NRMCA Notes Death of Longtime Concrete Researcher and Educator Thomas
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Longtime and leading industry researcher and educator Michael Thomas died on December 30, 2022. Mr. Thomas was a professor of civil engineering at the University of New Brunswick and a prolific and highly respected researcher in the field of cement science and concrete durability. Much of his research focused on the benefits of using fly ash and other supplementary cementitious materials to impact the durability of concrete. He made significant contributions to the research literature and standards for concrete materials.
Notably for NRMCA, Mr. Thomas along with Kevin Folliard developed the NRMCA Concrete Durability Course that was first offered in September 2008. There have been 25 offerings of this course since then with about 500 total attendees. He possessed a good balance between science and practice and explained complex content with humor and simplicity. Mr. Thomas's research, education and efforts in the standards arena have made a big difference to the concrete industry, said NRMCA Executive Vice President, Engineering, Colin Lobo.
