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Fellowship Program 2008 Call for Nominations
The support provided by the PCA Education Foundation
is used to identify and attract outstanding candidates in the field
of engineering and the physical sciences and provide them with the
necessary support to complete their studies.
Academic faculty are invited annually to submit nominations for
outstanding degree candidates in engineering and the physical sciences.
The fellowships are open to any student in the U.S. and Canada completing
studies toward a masters or doctoral degree from an institution
of higher education within Canada or the United States that is accredited
by a regional or national agency. The applicant must pursue graduate
study in an engineering, science, material science, or architectural
program. Each fellowship includes a $20,000 stipend paid to the
university to cover tuition, residence, research materials, equipment,
study materials, and related educational expenses.
For this current fellowship competition, proposals in the following
subject areas, with no priority, are of interest:
Cement Manufacturing
- Development of a best practices guide for use of Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD) within the cement plant
- Development of a new laboratory grinding mill for laboratory
fine grinding
- Potential CO2 reduction methods
- Emission reduction technologies for THC and CO
- Inherent trade-offs between expert combustion control and SNCR/SCR
technologies
- Techniques to reduce burning zone temperatures within the rotary
cement kiln
Concrete Technology
- Rapid/improved concrete durability tests
- Innovative tests to predict concrete performance
Residential
- Structural innovations and energy efficient technologies for
residential concrete floor, wall, and roof systems
- Acoustical attenuation of residential concrete
- Determining internal pressures in insulating concrete forms
during concrete placement
Public Works
- Quantifying environmental advantages of Full-Depth Reclamation
of old asphalt pavement.
- Evaluation of Full-Depth Reclamation mixes with high percentages
of RAP.
- Best practices for preparing cement stabilized bases for
asphalt surfacing (curing methods and surface treatments).
- Use of asphalt mix design procedures (including Bailey
Method) to select aggregate gradation for Roller-Compacted Concrete
mixes.
- Evaluation of warping and curling stresses in Roller Compacted
Concrete pavements.
- Evaluation of Roller-Compacted Concrete mixes with high
fines content.
Masonry
- Development of practical curing techniques for masonry construction
- Develop more effective methods of placing grout to achieve
better performance while increasing grout lift height
- The seismic performance for new or existing structures where
masonry cement is used
Engineered Structures
- Shear friction coefficients for monolithic controlled
density concrete.
- Develop the relationship between a full scale concrete
fire test per ASTM E 119 and a small concrete specimen tested
in electric furnaces.
- Vibration assessment and design guidelines for concrete
floor systems.
- Reinforced concrete building design in the BIM environment.
- When are ties for vertical compression reinforcement in
walls needed?
Innovative projects in other areas of cement and concrete technology
will also be considered.
A university professor and the candidate student must jointly submit
applications. Applications must be received by January 15,
2008. Please follow the proposal
format when submitting a proposal in this competition. It should
not exceed four pages in length using 12 point Times New Roman font.
PCA committee members review and endorse nominations for support.
The PCA Education Foundation Board of Directors makes the final determination
regarding the selection of each fellowship. Final award determinations
are tentatively scheduled not later than June with award notifications
immediately thereafter. Awardees will be asked to attend an award
ceremony at the PCA committee meeting in September. Awardees will
also attend committee meetings and are asked to present their research
results at PCA meetings.
Submittals with detailed descriptions of the proposed project should
be sent to: Steven H. Kosmatka
Portland Cement Association
5420 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077-1083
Telephone: 847.972.9164
Email: skosmatka@cement.org
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