CONTRABASS Secondment Update! 07/10/2025 📢 CONTRABASS Secondment Update! We’re excited to share that Omnya Abdalla (DC1) has recently started her secondment at Sika AG in Zurich 🇨🇭, under the supervision of Patrick Juilland. 🔬 During this secondment, Omnya will focus on investigating the dissolution rate of calcium tri-aluminate (C₃A)—a crucial phase in cement chemistry. Her … Leer más
CONTRABASS Update! 01/10/2025 📢 CONTRABASS Update! Great news from the team! 🎉 Our colleagues from University of Surrey — Amal Mathyas, Anh Phan, Ph.D., and David Faux — have developed a Benchmark of Carbonation Reaction Mechanisms of Clinker. 🧪💡 You can now find it on the “Deliverables & Milestones” tab of the CONTRABASS website! 🌐📄 … Leer más
Highlights from our 3rd CONTRABASS Workshop, Training School & Consortium Meeting! 29/09/2025 📢 Highlights from our 3rd CONTRABASS Workshop, Training School & Consortium Meeting! From September 22–25, we gathered at Hotel Vienna House Easy by Wyndham in Katowice, Poland, for a week full of scientific exchange, industrial insights, and engaging training activities! A huge thank … Leer más
CONTRABASS Outreach Highlight – European Researchers’ Night! 26/09/2025 🔬 CONTRABASS Outreach Highlight – European Researchers’ Night! Last Friday, Aden Rana (DC7) took part in the #EuropeanResearchersNight held in Barakaldo, organized by UPV/EHU. 🎉🧪 A huge thank you to Prof. Eider Robles Sestafe for organizing the event, and to Dr. Edurne Erkizia Jauregi, Dr. Eunate Goiti … Leer más
CONTRABASS 3rd Workshop 23/09/2025 🔍 Day 2 of the CONTRABASS Week – 3rd Workshop Highlights! Today, we had the incredible opportunity to visit the carbonation reactor at Heidelberg Materials’ cement plant in Górażdże, Poland 🏭🇵🇱 It was fascinating to learn about the design and construction process of the reactor and how it operates. A huge … Leer más
CONTRABASS 3rd Consortium Meeting 22/09/2025 🚀 Another Great Week for the CONTRABASS Consortium! We’ve kicked off the week with our 3rd Consortium Meeting at Hotel Vienna House Easy by Wyndham in Katowice, Poland 🇵🇱 👩🔬👨🔬 After the meeting, our DCs presented the progress of their research projects—and what a fantastic moment it was! It’s truly … Leer más
CONTRABASS Presentation Highlight! 08/09/2025 📢 CONTRABASS Presentation Highlight! We’re pleased to share that Zahid Khan (DC8) recently presented his paper titled “The Anthropology of Concrete: Bringing Together Public Health, Human Ecology, and STS” at the prestigious 4S Conference in Seattle, USA 🌎🎓 This work was developed under the guidance of Lukasz Afeltowicz and Gaciek, contributing … Leer más
CONTRABASS Secondment Update! 05/09/2025 🚀 Exciting Secondment News from the CONTRABASS Network! We’re happy to share that Jeswin Jiji (DC3) has recently started his secondment at the Institute of Geological Sciences Uni Bern, under the supervision of Professor Sergey Churakov 🇨🇭🔬. This secondment is focused on atomistic simulations to study the leaching of calcium and … Leer más
CONTRABASS Secondment Update! 04/09/2025 📢 CONTRABASS Secondment Update! Exciting news! 🎉 Amal Mathyas (DCUK9) has just started his secondment at the HOLCIM Innovation Center (HIC) this week! 🏗️🔬 Under the guidance of Bruno Huet, Vincent Briaud, and Vincent Morin, Amal will carry out experimental research to better understand the carbonation kinetics of cement clinker phases. The goal? … Leer más
CONTRABASS Secondment Update! 26/08/2025 We’re excited to share that Batoul Assi (DC5) has just started her secondment at RWTH Aachen University this week! 🇩🇪🎓 She is hosted by Prof. Thomas Matschei and doctoral candidate Omnya Abdalla, and will focus on gaining advanced expertise in Gibbs Energy Minimization (GEMS) software. 🔬💻 This secondment will involve close collaboration with the RWTH … Leer más