The Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES) invites the campus community to attend a research seminar at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in Room 206 McNutt Hall. The seminar with feature two speakers. Dr. Aditya Kumar, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, will present “Understanding Reaction Processes and Composition-Structure-Property Relations in Traditional and Novel Sustainable Cementitious Formulations,” and Dr. Thomas Schuman, professor of chemistry, will present “Creating Polymer-Aggregate Interfaces in Cement Composite.” Refreshments will be served. For more information, email Abigayle Sherman.