Cements@Sheffield

The closest I might ever get to a Nature article nature.com/articles/d4158…

Listen in to @BBCSheffield tomorrow at 8:15am to hear @LordOfClinker discuss the ongoing situation with RAAC concrete. The recent news and media interest in this shows just how important it is that we study and understand the materials we use. Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

For those following the news on RAAC concrete in schools our team member @LordOfClinker is scheduled to speak live on the BBC News Channel at 4pm about the material and the situation. Use this link to watch: bbc.co.uk/news/av/104736…

If you're not yet tired of hearing about RAAC, I'll be live on the BBC News TV Channel at 4 o'clock. #RAAC @CementsSheff @msesheffield @SheffUniEng @ShefUniNews

If you want to know more about why schools are being closed because of aerated concrete, this article from @theipaper explains why reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is dangerous, with information from our member @LordOfClinker inews.co.uk/news/science/s…

It's always exciting to welcome new members - Tom Wilkinson (pictured 2nd from left) has recently joined us as a PDRA to work on the FeRICH project, which is exploring how waste from the steel industry can be used to develop iron-rich cement clinkers. Welcome to the team Tom!

Congratulations to @BrantWalkley, @LordOfClinker, Marco Simoni, Hajime Kinoshita, Han Zhao and Chun Long Woo and collaborators Dinu Iuga from @WarwickPhysics @uniofwarwick and Petr Svora from @CVUTPraha on this work

Have a look at this new paper from our colleagues about the reaction mechanisms, kinetics and nanostructural evolution of magnesium silicate hydrate (M-S-H) gels, which are used in magnesium-based cements: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper time! We just published this paper in CCR - we used some fancy characterisation and modelling approaches to reveal reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and nanostructural evolution of magnesium silicate hydrate (M-S-H) gels. @SmashUoS @CementsSheff sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Congratulations also go to Byoungkwan on the two excellent research papers he revised during his time in Sheffield: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It's been a pleasure to host Byoungkwan Kim (pictured at the NMR Facility @uniofwarwick) as a Visiting Researcher over summer, where he has extended his work into utilising geopolymers for the disposal of radioactive waste - We look forward to further collaboration in the future!

Congratulations to everyone who received their results today and will be joing us in Engineering next month 🥳If you want to get ahead, check out everything you need to know to get ready for the academic year here: sheffield.ac.uk/new-students 🥰 #clearing #Clearing2023 #alevels

Shaun is pictured far right with team members from Sheffield and his supervisor @JohnProvis

Shout out to our former PhD student Shaun Nelson, who recently joined @UKNNL as a Research Technologist. We're so pleased he's continuing to work with @CementsSheff as part of the encapsulants research group he's joined there & we look forward to seeing his continued success!

🏆The National Student Survey is out and the University of Sheffield has placed top of Russell Group (RG) universities. Congratulations to all our university colleagues and @SheffieldSU for this achievement! It’s a testament to your hard work. #NSS2023 1/2

🎉 Our latest OA article is out 🎉 Here, we show how small dosages of sucrose substantially modify rheology and carbonation rate of lime putty. These findings are relevant for Cultural Heritage applications and development of novel cementitious materials. link.springer.com/article/10.161…

Congratulations to the authors @LordOfClinker, Claire Utton, @JohnProvis, Hoang Nguyen and Wolfgang Kunther

Calcined clays have attracted attention in recent years. Their use in cementitious binders is increasing, facilitating the push to lower-carbon concrete. This @RoySocChem article explores the thermodynamics of calcined clays & how they can be utilised:pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

@LordOfClinker @RoyceSheffield Thank you for spotting this and please see here the correct link: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.u…

@RoyceSheffield @CementsSheff It takes me to a paper on alloys

📣 Calling all cement manufacturers! Understand your clinker composition with our Applied Diffraction Refinement Course! The phase composition of your cements defines their properties, and our course will teach you the fundamentals. Sign up: buff.ly/43KXH7T @CementsSheff