<p></p><p>Dalam rangka
mempererat jalinan kemitraan dengan universitas diluar negeri, Fakultas Teknik
Universitas Halu Oleo mengadakan kuliah umum internasional dengan Faculty of
Engineering Technology, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium. Topik kuliah
tamu internasional ini adalah: Recent trends in concrete technology and Future
research collaboration between KU Leuven and Engineering Faculty of Halu Oleo
University. Narasumber pada kuliah ini adalah Prof. Dr. Ir. Elke Gruyaert,
dari Civil Engineering Department, Materials and Constructions, Ghent and Aalst
Technology Campuses, KU Leuven, Belgia. Kegiatan Kuliah tamu dilaksanakan&nbsp;secara online Melalui Zoom dan dibuka secara langsung oleh Dekan Fakultas Teknik Dr.Edward Ngii, S.T., M.T. dan bertindak sebagai moderator adalah Bapak Rommy S. Edwin, Ph.D, dosen Fakultas Teknik Program Studi Rekayasa Ilmu Lingkungan<br></p><p><img alt="" src="https://i.ibb.co/Pc75bF7/Whats-App-Image-2021-09-05-at-11-25-20-PM.jpg"><br></p>

<p>Dalam
pemaparannya, Prof. Elke menyampaikan teknologi terkini konstruksi beton yaitu
pemanfaatan limbah industri sebagai pengganti semen dan agregat untuk beton
mutu tinggi (High-Strength Concrete) dan beton mutu sangat tinggi (Ultra-High
Performance Concrete), mikrostruktur beton, dan peninjauan terhadap aspek
durabilitas (ketahanan terhadap penetrasi klorida dan karbonasi). Disamping itu
pula Prof. Elke menyampaikan informasi English Master Program dan beasiswa yang
disediakan pemerintah Belgia dan Uni Eropa.</p><p><img alt="" src="https://i.ibb.co/xgQmp8b/Whats-App-Image-2021-09-05-at-11-28-40-PM.jpg"><br></p>

<p><b>Profil Prof. Dr. Ir. Elke Gruyaert</b></p>

<p>Elke Gruyaert
graduated as Civil Engineer at Ghent University in 2005 and obtained in 2011
her PhD in Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of
Ghent University. After that she started a post-doctoral study for 6 years at
UGent. She was guest researcher at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) in
December 2005 and at Ecole des Mines de Douai (France) in April-May 2015. At
the moment, she is in UPV Valencia (Spain) for a two-months research stay.</p>

<p>Since 2017, Elke
Gruyaert has been appointed as Tenure Track Assistant Professor at KU Leuven
within the Department Civil Engineering. Her research interests include (1)
(combined) degradation mechanisms in (cracked) concrete, (2) durability-based
design of concrete mixtures and (3) sustainable concrete. Currently she
(co-)supervises 8 PhD students working in these domains.</p>

<p>Her research
outcomes were published in different peer-reviewed journals (39 A1 publications)
and conference proceedings (52 C1 publications). She is co-author of one book
chapter and editor of two books. Since 2018, she is also co-editor for the
journal Construction and Building Materials (IF 4.419). Elke Gruyaert is
actively involved in the RILEM technical committee TC 281-CCC, dealing with
carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and
she is currently leading an international interlaboratory test on carbonation
of concrete with SCMs.</p><p></p>