Hans Beushausen elected to lead global construction research organisation
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Civil Engineering’s winning streak continues with the recent appointment of Professor Hans Beushausen as president-elect of the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM), headquartered in France.
Professor Beushausen is the deputy dean of Research and Strategic Innovation in UCT’s Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, and the director of the Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU) – a research unit in the Department of Civil Engineering.