Maria G. Juenger, FACI, is a professor holding the Austin Industries Endowed Faculty Fellowship, the L. B. (Preach) Meaders Professorship in Engineering, and the Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Centennial Chair in Engineering #2 in the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. She joined the faculty in 2002 as an assistant professor, advanced to associate professor in 2008, and now serves as Associate Dean for Graduate Education Transformation. Juenger earned a B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Spanish from Duke University in 1994 and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999, followed by postdoctoral research in civil engineering at the University of California, Berkeley from 1999 to 2002.

Juenger's teaching and research center on materials used in civil engineering applications, primarily chemical issues in cement-based materials, including phase formation in cement clinkering, hydration chemistry of portland cement, calcium sulfoaluminate cement and supplementary cementitious materials, chemical deterioration processes in concrete, concrete durability, and reducing the environmental impact of concrete production. She is an associate editor of Cement and Concrete Composites and serves on the editorial boards of Cement and Concrete Research Journal and ACI Materials Journal. Her notable awards include the American Concrete Institute Concrete Sustainability Award (2020), Delmar L. Bloem Distinguished Service Award (2018), Wason Medal for Materials Research (2011), NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program CAREER Award (2005), fellow of the American Concrete Institute (2014), and fellow of the American Ceramic Society (2015). She delivered the 2024 Cements Della Roy Lecture and was elected President of the American Concrete Institute. Key publications encompass "Comprehensive phase characterization of a Class F fly ash" (Cement and Concrete Research, 2010), "Effects of construction time and materials on bridge deck cracking" (ACI Materials Journal, 2009), "The physical and chemical characteristics of the shell of air-entrained bubbles in cement paste" (Cement and Concrete Research, 2009), and "Incorporation of waste materials into portland cement clinker synthesized from natural raw materials" (Journal of Materials Science, 2009). Juenger's contributions have advanced sustainable practices and materials science in civil engineering.

Professional Email: mjuenger@mail.utexas.edu