SKOKIE, Ill.--The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Education Foundation awarded seven graduate students with the educational fellowships at the association’s recent fall meeting in Chicago.

The 2008 recipients are (listed by university, student, professor, research title):
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• Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
  Paul Dixon
  Professor W. Spencer Guthrie
  Title: Effect of Mixing Quality on Strength of Cement-Treated Soils and Aggregates
  
  
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
  Qiao Dong
  Professor Baoshan Huang
  Title: Development of a Simple and Fast Test Method for Measuring the Durability of Portland Cement Pervious Concrete
  
  
• The University of Texas at Austin
  Irvin Chen
  Professor Maria Garci Juenger
  Title: Synthesis and Properties of Calcium Sulfoaluminate-Belite Cement from Reagent-Grade Chemicals
  
  
• University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
  Sean Hayman
  Professor Michael D.A. Thomas
  Title: Durability of Concrete Exposed to Potassium Acetate

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Brian Kootstra
  Professor Tuncer B. Edil
  Title:  Use of Stabilized Recycled Materials in the Reconstruction of Roads

• University of Washington, Seattle
  Justin Clark
  Professor John Stanton
  Title:  Evaluation of Vibrations in Concrete Floor Systems
  
  
• University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Mila Aleksic
  Professor R. Douglas Hooton
  Title:  Further Development and Standardization of the NIST Rapid Sulfate Resistance Test for Cements

PCA Education Foundation Fellows and Professors (from left to right): First row: Justin Clark, Paul Dixon, Brian Kootstra, Prof. R. Douglas Hooton, Qiao Dong, Sean Hayman, Irvin Chen
Second Row : Prof. John Stanton, Prof. Tuncer B. Edil, Dan Fritz, Votorantim Cimentos North America, Vice Chair of the PCA Education Foundation; Prof. Baoshan Huang, Prof. Michael D.A. Thomas.
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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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