Date: May 10th, 2024 | Time: 1:00PM | Location: Leacock Building Room- 232听听|听Free Hybrid Event
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world, and because of its carbon- and energy-intensive production, it is responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions. For this reason, we need to entirely rethink concrete鈥檚 future and develop new methods to reduce its carbon footprint. In this talk, I will discuss recent innovations in the production of 鈥渕ultifunctional concrete,鈥� ranging from new formulations that act as carbon sinks, to Roman-inspired self-healing concretes, and electrically-conductive cements. These science-enabled developments all aim to make this multifunctional material part of the solution for the sustainable development of our built environment in an ever-changing world.
| DAY AGENDA | EVENT |
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| 1:00- 1:30PM | Opening + Networking |
| 1:30-3:00PM | Seminar |
| 3:00- 5:00PM | Poster Exhibition |
Admir Masic
Admir Masic is an Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at MIT. He received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Torino, Italy. After completing his PhD, he worked at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interface in Potsdam, Germany as a postdoctoral fellow, and later as an independent group leader. In 2015 he accepted a position at MIT as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and in 2018 he was appointed DMSE Faculty Fellow in Archaeological Materials at the Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology. The Masic Lab investigates nano-chemo-mechanical and mineralization processes in a wide range of anthropogenic and biological materials. At the core of the lab鈥檚 expertise are in situ and operando spectroscopy techniques that permit resolving in time and space out-of-equilibrium processes in heterogeneous materials. With examples spanning from ancient Roman concretes to modern Portland cement, from nacre to pathological microcalcifications, and from ancient pigments to the Dead Sea scrolls, the goal of the Masic Lab is to translate the knowledge gained from investigating these complex material systems to solve fundamental engineering challenges related to construction, energy, health, and the environment.
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