2025 Outstanding Student Thesis Awards
The Masonry Society is pleased to announce the winners of 2025 Outstanding Student Thesis Awards. These awards honor outstanding scholarly work in masonry topics at the master’s and doctoral levels.
Masters Thesis Award Winner:
Name: Katherine Wishewan
Institution: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Title of Thesis: Tensile Characterisation of Mortar and Bricks for Masonry Construction
Under the direction of: Luca Pelà and Albert Cabanè Â
PhD Dissertation Award Winner:
Name: Carla Colombo
Institution: University of Minho
Title of Dissertation: Experimental Evaluation of the Static and Dynamic Out-of-Plane Response of Block-Type Masonry Structures
Under the direction of: Paulo B. Lourenço