Congratulations to Prof. Robert Frosch, recipient of the 2013 Educational Activities Committee Speaker of the Year Award from the American Concrete Institute (ACI). The award recognizes ACI Seminar Speakers who have made significant contributions to the ACI Educational Seminar Program.

Robert J. Frosch, PhD, PE, FACI, is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. He received his BSE from Tulane University and his MSE and PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Frosch is a member of the ACI Board of Direction and the Financial Advisory, Membership, and Publications Board Committees. He currently serves as Chair of ACI Subcommittee 318-D, Flexure and Axial Loads: Beams, Slabs, and Columns, and is immediate Past-Chair of ACI Committee 224, Cracking. He is also a member of ACI Committees 318, Structural Concrete Building Code; 440, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement; ACI Subcommittee 318-SC, 318 Steering Committee; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committees 408, Development and Splicing of Deformed Bars and 445, Shear and Torsion. He is a member of the PCI Technical Activities Council and the PCI Research & Development Council. His research interests include the design and behavior of structural concrete, earthquake engineering, bridge engineering, and the repair and rehabilitation of structures. His excellence in teaching and research has been recognized at Purdue through his receipt of the Harold Munson Teaching Award, the Edmund M. Burke Outstanding Professor Award, and the Roy E. and Myrna Wansik Civil Engineering Research Award. He is the recipient of the ACI Young Members Award for Professional Achievement, the PCI Young Educator Achievement Award, and the University of Texas at Austin Outstanding Young Alumnus Award.