The CCAA Academics Forum 2018, was an opportunity for industry and academia to meet, discuss common issues and develop the Australian knowledge base for concrete. The event was designed to provide a platform for leading product specialists from the Australian cement, aggregates and concrete industry to meet with principal academic researchers from around Australia. In doing so, both can be informed of the issues current in industry, and learn of the breadth of research being undertaken into cement and concrete in Australia. With over ninety (90) attendees on the day, there was significant discussion on what issues are facing the industry (click here for what issues were identified) and engaging discussions from leading industry experts and academics. Copies of the presentations are available below.
Introduction - Presented by Warren South | CCAA Industry Perspective - Presented by David Farah | Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd Institution Perspective - Presented by Associate Professor Neaz Sheik | University of Wollongong Institution Perspective - Presented by ARC DECRA Fellow Shujian Chen | Monash University CCAA Technology Plan - Presented by Warren South | CCAA Industry Perspective - Presented by Paul Kidd & Peter Ives | Cement Australia Institution Perspective - Presented by Hongjian Du | Swinburne University Industry Perspective - Presented by Jamie Egan | LendLease Institution Perspective - Presented by Professor Priyan Mendis & Dr. Kate Nguyen | University of Melbourne Institution Perspective - Presented by Kirk Vessalas, Vute Sirivivatnanon & Hadi Khabbaz | University of Technology Sydney Institution Perspective (1) - Presented by Dr Taehwan Kim & Dr Ehab Hamed | University of NSW Institution Perspective (2) - Presented by Dr Taehwan Kim & Associate Professor Arnaud Castel | University of NSW Institution Perspective (3) - Presented by Dr Ehab Hamed | University of NSW Industry Perspective - Presented by Ingrid Segovia | Transport for NSW Industry Training Initiatives - Presented by Ceridwen Jones (CCAA) and Andre Van Zyl (Concrete Institute of Australia) Institution Perspective - Presented by Professor Zhong | Western Sydney University Institution Perspective - Presented by Professor Gianluca Kanzi | University of Sydney Industry Perspective - Presented by Jason Nairn & David Hocking | Boral Australia Institution Perspective - Presented by Dr Vinh Dao | University of Queensland Institution Perspective - Presented by Scott Smith | Southern Cross University