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ACI Foundation Announces New Trustees and Re-election of the Chair of Trustees
The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce new Trustees and re-election of an existing Trustee to its Board. The Trustees re-elected the Chair of Trustees— Jeffrey Coleman and elected new Trustee— Brett McMahon. New ACI Vice President, Maria Juenger, also joins the Trustees as part of her new role. The ACI Foundation is honored to have these outstanding individuals continue the work of the ACI Foundation. They join Khaled Awad, Ronald Burg, Robert Frosch, Keith Kesner, Michael Paul, a...
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The ACI Foundation's 2023-2024 Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients
The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2023-2024 fellowship and scholarship recipients. The ACI Foundation is a non-profit subsidiary of ACI that promotes progress, innovation, and collaboration in the concrete industry through strategic investments in ideas, research, and people to create the future of the concrete industry. All Fellowship recipients receive a $10,000 (USD) educational stipend (Falconer fellowship receives $15K); paid travel expenses and attendance fees to two ACI c...
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ACI Foundation Seeks Funding for Kenneth C. Hover Honorary Fellowship
The ACI Foundation has created a new Fellowship in honor of Kenneth C. Hover. His past and present teaching, communication, research, and consulting activities have positively influenced several thousands of individuals in the concrete industry community and enhanced our knowledge about concrete. The ACI Foundation recently received $50,000 in seed money from generous donors in honor of Hover’s life-long contributions to the concrete industry. The ACI Foundation is looking to raise additio...
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ACI Foundation 2022 Technology Forum Success

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ACI Foundation 2022 Technology Forum Success
For the first time in two years, the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council (CIC) successfully hosted an in-person Technology Forum.  The sold-out event took place August 30- September 1, 2022, in Saint Paul, MN. The Technology Forum is an industry-exclusive educational and networking event for concrete professionals. The Technology Forum provided attendees the opportunity to connect with representatives from material suppliers, architecture & engineering firms, contractors,...
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ACI Foundation’s Annual Request for Concrete Research Proposals Now Open
The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures. The annual request for proposals is open now through December 1, 2022.Proposal and funding parameters include: Topics are encouraged from all areas of concrete research. Up to $50,000 may be approved per project for direct costs. The ACI Foundation limits res...
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ACI Foundation Now Accepting Fellowship and Scholarship Applications
The ACI Foundation is now accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate students for the 2023-2024 academic year. Four new fellowships and three new scholarships have been added, growing the total annual awards available to 38. New awards include: JoAnne K. and Cecil L. Jones Carolinas Fellowship (graduate or undergraduate) Bernard Erlin Memorial Scholarship (graduate) ACI Foundation Fellowship (3 awards - graduate or undergraduate) ACI Foundation Scholarship (2 awards – now for g...
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Registration Open for ACI Foundation’s 2022 Technology Forum
The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council (CIC) will host its next Technology Forum on August 30- September 1, 2022, in St. Paul, MN. This is the first in-person forum in two years and will include four technology showcases, over ten different presentations, and a debate. The forum topics include:Technology Showcases: Carbon Dioxide Utilization and Machine Learning Deliver Low-Carbon Concrete — Presented by Gaurav N. Sant Concrete Sensors for Curing — Presented...
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ACI Foundation Establishes Memorial Scholarship to Honor Bernard Erlin
A generous donor made it possible for the ACI Foundation to establish the Bernard Erlin Memorial Scholarship in memory of ACI Honorary Member Bernard Erlin who passed away on February 1, 2022, in Ocala, FL, USA, after a short illness. The scholarship was established to honor Erlin’s many contributions to the concrete industry and ACI.  Erlin was the President of The Erlin Company, Latrobe, PA and ACI member for more than 50 years. He served as Chair of ACI Committee 116, Terminology a...
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ACI Foundation Funds 10 New Research Projects

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ACI Foundation Funds 10 New Research Projects
The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected 10 research projects to receive grants this year. The ACI Foundation seeks concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures.The following research projects will receive funding from the ACI Foundation and were awarded based on impact to industry, ACI Committee engagement and collaboration with other funders and organizations.Alternative Supplementary Cem...
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ACI Foundation Announces New Fellowship Honoring JoAnne K. and Cecil L. Jones
The ACI Foundation has established the JoAnne K. and Cecil L. Jones Carolinas Fellowship through generous funding by the ACI Carolinas Chapter. The new award, the second honorary fellowship that this chapter has funded, was announced at the ACI Foundation 2022 donor recognition reception. The ACI Carolinas Chapter created both fellowships to use chapter resources to support the young men and women who will enter and shape the future of the concrete industry, and to engage more students in ACI an...
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