Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., P.E., associate director and associate professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, and Kyle Riding, Ph.D., P.E., department head and professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering, are among the researchers recognized with the American Concrete Institute’s Wason Medal for Materials Research.
The award recognizes research into cement-based composites designed to improve radiation shielding in nuclear facilities while maintaining structural performance. Ferraro and Riding collaborated with James Baciak, Ph.D., of Materials Science & Engineering/Nuclear Engineering, and other researchers on the award-winning paper.