Director

Kay Wille, Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.)

Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director of the ACMC Laboratory

University of Connecticut
College of Engineering
261 Glenbrook Road Unit 3037, CAST 324
Storrs, CT 06269-3037
Phone: (860) 486-2074
Fax: (860) 486-2298
                                                Email: kay.wille@uconn.edu

Education

Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) Civil Engineering University of Leipzig 2008
Diploma (M.S./B.S.) Civil Engineering University of Leipzig 2002

Experience

2016 – Present Associate Professor University of Connecticut, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
2010 – 2016 Assistant Professor University of Connecticut, Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
2008 – 2010 Postdoctoral Fellow University of Michigan, Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
Prof. S. El-Tawil, Prof. A.E. Naaman,
Prof. G.J. Parra-Montesinos (advisors/collaborators)
2002 – 2008 Graduate R&T Assistant University of Leipzig, Department of
Structural Engineering and Building Materials
Prof. N.V. Tue (Ph.D. advisor)
1998 – 2002 Research Assistant University of Leipzig, Germany,
Department of Statics and Dynamics
Prof. R. Thiele, Prof. W. Schneider (advisors)

Awards & Honors

  • NSF CAREER award (2015)
  • C.R. Klewin, Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award (2015)
  • Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship (2011)
  • Intermediate Equipment Award at UConn for High Speed Camera System (2010)
  • Faculty Large Grant Award at UConn (2010)
  • Seven-week Postdoctoral Short-Course on College Teaching in Science and Engineering (2010)
  • Extension of DAAD Postdoctoral scholarship for additional 7 months (2009)
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – 17 month postdoctoral scholarship (2008)
  • Award for outstanding academic achievement from the University of Leipzig (2002)

Services & Membership

  • Co-chair of the First International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-high Performance Concrete (2016)
  • Member of ACI Committee 236D / 241, Material Science – Nanotechnology of Concrete (2014 – Present)
  • Organizing and Chairing UHPC sessions at ACI Fall/Spring Conventions (2013 – present)
  • Chairing UHPC sessions at EMI 2013, Hipermat 2012, HPFRCC-6 2011
  • Member of ACI Committee 239 (Ultra-High Performance Concrete) (2011 – Present)
  • Member of ACI Committee 544 (Fiber-Reinforced Concrete) (2011 – Present)
  • Member of the North American UHPC Working Group (2011 – Present)
  • Member of Institute of Material Science (IMS) at UConn (2011 – Present)
  • Chair of the CEE Space Utilization Committee at UConn (2010 – Present)
  • Advisor of the Concrete Canoe Team at UConn (2010 – Present)
  • Member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) (2010 – Present)
  • Director of Advanced Cementitious Materials & Composites Laboratory at UConn (2010 – Present)
  • Reviewer for several Journals and Funding Agencies