Dr. Luke M. Snell
Emeritus Professor
lsnell@siue.edu
Luke M. Snell is a concrete consultant and Emeritus Professor from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has done extensive consulting work on construction and concrete problems throughout the U.S. and internationally. He has also written over 400 articles on concrete, construction materials, and construction education. He has worked with China, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia to start concrete certification programs. He is a past chair of American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Committees 517, Accelerated Curing of Concrete; E702, Designing Concrete Structures; Chapter Activities Committee; International Chapters, Educational Activities Committee and was on ACI’s Board of Direction. Snell is an Honorary Member of ACI and received the ACI Joe W. Kelly Award (Teaching award) , the ACI Chapter Activities Award, the ACI Educational Committee Member of the Year, the Henry L Kennedy Award and the ACI Certification Award. He was named one of the Ten Most Influential People of the Year in the Concrete Industry by Concrete Construction and Concrete Producer magazines in 2007, the Construction Laureate of Mongolia, and received an Honorary Doctorate from Aria University of Sciences and Sustainability. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois and Missouri