ACI Fellow Perumalsamy Balaguru is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, at Rutgers the State University of Ne Jersey, USA. He is Chair
of ACI Committee 544, Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Member of Committees 215 Fatigue of
Concrete and 5498, Ferrocement and Thin Cement Products. He also served as Chairman for
Committees 215 and 549. He has more than 250 publication including 2 books and 3 edited
books. He has made more than 300 presentations including Key-Note and Plenary Lectures.His
research interests include advanced construction materials, composites and nanomaterials in
concrete.