Michael Thomas
Speciality: Construction Materials, Infrastructure Repair
Education
- B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham, 1982
- PGCE Teaching Certificate, University of Nottingham, 1983
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Aston, 1987
Courses taught
- CE 2512 - Materials for CE
- CE 5503/CE 6503 - Concrete Technology
Research interests
- Durability of cement and concrete materials, alkali-silica reaction (ASR), alkali-carbonate reaction (ACR), chloride ingress and corrosion of steel, delayed ettringite formation, sulfate attack, use of portland limestone cement, pozzolans, slag and other industrial by products
- Repair of concrete, use of fibre-reinforced plastics, use of lithium for ASR control
- Service-life prediction and life cycle analysis of concrete structures (co-author of Life-365)
Service
- Member of Editorial Board of Cement and Concrete Research
- Associate Editor of Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
- American Concrete Institute (ACI),
- American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
- Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires d'Essais et de recherche sur les Matériaux et les Constructions (RILEM)
Awards
- American Concrete Institute Wason Medal for 2009
- Fellow of the American Concrete Institute, 2006
- Engineering Foundation Endowed Lectureship 2001 (University of Texas)
- American Concrete Institute Construction Practice Award for 2000
- Thomas Barton Award, October 1997 (Best Paper)
- American Concrete Institute Wason Medal for 1996
- Winner of 1993 Director's Fund Competition, Ontario Hydro
- CEGB Research Fellowship, Imperial College, London, U.K.
- Institution of Civil Engineers (U.K.) Thomas Telford Premium, 1989
