Student Projects – Spring 2026


Master or Semester Projects

Effect of Grinding Aids on Cement Properties in a New Energy-Efficient Milling Process
Lab: LMC
Sections:
Supervisor: Robert Wojtaszczyk; Dr. Beatrice Malchiodi
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experimental projecttheoretical
Limestone Clay Calcined Cement
Higher reactivity, faster measurements, lower embodied carbon: adoption of a new reactivity test to investigate innovative activation routes for natural pozzolans
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Dr. Maria Curria, Dr. Alastair Marsh
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experimental projecttheoretical

Semester Projects

Why Do Different Blended Cements Creep Differently? Investigating the Origins of Long-term Deformation in Cementitious
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Omer Behcet
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experimental projecttheoretical
Limestone Clay Calcined Cement
Effect of Paste Volume and Aggregate Fraction on Mechanical Properties, Shrinkage, and Creep of Cementitious Materials
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Omer Behcet
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experimental projecttheoretical
Limestone Clay Calcined Cement
Effect of Grinding Aids on Cement Properties in a New Energy-Efficient Milling Process
Lab: LMC
Sections:
Supervisor: Robert Wojtaszczyk
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experimental project
What Happens When We Cure Low-Carbon Cements from Days to Years?
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Sudharsan Rathnakumar
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experimental projecttheoretical
project no longer available
Limestone Clay Calcined Cement
The effect of calcination temperature and compositional variations on marlstone-based 'Roman Cement' supplementary cementitious materials using model systems
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Mohammad Mobasheri, Dr. Alastair Marsh
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experimental projecttheoretical
Effect of natural impurities on mechanochemical activation of montmorillonite: co-grinding vs post-blending with quartz and limestone
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Lei Xu, Dr. Alastair Thomas Matthew Marsh
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experimental projecttheoretical
Limestone Clay Calcined Cement
How grinding aids shape early and long-term hydration in sustainable cements
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Dr. Mehnaz Dhar
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experimental project
Limestone Clay Calcined Cement
Incorporation of sulfur in cement phases
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Marjorie Etchevers
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experimental projecttheoretical
Limestone Clay Calcined Cement
Evaluating deterioration of concrete samples subjected to long-term sulfate exposure (~14 years)
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Dhanush Bejjarapu and Lionel Sofia
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experimental projecttheoretical
Mechanochemical and Thermal Activation of 2:1 Clay Minerals for Low-Carbon and Sustainable Construction Materials
Lab: LMC
Sections: SMX
Supervisor: Lei Xu
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experimental projecttheoreticalcomputational
Limestone Clay Calcined Cement