As for the previous three editions, the IV Edition of the PhD Student Award "Innovation in Concrete Structures and Cementitious Materials" aims at favoring the mutual understanding and cooperation between Research and Building Industry and Professions.

The initiative is organized by the ACI Italy Chapter and supported by Federbeton. It consists in the acknoledgment of the best three PhD theses about concrete structures and materials defended in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Long abstracts will be judged by a Scientific Committee and the accepted long abstracts will be collected in a volume.

Federbeton provides prizes of 1000€ for the best three thesis.

The award cerimony will take place in Milano Fiera during the MADE 2021 event (17-20 March, 2021). More details about the location will be soon available.

Scientific Committee

All the abstracts will be judget by a Scientific Commetee. The commetee members will be soon available.

Important Dates

Submission of title and (at least) 5 keywords: November 30, 2020

Submission of long abstracts: January 15, 2021

Notification of Scientific Commettee comments: January 30, 2021

Final submission: February 15, 2021

Workshop: March 17-20, 2021

How to submit your abstract

Please write your long abstract (max 4 pages) using this template and send it to: aciitalychapter@gmail.com