Karen Scrivener
EPFL STI IMX LMC
MXG 232 (Bâtiment MXG)
Station 12
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 58 43
+41 21 693 28 43
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Expertise
Selected publications
Studying nucleation and growth kinetics of alite hydration using μic
Bishnoi S., Scrivener, K.L.
Published in Cement and Concrete Research, 39, (), 2009, in
�ic: A new platform for modelling the hydration of cements
Shashank Bishnoi, Karen L. Scrivener
Published in Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 39, Issue 4, April 2009, Pages 266-274 in
Innovation in use and research on cementitious material
Karen L. Scrivener, R. James Kirkpatrick (University Illinois, USA)
Published in Cem. Concr. Res. (2007), doi:10.1016/j.
cemconres.2007.09.025 in
Backscattered electron imaging of cementitious microstructures: understanding and quantification
Scrivener KL
Published in CEMENT & CONCRETE COMPOSITES 26 (8): 935-945 NOV 2004 in
The interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between cement paste and aggregate in concrete
Scrivener KL, Crumbie AK, Laugesen P
Published in INTERFACE SCIENCE 12 (4): 411-421 OCT 2004 in
Influence of limestone on the hydration of Portland cements
Lothenbach, B; Le Saout, G; Gallucci, E; Scrivener, K
Published in Cement and Concrete Research 38 (6):848-860 in
A thermodynamic and experimental study of the conditions of thaumasite formation
Schmidt, T; Lothenbach, B; Romer, M; Scrivener, K; Rentsch, D; Figi, R
Published in Cement and Concrete Research 38 (3):337-349 in
Relation of expansion due to alkali silica reaction to the degree of reaction measured by SEM image analysis
Ben Haha M, Gallucci E, Guidoum A, Scrivener KL.
Published in CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH 37 (8): 1206-1214 AUG 2007 in
What causes differences of C-S-H gel grey levels in backscattered electron images?
Famy, C., K. L. Scrivener, et al.
Published in Cement and Concrete Research 32(9): 1465-1471., 2002 in
Si-29 and Al-27 NMR study of alkali-activated slag.
Wang, S. D. and K. L. Scrivener
Published in Cement and Concrete Research 33(5): 769-774., 2003 in
Teaching & PhD
PhD Students
Ilyana Ahmed Khedda, Ömer Faruk Behçet, Dhanush Sahasra Bejjarapu, Ray Cowen, Marjorie Etchevers, Lidia Karpova, Mohammad Mobasheri, Timur Mukhametkaliyev, Sudharsan Rathna Kumar, Robert Wojtaszczyk, Lei Xu
Past EPFL PhD Students
Solène Anne-Lise Albinski (2022), Mathieu Antoni (2013), François Henri Avet (2017), Mahsa Bagheri (2021), Lucie Baillon (2002), Luis Guillermo Baquerizo Ibarra (2015), Amélie Bazzoni (2014), Mohsen Ben Haha (2006), Elise Marie Jeanne Berodier (2015), Shashank Bishnoi (2008), Julien Bizzozero (2014), Yosra Briki (2020), Frank Bullerjahn (2018), Ziga Casar (2023), Aude Chabrelie (2010), Ruzena Chamrova (2010), Théodore Chappex (2012), Hui Chen (2013), Natechanok Chitvoranund (2021), Olga Agata Chowaniec (2012), Maria Mercedes Costoya Fernandez (2008), Belay Zeleke Dilnesa (2012), Quang Huy Do (2013), Cyrille Dunant (2009), Pawel Tadeusz Durdzinski (2016), Sarra El Housseini (2022), Khalil Ferjaoui (2022), Rodrigo Fernandez Lopez (2009), Alain Benjamin Giorla (2013), Christophe Gosselin (2009), Wilasinee Hanpongpun (2019), Zhangli Hu (2017), Ines Jaouadi (2008), Patrick Juilland (2009), Julien Kighelman (2007), Vanessa Kocaba (2009), Aditya Kumar (2012), Wolfgang Kunther (2012), Émilie Michèle L'Hôpital (2014), Séverine Lamberet (2005), Prakash Chandra Mathur (2007), Anna Morales Melgares (2023), Berta Mota Gassó (2015), Arnaud Charles Albert Muller (2014), Alexandre Reda Constantin William Caleb Ouzia (2019), Adrian-Alexandru Pîrvan (2022), Carolina Prieto Gomez (2010), Alexandra Quennoz (2011), Monisha Rastogi (2022), John Espen Rossen (2014), Thomas Schmidt (2007), Wioletta Soja (2019), Julien Ston (2019), Andrea Eloisa Teixeira Pita (2022), Qiao Wang (2022), Yiru Yan (2022), Mohamad Zalzale (2014), Xinyu Zhang (2007), Franco Zunino (2020)
Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector
Maya Nicole Harris (2022), Abhishek Kumar (2017)
Courses
Building materials + Laboratory work
MSE-322
Materials science of common non metallic building materials, with emphasis on cementitious materials (concrete). Chemical composition, fabrication and behaviour in service
Cementitious materials (advanced)
MSE-420
This course provides students with the scientific and engineering foundations to develop next-generation low-carbon cementitious materials. It links composition, processing, microstructure, performance, durability, and environmental impact to advance sustainable construction.
Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods
MSE-660(a)
Le but est de former doctorants et post doctorants aux méthodes de charactérisation des ciments composés comme la microstructure, la diffraction des rayons X, la calorimétrie, la formulation et la durabilité dans le cadre des actions internationales du project LC3 financé par la DDC.
Limestone-Calcined Clay - Cement : Characterisation methods (SPRING)
MSE-660(b)
Le but est de former doctorants et post doctorants aux méthodes de charactérisation des ciments composés comme la microstructure, la diffraction des rayons X, la calorimétrie, la formulation et la durabilité dans le cadre des actions internationales du project LC3 financé par la DDC.
Materials
MSE-171
Introduction course of material science applied to usual building materials, especially concrete and metals. Description of their fabrication, mechanical and thermal properties and use in construction.