On June 20, Professor R. Doug Hooton (CivE) was presented with the V.M. Malhotra Award at the first International Congress on Durability of Concrete in Trondheim, Norway.
Professor Hooton was recognized for his outstanding and sustained contributions in the broad area of durability of concrete. It is a research area that impacts one of the foundations of Canadian society – physical infrastructure.
As the NSERC/CAC Senior Industrial Research Chair in Concrete Durability and Sustainability, Professor Hooton is investigating ways the concrete industry can reduce point source greenhouse gas emissions, increase the durability of concrete and make the material more sustainable.
Among Professor Hooton’s many honours, he is the recipient of the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Arthur R. Anderson Medal, the Award of Merit from the Canadian Standards Association and American Standards for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and is a Fellow of ASTM and ACI.
“On behalf of the Faculty, I would like to congratulate Professor Hooton, a pioneer and innovator in the field of concrete materials,” said Dean Cristina Amon, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. “We are delighted that he is once again being recognized for his significant research contributions.
