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Congratulations to Shanjida Khan!

Congratulations to Shanjida Khan!

Congratulations to Shanjida Khan for winning second place in the ACI 123 student poster competition at the ACI Concrete Convention, held on Mar 30 – Apr 2, 2025, in Toronto.

Exciting Conference Presentation by Saeid Ghasemalzadeh!

Exciting Conference Presentation by Saeid Ghasemalzadeh!

A member of our group, Dr. Saeid Ghasemalzadeh, presented his work titled "Low-Portland Cement Concrete Mixtures Made with Ultrafine Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and Medium-Grade Metakaolin" in the ACI Concrete Convention, held on Mar 30 – Apr 2, 2025, in Toronto.

Congratulations to Saeid Ghasemalzadeh!

Congratulations to Saeid Ghasemalzadeh!

Congratulations to Saeid Ghasemalzadeh for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled “Application of of Low-Portlandite Cement Content Binders for Potential High-Strength Concrete Masonry Manufacturing” on Mar 26, 2025.

Congratulations to Ali Teymouri!

Congratulations to Ali Teymouri!

Congratulations to Ali Teymouri for winning second place in the student poster competition at the Net Zero Construction Conference, held on March 19–20, 2025, in the Virbela Metaverse.

Congratulations to Sohaib Alhalsa!

Congratulations to Sohaib Alhalsa!

Congratulations to Sohaib Alhalsa for successfully defending his MSc thesis titled “Performance Enhancement of Cement Paste Using Biosilica Nanoparticles Derived from Agricultural Crop Residues” on February 25, 2025.

Congratulations to Pegah Farjad!

Congratulations to Pegah Farjad!

Congratulations to Pegah Farjad for successfully defending her MSc thesis titled “Application of Nanosilica with Controlled Particle Size for Performance Enhancement of Cementitious Mixtures” on September 3, 2024.

Congratulations to Mohammad Zarrinkoub!

Congratulations to Mohammad Zarrinkoub!

Congratulations to Mohammad Zarrinkoub for successfully defending his MSc thesis titled “Towards High- Strength and Low-Carbon Concrete Masonry Blocks Using Locally Available Materials” in April 2023.

Exciting Conference Posters by Our Research Group!

Exciting Conference Posters by Our Research Group!

Members of our research group showcased their work at the Canadian Sustainable Concrete 3D Printing Conference, which took place on May 15, 2024, in Red Deer, AB.

Congratulations to Ahmed Mehairi!

Congratulations to Ahmed Mehairi!

Congratulations to Ahmed Mehairi for successfully defending his PhD thesis titled “Application of Nanoparticles in Regular and Foamed Cement-Based Systems” on Dec 20, 2023. Dr. Mehairi will be starting a postdoc in the group on Jan 2nd, 2024.

Congratulations to Dr. Rahil Khoshnazar!

Congratulations to Dr. Rahil Khoshnazar!

We are proud to announce that Dr. Khoshnazar, IConTech Lab Principal Investigator, has been appointed as a Schulich School of Engineering Research Chair in innovative concrete materials for sustainable cities at the University of Calgary. This prestigious appointment is a testament to Dr. Khoshnazar’s outstanding contributions to the field of sustainable building materials and her unwavering dedication to advancing engineering research.

Congratulations to Ali Teymouri!

Congratulations to Ali Teymouri!

Congratulations to Ali Teymouri for successfully passing his PhD candidacy exam on Dec 21, 2023. Ali’s proposed research focuses on the incorporation of carbon-based nanomaterials in cementitious mixtures to enhance their performance and reduce their environmental impact. Passing the candidacy exam is a crucial step towards completing the PhD program, and we are confident that Ali will continue to excel as he moves forward with his dissertation research.

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