The following papers won the 2006 Best Technical Paper Awards:

Best Technical Paper Overall:
Development of a Pultruded FRP Sunroom System
By Robert Spaans, Comfort Line Ltd.

Best Technical Paper: Materials
A New Amine Promoter for Low-temperature Cure of MEKP-Initiated Unsaturated Polyester Resin Systems
By Wenfeng Kuang and Ashley Richardson, Albemarle Corporation

Best Technical Paper: Construction & Infrastructure
Tests of Pultruded FRP Plank as Formwork and Reinforcement for Concrete Structures
By Lawrence Bank, Michael Oliva, Han-Ug Bae, Jeffrey Barker, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI and Seung-Woon Yoo, Kwandong University, Kangwon, Korea

Best Technical Paper: Processing Technology
VARTM Processing Applied to M939 Fender Fabrication
by Eric Billups, University of North Dakota and Dana T. Grow, Sioux Manufacturing Corporation

Best Technical Paper: Fire Resistant Technology
Performance of Composite Construction Products in Reaction-to-Fire Tests
By J. Huczek, M. Mehrafza and M. Janssens, Southwest Research Institute®.

Best Technical Paper: Compression Molding
Tough, Low Mass SMC Development for Transportation Applications
By R. L. Seats, D. H. Fisher, and H. Twardowska, Ashland Inc.

Best Technical Paper: Pultrusion
Development of a Pultruded FRP Sunroom System
By Robert Spaans, Comfort Line Ltd.

Best Technical Paper: Materials-Color
Investigation of Infrared Reflective Pigmentation Technologies for Coatings and Composite Applications
By David M. Hyde and Selby M. Brannon, Plasticolors, Inc.

Best Technical Paper: Testing
Low Velocity Impact and Damage Behavior of Kevlar Bonded Carbon/Epoxy Composites fabricated by Near-IR Irradiation
By Bazle A. Gama and Shridhar Yarlagadda, University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM) and Masanori (Mike) Kubota, Kubota Research Associates, Inc.