RaissaFerron

Bio
Raissa Douglas Ferron joined the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin in January 2009. Her research group focuses on studying infrastructure materials, concerning cementitious engineering materials. Ferron’s research expertise is in the areas of smart concrete, rheology, processing and fresh state micro/nano-structural characterization of cement-based materials.

Ferron is the secretary of ACI Committee 552: Cementitious Grouting and the secretary of ACI Committee 552-TG1: Additive Manufacturing. She serves as a member of several technical committees, including ASTM International Committee C09: Concrete and Concrete Aggregates, Transportation Research Board Committee AFN40: Concrete Materials and Placement Techniques, American Concrete Institute Committee 237: Self-Consolidating Concrete, and American Concrete Institute Committee 238: Workability of Fresh Concrete.

Ferron is a recipient of the 2010 American Society of Civil Engineers New Faces award, an award that recognizes outstanding young civil engineers. Ferron is also a recipient of the 2016 Louisiana-Texas Region Top 40 Under 20 Award, an award conferred by the Engineering News-Record that recognizes outstanding professionals under the age of 40 who represent the “Best-of-the-Best” in their construction and design careers. In 2017, Ferron was inducted as a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI). She was also awarded an ACI Young Member for Professional Achievement Award in 2018.

Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Civil Engineering/Structures and Materials, Northwestern University, 2008
M.S., Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 2004
B.S., Civil Engineering, Howard University, 2002

Select Awards & Honors

• Ervin S. Perry Student Appreciation Award – CAEE Department (2022)
• Young Member Professional Achievement Award – American Concrete Institute (2018)
• American Concrete Institute fellow (2017)
• Young Member Award for Professional Achievement – American Concrete Institute (2016) 
• Top 40 Under 40 Award – Louisiana-Texas Region, Engineering News-Record (2016)
• New Faces Award – American Society of Civil Engineers (2010)

Related Websites
Ferron Research Group
Center for Transportation Research
Texas Materials Institute

Select Publications