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Lawrence L. Sutter, Ph.D., P.E. is the Principal Engineer at Sutter Engineering, which specializes in providing technical support to companies bringing new products and technologies in to the concrete construction business. The major focus of the firm is to help the cement and concrete industry attain carbon neutrality by the year 2035. Specific tasks include developing new specifications and testing standards and working to integrate products into existing specifications and testing standards. He also provides testing and applied research services to aid in development of new products.He previously served as the Associate Dean of Research and External Relations for the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech. He is a Professor Emeritus in the Materials Science & Engineering Department at Michigan Tech. Previously he was Director of the Michigan Tech Transportation Institute and Director of the University Transportation Center (UTC) for Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (MiSTI). Prior, he served as a Professor of Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology. He has an extensive background in materials characterization and concrete durability, and has done research on various recycled and secondary materials including fly ash, blast furnace slag, and municipal solid waste incinerator ash, in addition to conventional construction materials such as cement, aggregates and concrete.Dr. Sutter is a Fellow of ASTM and a member of ASTM Committees C01 (Cement) and C09 (Concrete) and serves as Chairman of Committee 9.24 (Supplementary Cementitious Materials) and C01.14 Non-hydraulic Cements. Dr. Sutter serves on numerous other ASTM subcommittees including 9.27 Ground Slag, 9.48 Performance of Cementitious Materials and Admixture Combinations, 9.50 Risk Management for Alkali Aggregate Reactions, and 9.65 Petrography.Dr. Sutter is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and serves on the Institute's Board of Direction. He also serves as Chair of Committee 321 Durability Code, Vice-Chair of ACI Committee 232 on Fly Ash and Secretary of Committee 201 Durability, and is a member of ACI Committees 130 Sustainability, 211 Proportioning, 221 Aggregates, 225 Cement, 233 Ground Slag, 239 Ultra-high Performance Concrete, 240 Natural Pozzolans, 242 Alternative Cements, and 308 Curing.Specialties: Pavements, Concrete Durability, Fly Ash, Materials Characterization, Standards development, Workforce training.

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