3rd International Workshop on Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cements

Keynote speakers (confirmed to date) 

Dr José Luis Gálvez Martos 

Tecnalia Research and Innovation, Spain

Talk title: Green by design: A Critical Examination of CSA Cement’s Environmental Footprint 

Dr. Galvez-Martos is a senior researcher at Tecnalia Research and Innovation, specializing in the assessment and optimization of environmental performance in processes and products. His current work focuses on the life cycle and technoeconomic performance of circular economy strategies within the construction sector, as well as the development of circularity indicators for sustainable construction projects. Additionally, he is actively involved in the digitalization of environmental performance information, traceability of circular construction products, and advancing decarbonization strategies for the cement industry. Dr. Galvez-Martos has made significant contributions to European policy through his research and has extensive experience leading a large portfolio of impactful research initiatives. His career includes roles at the European Commission, the University of Aberdeen, the Spanish Institute for Aerospace Technology, IMDEA Energy, and other key institutions. 

Dr Daniel Jansen 

GeoZentrum Nordbayern - Mineralogy - Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Talk title: Hydration of CSA Cements: Exploring Single Phases to Whole Systems, from Early to Long-Term Reactions 

Daniel Jansen is a mineralogist who holds a PhD in the field of building materials and their hydration. His work includes a fundamental understanding of the hydration of cements. He is also involved in research on the recycling and carbonation of cement, as well as carbonation hardening. 

Dr Cameron Murray

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, USA

Talk title: The Role of Risk in Engineering: Lessons from the Past Applied to CSA Cements 

Cameron Murray is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, USA. His main research interest is the application of fast-setting cements, including BCSA cement, to engineering structures. He also performs research on topics such as prestressed and reinforced concrete, concrete mixture design, and concrete pavements. He is actively involved in the American Concrete Institute, where he co-chairs the ACI Faculty Network, serves on the Alternative Cements Committee, and received the 2022 ACI Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award. He teaches structural engineering courses, with an emphasis on concrete design.

Dr. Alexander Pisch

Senior Research Director, CNRS France -  Laboratoire SIMaP, France

Talk title: Fundamentals of CSA-based clinkers - Thermodynamic aspects and process implications

Dr. Alexander Pisch is Senior Research Director in the public French National Research Organization CNRS. His is based at Laboratoire SIMaP in Grenoble (France) in the Thermodynamics & Process Optimization group. He holds a Master degree in Physics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), a PhD and a Habilitation in Materials Science from Grenoble Institute of Technology (France). He spent 10 years in the building materials industry as a senior project manager and as group leader of the Process & Environment group at the Corporate Research Center of Lafarge in Isle d’Abeau (France).

His main research interest in the last 15 years are in the field of novel, low CO2 clinkers and cements, thermodynamic properties of cement related compounds and phases, rotary kiln process modeling (heat & mass balance) and CO2 capture and mineralization.