Speaking Engagements

Invited (Award Lectures, Keynotes or Invited Presentations)

1. J. J. Biernacki, Sustainability of additively manufactured housing, what's our next move? Carbon Conscious Concrete Symposium, Invited in honor of Surendra P. Shah's 90th birthday, Chicabo, IL, October 2-4, 2025.

2. J. J. Biernacki, Sustanability - More than Macro: is 3D printing of cement-based materials a sustanable solution to the housing crisis?, Annual Meeting of the ACerS Cements Division, June 2024, Invited in honor of Edward J. Garboczi's retirement from NIST.

3. J. J. Biernacki, Additive Manufacturing of Cement-Based Structures, International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures (ICCMS), Invited Keynote, December 15, 2022.

4. J. J. Biernacki, J ACerS Awards Symposium, Cements in the 21st Century, Best Paper Award Presentation, Materials Science & Technology Annual Meeting, Columbus Ohio, October 2018.

5. J. J. Biernacki, The Next 83 Years in Thirty Minutes – The Future of Concrete by 2100, Invited Guest Speaker, American Concrete Institute (ACI), Northern Ohio Section Meeting (January 2017).

6. J. J. Biernacki, What do artificial intelligence, synthetic life-chemistry and nuclear fusion have to do with cement? – A vision for things to come, American Ceramic Society, Della Roy Award Lecture (July 11, 2016).

7. J. Murillo, J. J. Biernacki, L. Norris, Biofuels: Changing our Agro-economy, invited speaker at the County Soil Conservation District Awards Banquets of Pickett County, Scott County and Putnam County, Invited Guest Speaker (Fall 2012).

8. J. J. Biernacki (presented by M. Juenger on behalf of J. J. Biernacki who was absent), Paving the Way for a More Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure – A Vision for the Development of a Comprehensive Description of Cement Hydration Dynamics (kinetics), Invited Presentation, ACI Annual Meeting, October 21, 2012.

9. J. J. Biernacki, Student teams, a simulation or a real team experience? American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Annual Meeting, Invited Presentation, Vancouver, CA (June 2011).

10. J. J. Biernacki, Paving the Way for a More Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure – A Roadmap for the Development of a Comprehensive Description of Cement Hydration Dynamics (kinetics), American Concrete Institute (ACI) Strategic Development Council (SDC), Invited Presentation, March 10, 2011.

11. J. Murillo, J. J. Biernacki, L. Norris, P. Bagley, S. Northrup, Biofuels: Changing our Agro-economy, Invited Guest Speaker at the National Resources Conservation Service Group Regional Meeting, Murfreesboro, TN, October 25, 2012.

12. J. J. Biernacki, 2006 ASEE, Southeast Section, Thomas C. Evans Award Lecture for best paper, (J. J. Biernacki, A Quantitative Course-level Strategy for Using ABET-based Assessment Outcomes, Chem. Eng. Ed., 39(3) 186-193 (2005)).

13. J. J. Biernacki, International Summit on Cement Hydration Kinetics and Modeling – A summary and outcomes, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Invited Webinar (August 19, 2010).

14. J. J. Biernacki, Characterization of Pozzolanic Reactions, Nanocem Workshop on Hydration Kinetics, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Invited Guest Speaker (February 25, 2008).

15. J. J. Biernacki, Bridging the Gap between Multi-Scale Modeling and Concrete Performance – Multi-Scale Mechanical Response of Cement-Based Materials, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 16th ACBM/NIST Computer Modeling Workshop, Invited Guest Speaker (Jun 26-29, 2006).

16. J. J. Biernacki, S. E. Mikel, C. J. Parnham, R. Wang, J. Bai, T. R. Watkins, M. Lance and C. R. Hubbard, Direct Phase-Resolved Strain Measurements in Cementitious Materials, Transport Properties and Concrete Quality Workshop, October 10-12, 2005, Invited Presentation, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

17. J. J. Biernacki, Characterizing Cement Paste – I. Meso-scale Strain Measurement in Cements Using synchrotron X-rays; II. Revisiting Thermoporometry as a Technique for Pore Size Characterization, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 16th ACBM/NIST Computer Modeling Workshop, Invited Guest Speaker (Jun 29, 2005).

18. J. J. Biernacki, Hydration of Fly Ash in the Presence of Calcium Hydroxide, International Conference on Advances in Concrete Composites and Structures (ICACS), Chennai, India, Invited Keynote (January 6-8, 2005).

19. J. J. Biernacki, Many Faces of India, Cookeville Indian Association, India Night, Invited Guest Speaker (2005).

20. J. J. Biernacki, Characterizing Materials – Characterization of Hydration Processes in Blended Cements, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 16th ACBM/NIST Computer Modeling Workshop, Invited Guest Speaker (Jun 23, 2004).

21. J. J. Biernacki, Characterization of Hydration Processes in Blended Cements, the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), Invited Guest Speaker (August 5, 2003).

22. J. J. Biernacki, Micro- and Meso-scale Strain Measurements in Cement-based Materials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Invited Guest Speaker (February 13, 2003).

23. J. J. Biernacki, Integrating the Materials Science, Engineering and Field Aspects of Concrete, American Concrete Institute, Spring Convention, Invited Presentation (March 1996).

Other Invited (partial list)

22. J. J. Biernacki, Materials Processing – Particle Comminution and Compaction, Invited Lecture, Princeton University (February 22, 2022).

23. J. J. Biernacki, A. S. Mohammad, B. Onanuga, H. Taheri, N. Mosser and E. J. Garboczi, Rheology and Computational Printing of Cement-Based Pastes, Invited Seminar, Oakridge National Laboratory (Jun 17, 2021).

24. J. J. Biernacki, Applied Rheology for Cement-Based Printing, Purdue University Invited Lecture (January 30, 2019).

25. J. J. Biernacki, ARPA-e Workshop on Extremely Durable Cementitious Materials, Houston, TX, Invited Participant, no presentation (April 10-11, 2018).

26. A. S. Mohammad, B. Onanuga, H. Taheri and J. J. Biernacki, Scaling Smart Autonomous Construction, Resilient Extra-Terrestrial Habitats (RETH), International Workshop, Invited Presentation, Purdue University, Invited Seminar (October 2018).

27. J. J. Biernacki, Designing Concrete Admixtures – A computer aided strategy and foray into unknown territory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Invited Seminar (April 13, 2016).

28.  J. J. Biernacki, Biomass Pyrolysis: A Cog in the Changing Energy and Chemicals Economy, Middle Tennessee State University, Department of Chemistry, Invited Seminar (October 15, 2015).

29.  J. J. Biernacki, Whole Biomass Pyrolysis: A multi-scale phenomena, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Invited Seminar (September 18, 2015).

30.  J. J. Biernacki, Biomass Pyrolysis: A Cog in the Changing Energy and Chemicals Economy, Oklahoma State University, Invited Seminar (March 12, 2014).

31.  J. J. Biernacki, Biomass Pyrolysis: A Cog in the Changing Energy and Chemicals Economy, Cambridge University, UK, Department of Chemical Engineering, Invited Seminar (May 8, 2013).

32.  J. J. Biernacki, Biomass Pyrolysis: A Cog in the Changing Energy and Chemicals Economy, Mississippi State University, Invited Seminar (May 3, 2013).

33. J. J. Biernacki, Bio-mass Pyrolysis – a cog in the changing energy and chemicals economy, University of Akron Chemical Engineering Seminar Series, Invited Seminar (November 15, 2012).

34. J. J. Biernacki, The Elements of Modern Infrastructure – Taking a closer look at concrete, Cleveland State University, Invited Seminar (April 12, 2011).

35. J. J. Biernacki, The Origins and Evolution of Cement Hydration Models, Ohio University, Invited Seminar (September 14, 2010).

36. J. J. Biernacki, An Advanced Single Particle Model for Alite and C3S Hydration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Invited Seminar (August 6, 2010).

37. J. J. Biernacki, The Origins and Evolution of Cement Hydration Models, Wayne State University, Invited Seminar (March 31, 2010).

38. J. J. Biernacki, The Origins and Evolution of Cement Hydration Models, Ohio University, Invited Seminar (September 14, 2010).

39. J. J. Biernacki, Direct Phase-Resolved Strain Measurements in Cementitious Materials, University of Tennessee, WebCast Seminar Series, (invited), University of Tennessee Knoxville, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Invited Seminar (September 7, 2006).

40. J. J. Biernacki, Revisiting Thermoporometry (TPM) as a Technique for Pore Structure Characterization, Princeton University, Invited Seminar (August 15, 2005).

41. J. J. Biernacki, Early Age Nano- and Micro-Pore Water Development in Blended Cements, Buckeye Industries, Invited Seminar (October 31, 2003).

42. J. J. Biernacki, Micro-scale Electro Field-Flow Fraction, University of Utah, Invited Seminar (May 22, 2003).

43. J. J. Biernacki, Characterization of Hydration Processes in Blended Cements, University of Michigan, Invited Seminar (August 5, 2003).

44. J. J. Biernacki, Characterization of Hydration Processes in Blended Cements, Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT), Invited Seminar (June 24, 2002).