Research Grants
Title: CAREER: Effect of Fire Loads on the Performance of
Structural Concrete
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Duration: April 2008 - March 2013
Amount: $400,002
PI: Elin Jensen
Title: Center of Excellence for Sustainable Infrastructure &
Structural Testing
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Transportation
Duration: 2008 - 2013
Amount: $30,000 (annual budget)
Director: Nabil Grace
Co-Authors: Elin Jensen and Laird Johnston
Title: Innovative Corrosion-Free CFRP Prestressed Concrete
Highway Bridge Systems
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Transportation
Duration: September 2006 - September 2008.
Amount: $167,000
PIs: Nabil Grace and Elin Jensen
Title: Advanced Material Technology and Design for Innovative
Box-Beam Highway Bridges
Sponsor: Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Duration: January 2006 - December 2009
Amount: $900,000
PIs: Nabil Grace and Elin Jensen
Title: Cost-Effectiveness of Concrete Framing Systems for Low-,
Mid-,and High-Rise Buildings
Sponsor: Portland Cement Association 2005 Educational Fellowship
Duration: May 2005 - August 2006
Amount: $20,000
Faculty Elin Jensen
Graduate Kofi Ayensu
Title: SGER: Life Cycle Cost Analysis for the Use of CFRP in
Prestressed Highway Bridges
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Duration: January 2009 - December 2009
Amount: $50,856
PIs: Nabil Grace and Elin Jensen