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Gabriel Arce, Ph.D.
Research Scientist

Phone: (434) 293-1976
Email: Gabriel.Arce@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Research:

Concrete
Engineered cementitious composites
Ultra-high performance concrete
Supplementary cementitious materials
Concrete pavement/overlays
Construction 3D printing
Self-healing concrete

Education:

Ph.D. Engineering Science - Advanced Materials and Sustainability, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
M.S. Construction Management, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
B.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Registrations:

Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia

Memberships:

Transportation Research Board (TRB):
- Member, AKM50 Standing Committee on Advanced Concrete Materials
and Characterization

American Concrete Institute (ACI):
- Associate Member, ACI Committee 564 3-D Printing with Cementitious Materials
- Associate Member, ACI Committee 236 Material Science
- Associate Member, ACI Committee 239 Ultra-High Performance Concrete

Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member, Tau Beta Pi – The Engineering Honor Society

Awards:

Emerging Leader, American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2023
Excellence in Review Award, Journal of Research on Engineering Structures and Materials, 2022
Outstanding Reviewer Award, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2021
Research Travel Award, Louisiana State University, 2019
Graduate Student Travel Award, Louisiana State University, 2015
Cum Laude, University of New Orleans, 2013
Magnolia Transfer Scholarship, University of New Orleans, 2011
“Research Design and Tools for Oral and Writing Expression Award”, ESPOL, 2009

Team Memberships:

Projects:

123872 - Addressing Fly Ash Shortage with Limestone Calcined Clay Cement - Co-Principal Investigator

122144 - Entire Interior Culvert Lining with Engineered Cementitious Composites - Principal Investigator

122315 - Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) Mitigation in High Alkali Content Cements - Co-Principal Investigator