Will extreme heat damage Wisconsin’s road and highways? And can your children really fry an egg on the sidewalk today?
Konstantin Sobolev is Milwaukee’s godfather of concrete, and one of the few experts in the nation who can tell us everything we want to know about the concrete ribbons on which we drive, walk and pedal. He is associate director of the Center for By-Products Utilization and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he is researching cost-saving, environmentally-friendly ways to make concrete stronger and longer-lasting.
Sobolev can talk to reporters about:
- How extreme weather affects concrete
- Why the concrete in our driveways is probably the lowest grade
- Why Wisconsin is the ideal place to research concrete
- How Wisconsin became a national leader in green-technology advances in concrete
- How the Romans made concrete that lasted 1,000 years.
- How we can manufacture concrete today that lasts 150 years, cleans itself, and repels graffiti, ice or water
- How UWM and We Energies worked together to help make “green” concrete used at Miller Park, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Marquette Interchange
For more information, contact: Konstantin Sobolev; sobolev@uwm.edu, 414-229-3198; College of Engineering Marketing Director Sandra Nichols, sandras3@uwm.edu, 414-229-1107;or communications specialist Carolyn Bucior, bucior@uwm.edu, 414-229-4638.