TMS Journal Outstanding Paper Awards at the 14th NAMC

Dr. Laura Redmond, Editor of TMS Journal presented the following Outstanding TMS Journal Paper Awards during the Awards Banquet for the 14th North American Masonry Conference on June 13, 2023,

Outstanding Technical Paper Award Recipients

  • “Development of Masonry Wall Resistance and Fragilities for Out-of-Plane Wind Loads” By: Shahriar Quayyum and Sudhan Banik, published in Vol. 39, No. 1, December 2021
  • “Corrosion-Based Service Life Analysis for Adhered Masonry Cladding Systems in Canada” by: Yasser Korany and Mark D. Hagel, published Vol. 37, No. 1, December 2019Honorable Mention: “A Ten-Year Multi-Phase Research Program on the Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Block Shear Wall Components and Systems”, by: Mohamed Ezzeldin and Wael El-Dakhakhni, published Vol. 37, No. 1, December 2019 (Presented During Daniel P. Abrams Masonry Giants Session) “

Outstanding General Interest Paper Award Recipients

  • “Tension and Compression Controlled Sections in the 2022 TMS 402 Code”, by: Richard M. Bennett and John M. Hochwalt, published in Vol. 40, No. 1, December 2022.
John Hochwalt (left) and Richard Bennett (right) receive a TMS Journal Outstanding General Interest Paper from Laura Redmond, TMS Journal Editor, at the 14th NAMC
John Hochwalt (left) and Richard Bennett (right) receive a TMS Journal Outstanding General Interest Paper from Laura Redmond, TMS Journal Editor, at the 14th NAMC

Presented at each NAMC to recognize the outstanding TMS Journal Papers since the previous NAMC.​ A complete listing of past winners is maintained on TMS’s Website.​ TMS Journal is now indexed and is accepting manuscripts for consideration