Leslie J. Struble, Ph.D., professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois in Urbana, will receive an Award of Merit and the accompanying title of fellow from ASTM International in June. Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates cites Struble for her contributions to developing and advancing concrete and concrete materials standards that benefit the industry. The award is the highest ASTM recognition for individual contributions to standards activities.

A resident of Springfield, Ill., Struble has been an ASTM International member since 1980 and is active on Committees C01 on Cement and C09. Author of many papers published in ASTM journals and an associate editor of the Journal of ASTM International, Struble serves as chair of C01.99/C09.99 on Research. She has participated in standards development work in numerous C01 and C09 groups, and has previously received other ASTM commendation, including a 2001 Committee C01 Honorary Member Award, a 2003 Committee C09 Award of Appreciation, a 2004 Committee C09 Honorary Member Award, and a 2003 Sanford E. Thompson Award for a paper she coauthored.

In addition to her ASTM International work, Struble is a fellow of the American Ceramic Society and has served as both chair and trustee of the Cements Division. She is also a fellow of the American Concrete Institute and a member of the Materials Research Society and Sigma Xi.

Professionally, Struble has focused on the composition, microstructure, and properties of portland cement and concrete, and her current research on concrete performance involves the flow behavior of fresh cement and concrete and the durability of hardened concrete. Struble teaches courses in concrete science and technology as well as composition, microstructure and performance of building materials, and consults about various aspects of concrete performance.

Before joining the faculty at the University of Illinois, Struble was a materials research engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a research scientist for Martin Marietta Laboratories, and a research chemist for the California Portland Cement Co. A graduate of Pitzer College with a B.A. in chemistry, Struble has an M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.

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