Bureau of Reclamation's Katie Bartojay, P.E., Elected Fellow of the American Concrete Institute

Written by: Peter Soeth

Katie BartojayKatie Bartojay, P.E., a Civil Engineer and Concrete Technical Specialist with the Bureau of Reclamation's Concrete, Geotechnical, and Structural Laboratory in Denver, Colo., was recently elected by the American Concrete Institute (ACI)’s Board of Direction as a Fellow of the Institute.

The ACI Fellow honor is bestowed on members who "have made outstanding contributions to the production or use of concrete materials, products, and structures in the areas of education, research, development, design, construction, or management. In addition, a Fellow shall have made significant contributions to ACI through committees and/or local chapters."

"Her enthusiasm for concrete has inspired others to join and participate in ACI and in the concrete industry," said Janet White, P.E., group manager.

Katie has worked on a team of concrete experts at Reclamation since 2005 and was Reclamation's 2011 Engineer of the Year. She has 17 years of construction materials experience in the industry and is a past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter. Katie serves on the ACI Mass Concrete, Mixture Proportioning, and Soil Cement committees and recently served as the co-chair of the 2015 Denver ACI Concrete Convention and Exposition. She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and her Professional Engineering License in the State of Colorado

At Reclamation, her research interest include adiabatic temperature rise and thermal studies of mass concrete, and crack reduction for large placements.

In 2007 she was a featured speaker on the History Channel's Modern Marvels Program "Dams" and can be seen describing concrete research in a recent Reclamation video entitled "Reclamation Laboratories working with Worldwide Customers."

Formal announcement will be made at the ACI Spring 2016 Convention and Exposition on April 17, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Published on December 03, 2015