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Student Paper Award

 

ACI-James Instruments Student Award
for Research on NDT of Concrete

Applications are invited for the 2008 ACI-James Instruments Student Award for Research on NDT of Concrete for original research on nondestructive testing of concrete. The award is sponsored by James Instruments, Inc., a Chicago-based manufacturer and distributor of NDT systems, and it will be given by ACI Committee 228, Nondestructive Testing. 

Award: 

  • Cash prize of $800
  • Engraved certificate provided by ACI Headquarters.

Objectives:

  • To stimulate student interest in the area of nondestructive testing (NDT) of concrete materials and structures.
  • To recognize meritorious and innovative research in concrete and concrete materials using NDT methods. 
  • To publicize the field of NDT and the work of ACI Committee 228. 
  • To recognize the support given by the sponsor to students working on NDT research.

Eligibility: 

  • The research work shall have been performed by a student while enrolled in a degree program (graduate or undergraduate) at an accredited institution of higher education. 

The research should be on a topic related to nondestructive testing of concrete. Research must focus on or possibly lay the foundation for the development of an NDT method for concrete.

  • The applicant need not be enrolled at time of submission, but the work must have been performed (completed) within two years of the date of submission. 
  • Work shall be both original and innovative. 
  • The submission consists of a technical paper conforming to the style and standards of the ACI Journal. The student shall be the primary author of the paper. 

Submission of application

Papers must be submitted to Dirk Heidbrink by December 5, 2008. The award will be presented at the ACI Spring 2009 Convention in San Antonio, TX.

For questions regarding the ACI James Instrument Award, or to submit your James Instrument Award paper, contact:

F. Dirk Heidbrink
Wiss Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
330 Pfingsten Rd
Northbrook, IL  60062
e-mail: FHeidbrink@wje.com

For questions regarding all other ACI Student Fellowships and Scholarships, please contact:

Lacey Jones
scholarships@concrete.org