Konstantin Sobolev, professor of civil & environmental engineering, has been awarded the Arthur R. Anderson Medal from the American Concrete Institute for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of concrete as a construction material.
Sobolev, who is the Lawrence E. Sivak (’71) Faculty Fellow and director of the Concrete Sustainability and Resilience Center in the college, is also a founding leader of the Concrete Advancement Network, an NSF-backed Industry University Cooperative Research Center.
The Arthur R. Anderson Medal was established in 1972 and recognizes people, firms or organizations for outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge of concrete as a construction material.
Sobolev’s research interests include superhydrophic materials, photocatalytic and photovoltaic materials, ultra-high-performance composites, and nanotechnology for advanced cement-based materials.
He earned his PhD at the Research Institute of Concrete and Reinforced Concrete, Russia and his master’s at Moscow State University.
The award will be given at the ACI Concrete Convention Oct. 26.