
TTI’s Hueste Receives Joe W. Kelly Award from American Concrete Institute
Mary Beth D. Hueste
Dr. Mary Beth D. Hueste was recently honored by the American Concrete Institute (ACI) for her contributions to educating the next generation of engineers and her leadership in advancing the concrete industry through research and committee activities.Read more

12 faculty among top 2% in their fields for single-year impact
Center for Infrastructure Renewal
Twelve CVEN faculty members, including CIR experts, were recently recognized among the top 2% in their field for single-year impact in 2020, according to Elsevier. Read more

Texas A&M Expert: Texas Power Grid Should Be OK
Thomas Overbye
Thomas Overbye, director of the Smart Grid Center housed in the CIR Control Room Lab, says there should not be a repeat of last year’s power grid collapse.Read more

Asphalt binder and mixture properties paper wins Transportation Research Board award
Amy Epps-Martin, Edith Arambula
Dr. Amy Epps-Martin, of the CIR Asphalt Innovation Lab, with co-authors including TTI Research Engineer Edith Arambula paper comparing measured asphalt binder properties and corresponding asphalt mixture cracking performance parameters in a recent study won a Transportation Research Board award.Read more

Grant focuses on need for resilient infrastructure and diversity enrollment
Petros Sideris, Anand Puppala, Maria Koliou, Luciana Bassoro, Zachary Grasley, Mary Beth Hueste
The Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program led by Dr. Petros Sideris and other CIR experts will offer GAANN Fellows well-rounded training in research and teaching, as well as access to the CIR's advanced equipment including small- and large-scale 3D printers.Read more

TTI’s Mukhopadhyay Develops Test Methods for Cracking-Resistant Concrete
Center for Infrastructure Renewal
In collaboration with TTI Assistant Research Scientist Kai Wei Liu, TTI Senior Research Scientist Anol Mukhopadhyay, part of the CIR Concrete Innovation Lab, recently developed two alkali-silica reaction test methods for cracking-resistant concrete. Read more