NRMCA hosts technical conferences in North America and other parts of the world each year. The conference provides learning and networking opportunities on the latest advances, technical knowledge, continuing research, tools and solutions for concrete manufacturing and construction.

Upcoming Conferences

Past Conferences

Speakers

World renowned speakers will present the latest advances, technical knowledge, research, tools and solutions for design, testing and modeling concrete performance including:

  • Hardened concrete properties
  • Plastic concrete properties
  • Concrete applications
  • Performance based specifications
  • Performance prediction
  • Sustainability
  • Green concrete

Lionel Lemay, PE, SE, LEED AP

Mr. Lemay is Sr. Vice President, Sustainability and Technical Resources for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). He manages programs that assist concrete producers, contractors, and design professionals transform concrete manufacturing and construction to improve overall sustainability of the concrete industry. He manages programs to educate concrete industry professionals, engineers and architects on the proper use and design of concrete for buildings, parking areas, roadways, and other applications.

Mr. Lemay has written numerous articles on concrete design and construction and is co-author of the McGraw-Hill book Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Design and Construction and contributor for FEMA 320 Taking Shelter From the Storm: Building a Safe Room For Your Home or Small Business. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and Structural Engineer in the State of Illinois. He is also a LEED Accredited Professional. Mr. Lemay holds a bachelors and masters degree in civil engineering and applied mechanics from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Colin Lobo, Ph.D., P.E,

Dr. Lobo is Sr. Vice President, Engineering for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). He manages research, education, certification programs and represents the ready mixed concrete industry in various codes and standards committees. He is a member of ACI Committees 301 on specifications and 318 on the building code for structural concrete. He serves on several committees of ASTM that develops standards for concrete and concrete materials. He is responsible for several industry education and certification program, including the NRMCA certification program for concrete production facilities.

Dr. Lobo has written numerous articles and industry publications on concrete technology. He is a co-author of ASTM Manual 49 Understanding ASTM C94 – Specification for Ready Mixed Concrete. Dr. Lobo holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Purdue University in the US. He is a licensed engineer in the state of Maryland, USA.

Olafur H. Wallevik, Dr. Ing.

Manager at Innovation Center Iceland (Rheocenter) and a professor at Reykjavik University; Iceland and Sherbrooke University in Canada. He has worked with concrete technology since he finished his master thesis on the rheology of fresh concrete at Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1983. In 1987 he made the first version of the BML Viscometer which now is purchased from throughout the world. His special fields are Rheology of Fresh Concrete, High Performance Concrete, High Strength Concrete, Self-Compacting Concrete and Microstructures. He is manager of ICI Rheocenter. He has hold about 40 rheology / SCC courses in 20 countries.

He received the Knight of the Cross of the Falcon Order on the last national day of Iceland given to him by the President of Iceland for Innovation in Environmental Building Materials.

Hilal El-Hassan, Ph.D

Dr. Hilal El-Hassan is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the American University in Dubai, UAE. His teachings span the areas of structural analysis, concrete design, and foundation design. Prior to joining AUD, he was a research associate at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Dr. El-Hassan finished his PhD degree in civil engineering majoring in the structural and materials departments. His research interests comprise of investigating the effect of early-age carbonation on concrete products including concrete masonry units, concrete pipes, and concrete pavement. Dr. El-Hassan's work on concrete masonry units examined the ability to permanently sequester carbon dioxide gas in the form of the thermodynamically stable calcium carbonate, while thriving to maximize the uptake in order to reduce global carbon dioxide emission. His ongoing research encompasses sustainable permeable concrete pavement in Dubai and corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete structures.

Dr. El-Hassan received his Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees with honors alongside an excellence award for engineering students from University of Balamand, Lebanon. He also received a prestigious MEDA (McGill Engineering Doctoral Award) for his exceptional performance before and during his doctoral degree. He has several publications in civil engineering journals including ACI and ASCE material journals discussing the different aspects of concrete carbonation and its effect on concrete microstructure.

Rami Hawileh, Ph.D.

Dr. Rami Hawileh is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. He has been with AUS since August 2007 as an Assistant Professor. He is also a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Virginia, USA. Before that, he was a structural analyst at AREVA NP INC., An AREVA and Siemens Company, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA (2006-2007). He was lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (2005-2006) and Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (2003-2006). He was a structural engineer at the Austin Company, Schaumber, IL, USA (2000- 2001). Dr. Hawileh has a PhD from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee (2005), an MS from Bradley University (2000), and a BSc from Birzeit University (1998), all in civil engineering with emphasis on structures. His research interests include strengthening and computational modeling of reinforced concrete structures subjected to fire and cyclic loading. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers in international journals. He has also published over 35 Articles in International Conference proceedings and given numerous presentations on finite element modeling of structural concrete members strengthened with FRP laminates when subjected to static, cyclic, and fire loading. He received the "College of Engineering Research Excellence Award 2013-14" in April 15th 2014. He ) has been also awarded a scholarship by the ‘Distinguished Scholar Award of the Arab Fund Fellowships Program.’ The scholarship will cover his Sabbatical leave period (Spring Semester 2015) at Michigan State University (MSU).

Khaled Hassan, Ph.D.

Dr Khaled is the Regional Manager of TRL (UK Transport Research Laboratory) in Qatar. He has 24 years of experience in academia and the industry. He obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from Leeds University (UK) in 1993, and worked in academia till 2002. He joined the TRL in 2002 to lead their Materials and Structures Group.

His main technical background is in concrete materials and durability, pavements construction and performance, standards and specifications, and the use of recycled and secondary materials in construction. He has a broad range of experience in the performance of concrete structures and pavement engineering, testing and compliance, QA/QC, and providing advice to government and industry.

At Leeds University, Khaled developed extensive research and consultancy background on investigating and testing construction materials. He supervised a large number of investigations on the durability specifications of concrete structures, deterioration mechanisms of concrete and reinforcement corrosion. He also led the consultancy group in developing and implementing durability specification on major projects in the UK such as the Jubilee Line Extension Project and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Khaled Led the UK team on developing materials and designs for continuously reinforced concrete pavements, which are implemented into the UK Specification for Highway Works (SHW) and Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB).

Caijun Shi, Ph.D., P.Eng., FACI  

Dr. Caijun Shi is the Chair Professor at College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China & China Building Materials Academy, Beijing, China. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials.

Shyam Kumar Syamaprasad

Engineer Syam Kumar is a senior Civil Engineering professional with over 22 years of proven success in RMC Plant Operations, Material Testing, Quality Management, Project Management, Marketing, Design, Development & Process Improvement. He has showed outstanding success in setting up and managing complete ready mix concrete plants and accomplishing several major projects. He is expert in handling the complete project operations entailing planning, resource utilization, maintenance, and manpower management. He has proven ability in swift ramp of the projects within scheduled time, cost & quality parameters. He has associated throughout his career with International material testing agencies and reputed Ready Mix companies. Right now he is heading the operations of S.S. Lootah RMC in U.A.E.