The microstructure of cement, clinker, ­concrete

The International Cement Microscopy Association (ICMA) is holding its 33^rd annual conference in San Francisco, California/USA on April 17^th to the 20^th at the Omni San Francisco Hotel. The conference features presentations from cement and concrete chemists, petrographers, scientists, engineers, operators, and managers from industrial, academic, consulting, and governmental institutions throughout the world. The presentation topics focus on the microstructure of cement, clinker, concrete, and other building materials and their interactions with admixtures and the environment, as well as production and quality control issues and technological advances in the industry. There will be a panel discussion on the latest advances in “Carbon Sequestering Cements”. Several vendors linked with the industry will also be present to showcase the latest instrumentation, equipment, and consumables available. For more information on the annual conference, for previous conference proceedings, or information on vendor exhibitions, please see our website www.cemmicro.org, or contact Larry Sutter, ­General Chairman at llsutter@mtu.edu. Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/29eo44x.