{"id":2223,"date":"2026-01-18T13:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T13:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frprcs17.com\/?page_id=2223"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:14:36","slug":"plenary-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frprcs17.com\/?page_id=2223","title":{"rendered":"Plenary Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2223\" class=\"elementor elementor-2223\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e87f7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e87f7b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc3e467 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6fc3e467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a6ceb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76a6ceb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ac036d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75ac036d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events &amp; Awards<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4abbaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b4abbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"meet-the-editors\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2baca8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c2baca8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d182a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d182a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Meet the Editors<\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\">Gain in-depth knowledge on the publication process. Editors from the Journal of Composites for Construction, Construction and Building Materials, Journal of Building Engineering, Structural Concrete, Advances in Structural Engineering and Materials and Structures will share tips and tricks for successful academic writing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a0d7b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a0d7b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645b98c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"645b98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><b>Fabio Matta<\/b> <br> Composites for Construction<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1bd531 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1bd531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frprcs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Giovanni_Pliazzari2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2843\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><b>Giovanni Plizzari<\/b> <br> Materials and Structures<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a0db8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5a0db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/frprcs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Luc_Taerwe2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2844\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><b>Luc Taerwe<\/b> <br> Structural Concrete<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049845a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget 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Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with editors and learn more about key aspects of scientific publishing, including:<\/p><ul><li>How to identify the most suitable journal for your research<\/li><li>Best practices for preparing and submitting manuscripts<\/li><li>Common pitfalls in the publication process<\/li><li>Publishing ethics and the role of AI and generative tools<\/li><li>Editors\u2019 perspectives on peer review<\/li><li>Trends and expectations in scientific publishing in structural engineering<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4affb46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4affb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"women-IIFC\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34143b98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34143b98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552a01d8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"552a01d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/h3><h3 dir=\"ltr\">Women in FRP<\/h3><p>A landmark plenary session featuring notable speakers and a roundtable discussion to celebrate and promote the contribution of women in the field of FRP.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/frprcs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yu.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2479\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Qian-Qian Yu<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9741a34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9741a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/frprcs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ceroni.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2480\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Francesca Ceroni<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8f703 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd8f703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/frprcs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lopez-de-murphy-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2507\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Maria Lopez de Murphy<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b585eb3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget 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id=\"young-researchers\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5feb3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"f5feb3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Find out more <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe3569 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efe3569\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5182d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c5182d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What will the future of civil engineering look like? Stronger structures, smarter materials, more sustainable solutions. But also: more diverse perspectives, more inclusive teams, and more women at the forefront of innovation. So how can women thrive in the world of FRP? Let&#8217;s find out together.<\/p><p>In FRPRCS17, we are launching a special session on \u201cWomen in FRP\u201d. This session marks a milestone as the first-ever event dedicated to women in the long history of the IIFC conference series. Under the theme \u201cShe Reinforces\u201d we aim to build a dedicated forum for women in the FRP community.<\/p><p>Our objectives are to:<\/p><ul><li>Build a supportive community where women can replace the &#8220;sense of isolation&#8221; with a strong &#8220;sense of belonging&#8221;;<\/li><li>Share practical, often unspoken insights into academic and professional life that matter to women;<\/li><li>Spark meaningful dialogue among women to inspire future collaborations;<\/li><li>Empower women with discussions on negotiation, leadership, and professional rights.<\/li><\/ul><p>It is a great pleasure to invite students, scholars, and engineers involved in FRP-related research and applications to join us. Let&#8217;s support each other, grow together, and realize our full potential.<\/p><p>The Women&#8217;s Session is scheduled separately from all parallel sessions, so you won&#8217;t miss any technical presentations.<\/p><p><strong><em>Men are very welcome too!<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h2><strong>Event Schedule<\/strong><\/h2><h4><strong>Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Lili Hu<\/strong>, <em>University of Science and Technology Beijing, China<br \/><\/em><strong>Cristina Barris<\/strong>, <em>University of Girona, Spain<\/em><\/p><h4><strong>Short Presentations<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>How Does It Feel to Be a Young Woman in FRP Research in China?<br \/><\/strong><em><strong>Qian-Qian Yu<\/strong>, Tongji University, China<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Women\u2019s research on FRP in Italy<br \/><em>Francesca Ceroni<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em> <em>University of Parthenope Naples, Italy<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Reflections on mentoring women and young professionals within the FRP community<br \/><\/strong><em><strong>Maria Lopez de Murphy<\/strong>, The Pennsylvania State University, US<\/em><\/p><h4><strong>Round table discussion<\/strong><\/h4><p>Moderator: <strong>Lijuan (Dawn) Cheng<\/strong>, University of California, Davis, US<\/p><p>Panellists<br \/><strong>Qian-Qian <em>Yu<\/em><\/strong><em>, Tongji University, China<\/em><br \/><strong>Francesca Ceroni<\/strong>, <em>University of Parthenope Naples, Italy<\/em><br \/><strong>Maria Lopez de Murphy<\/strong>, <em>The Pennsylvania State University, US<\/em><br \/><strong>Rebecca Gravina<\/strong>, <em>The University of Queensland, Australia<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c96fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12c96fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1220\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1220\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Find out more <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1220\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef5667 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ef5667\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b360a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b360a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Navigating the early stages of an academic career can be both exciting and challenging, particularly in today\u2019s fast-paced and highly competitive research environment. Early-career researchers often face pressures related to publishing, funding, career progression, and establishing a professional network and identity within the field.<\/p><p>This interactive Young Researchers\u2019 Event is designed to provide early-career delegates with practical insights, personal experiences, and open discussion on how involvement in international professional and technical organizations can help shape and accelerate an academic and research career.<\/p><p>The session will begin with a dynamic panel discussion featuring three early\/mid-career researchers actively involved in leading international Organizations and Associations, including ACI, IIFC, fib, and RILEM. Through a series of curated questions, the panelists will share their personal journeys, discuss the opportunities and challenges they encountered, and reflect on how participation in technical committees, working groups, and professional networks has contributed to their research development, collaborations, professional visibility, leadership opportunities, and career progression.<\/p><p>The session will conclude with an open and informal Q&amp;A discussion with the audience, encouraging direct interaction between delegates and panelists.<\/p><p>We warmly encourage all early-career delegates to attend and actively participate in the discussion. Senior delegates are also very welcome to join the conversation!<\/p><h4>Panel discussion<\/h4><p>Moderator: <strong>S\u00f3lyom S\u00e1ndor<\/strong>, <em>Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary<\/em><\/p><p>Panellists:<br \/><strong>Niki Trochoutsou<\/strong>, <em>Politecnico di Milano, Italy<\/em><br \/><strong>Jovan Tatar<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>University of Delaware, United States<\/em><br \/><strong>Marta del Zoppo<\/strong>, <em>University of Naples Federico II, Italy<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd090d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd090d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fb7e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7fb7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/h3><h3 dir=\"ltr\">RILEM Best Paper Award for Young Researchers<\/h3><p>The <strong>RILEM best paper award<\/strong> will be presented to the best paper authored and delivered by a young researcher or PhD student.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd2bdb9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd2bdb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/frprcs17.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rilem.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1623\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c818bed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c818bed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af22ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7af22ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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The recipient will receive an invitation to submit an extended contribution to the open-access journal <strong><em>RILEM Technical Letters<\/em><\/strong>, which operates on an invitation-only submission model. The invited submission will undergo the journal\u2019s standard peer-review process.<\/p><p><strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong>\u00a0To be considered for the award, the corresponding author must indicate the first author\u2019s eligibility by selecting the option \u201cThis contribution \u00a0was solely written by students and\/or doctoral candidates\u201d during the submission process.<\/p><h4><strong>Selection process<\/strong><\/h4><p>The Selection Committee, composed of early-career researchers and members of RILEM, <em>fib<\/em> and IIFC, will determine the winner based on:<\/p><ul><li>scientific novelty<\/li><li>methodological rigor<\/li><li>potential impact<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>We look forward to your outstanding contributions and to welcoming you in Girona!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e0f2ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"73e0f2ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174300d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"174300d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf0b1df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bf0b1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events &amp; Awards Meet the Editors Gain in-depth knowledge on the publication process. 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