Dr. Nabil Grace Announcements

In the News:
Grace awarded $800,000 grant for military testing...Read More

 

Carbon Fiber Bridges go to Washington D.C.

Congresswoman Candice Miller successfully sponsored an amendment to the National Highway Bridge Reconstruction Act which directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the cost benefit of using carbon fiber composite materials in bridge replacement projects. See the video from the house floor
CIMR on Modern Marvels
Dr. Nabil Grace, Lawrence Tech, and CIMR have been featured on the History Channel's Modern Marvels program
CIMR Dedication Photos
See the Gallery
CIMR Video Tour
See the Video
Press Release
Press Release about the Center for Innovative Materials Research...here
 

 

Nabil F. Grace Ph.D, PE
 

Chair and University Distinguished Professor, Civil Engineering Department
Director, Center for Innovative Materials Research

Lawrence Technological University
21000 West Ten Mile Road Southfield, MI 48075
 

Nabil Grace and Lawrence Tech Civil Engineering Projects in the News and Journals

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NEWS

Lawrence Tech Selected for Defense Testing Chamber - October 27, 2008 - Crain's Detroit Business
Lawrence Tech Dedicates CIMR - May 4, 2008 - Great Lakes IT Report
10 Research Projects to Watch - December 31, 2007 - Crain's Detroit Business
Levin Drops by Lawrence Tech to Talk Composites- October 2007 - Great Lakes IT Report
Process Innovator Awards: Nabil Grace Lawrence Technological University
- From Ann Arbor Business Review
Congressman Knollenberg visits CIMR - September 2007 - Congressman Knollenberg Blog
Are our bridges safe? - August 2007 - The Oakland Press
Southfield provides test site, new bridge materials - Spring 2007 - Southfield Business News
Research to Watch - May 2007 - Crain's Detroit Business
Building a Better Bridge - March 2007 - The Detroit News 
Lawrence Tech professor takes on student ethics issue with NSF grant - March 2007 - Oakland Business Review
Southfield, LTU in front for bridge replacements - March 2007 - Southfield Eccentric
Building Strong Leaders - Lawrence Tech Emphasizes Growth - Detroit Free Press
Grants Bolster Bridge Research - The Oakland Press
Lawrence Tech's Focus on the Future - Detroit Free Press
Prof Helps Develop Rust-free Bridges - October 1999 - The Detroit News

JOURNALS

Civil Engineering Hero - November 2007 - Detroiter Magazine
Bridge over a Troubled Infrastructure 
Capturing the Future at LTU  
What's Happening at Michigan Universities in Transportation Technology - Februaury/March 2007 - Technology Century
First CFRP Bridge in the USA - February 2003 - Research Record
US-131 Rehabilitation Uses SMA - February 1997 - Michigan Contractor & Builder

TELEVISION BROADCASTS

WXYZ Evening News 08/02/07
WDIV Evening News 08/02/07
FOX 2 at Five 08/02/07
WXYZ Midday 08/02/07
WXYZ News report 03/21/07 

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