Joseph Davidovits Author

Prof. Joseph Davidovits is known in the scientific community as the inventor of geopolymer science. The general public recognises his works on archaeological science and his discoveries on building with artificial geopolymer stones in the pre-Columbian monuments of the Altiplano (Bolivia, Tiwanaku-Pumapunku). He is the chairman of the Institut Géopolymère /Geopolymer Institute, France, Saint-Quentin, www.geopolymer.org or www.davidovits.info. He conducts research in geochemistry, geopolymer science applied to archaeology, geopolymer cements and concretes, geopolymers for toxic waste management, and is updating his standard book Geopolymer Chemistry and Applications (2008 and 5th edition in 2020).