Andrea Marcucci has received the Young Research Prof. Surendra P. Shah Award 2026

Andrea Marcucci, PhD graduate of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received the Young Research Prof. Surendra P. Shah Award 2026 on Technologies for Low-Carbon and Lean Construction for his dissertation entitled An Advanced Tunnel Refurbishment Methodology Based on Slip Forming Fast-Setting Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete.

Now in its fifth edition, the award recognizes the best doctoral dissertation defended in the previous year on topics related to the sustainability of construction and reinforced concrete infrastructure. Andrea won this year’s edition, selected from over 50 candidates, 15 of whom advanced to the final stage, held in person at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in Chennai, India.

The jury was composed of Prof. Barzin Mobasher (Arizona State University), Prof. Alexandra Bertron (current Director of INSA Toulouse), and Prof. Pat Rajeev (Swinburne University, Melbourne). The award was presented by Prof. Gettu (IIT Madras) and Prof. Mobasher, in the presence of Prof. S.P. Shah, to whom the recognition is dedicated. Prof. Shah is currently Director of the Center of Advanced Construction Materials, Civil Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington, Emeritus Professor at Northwestern University, and a member of the National Academy of Engineers in the USA, Germany, and China. He is widely regarded as a leading authority in advanced construction materials and was named among the ten most influential figures in the cement and concrete construction industry several years ago.
Andrea completed his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Liberato Ferrara within the ISSG program. His doctoral scholarship was co-funded by the National Operational Program Research and Innovation 2014-2020, FSE REACT-EU, and by the start-up Hinfra S.r.l., within the ETLR project for the refurbishment of existing tunnel linings.

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