Sarra Drissi, Jianhui Liu, Xiang Hu, Baixin Song, and Caijun Shi
2021
Differentiating Inert and Reactive Pozzolanic Materials using Bulk Resistivity
Authors: Ying Wang, Lisa Burris, Christopher R. Shearer, Douglas Hooton & Prannoy Suraneni
2020
Toward the Prediction of Pore Volumes and Freeze-Thaw Performance of Concrete Using Thermodynamic Modelling
Authors: Keshav Bharadwaj, Deborah Glosser, Mehdi Khanzadeh Moradllo, O. Burkan Isgor & W. Jason Weiss
2019
The effects of damage and self-healing on impedance spectroscopy of strain-hardening cementitious materials
Authors: Shuai Fan, Xiaopeng Li & Mo Li
2018
Nanoscale origins of creep in calcium silicate hydrates
Authors: A. Morshedifard, S. Masoumi & M. J. Abdolhosseini Qomi
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Student Presentation Awards
Spring 2024
1st Place: Paul Acuna, North Carolina State University
Presentation title: Investigating the Bend Strength of CFRP Spirals in Reinforced Concrete Elements
2nd Place: Adam Biehl, Clemson University
Presentation title: Development and Evaluation of a UHPC-based High-Friction Surface Treatment for Pavement and Bridge Surface Rehabilitation
3rd Place: Husam H. Elgaali, Purdue University – West Lafayette
Presentation title: The Role of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash as Supplementary Cementitious Material on the Mitigation of Temperature Crossover Effect
Fall 2023
1st Place: Kyle F. Maeger, Clemson University
Presentation title: Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) as a High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) Binder
2nd Place: J. Ann Albright, Virginia Tech
Presentation title: Experimental and Analytical Work in Retrofitted Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls
3rd Place: Niloofar Parastegari, Oklahoma State University
Presentation title: Accelerated Diffusion Testing of Concrete with X-ray Imaging
Fall 2022
1st Place: Karthik Sooryanarayana, University of Illinois
Presentation title: 3D Printing with Concrete – Development of a Vibrating Nozzle for Material Extrusion.
2nd Place: Poornima Patil, Kansas State University
Presentation title: Investigation of Relaxation Behaviour of Irradiated Cement Paste Using Statistical Nanoindentation.
3rd Place: Faraj Shahrstan, Dalhousie University
Presentation title: Structural Rehabilitation of Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridge Cantilever Wings with Post-Tensioned CFRP Rods.
Fall 2022
1st Place: Karthik Sooryanarayana, University of Illinois
Presentation title: 3D Printing with Concrete – Development of a Vibrating Nozzle for Material Extrusion.
2nd Place: Poornima Patil, Kansas State University
Presentation title: Investigation of Relaxation Behaviour of Irradiated Cement Paste Using Statistical Nanoindentation.
3rd Place: Faraj Shahrstan, Dalhousie University
Presentation title: Structural Rehabilitation of Post-Tensioned Concrete Bridge Cantilever Wings with Post-Tensioned CFRP Rods.
