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Conference Details, Day 1

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Opening remarks, four learning sessions, poster discussion session.

Opening Session,
Presentation of 2020 Perpetual Pavement Award

Moderators: Kamil Kaloush, ASU and Jesús Sandoval-Gil, ADOT

Passcode: WIY=dxP0

9:00 – 10:00am

Panel Discussion, Question and Answer Session

Federal Highway Administration
Amy Lucero, PE, Associate Administrator, FHWA

Arizona Department of Transportation
Matt Moul, PE, Deputy State Engineer, ADOT

Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Jesse Gutierrez, PE, Deputy Director, MCDOT

Morning Tracks, Day 1

Each session contains three 20 minute presentations followed by a 30 minute question and answer period.

Session 1: FHWA EDC 6 Innovation

Moderators: Tom Deitering, FHWA and Joe Phillips, Terracon

Zoom passcode: K=373yz5

10:00 – 10:20am

EDC-6 Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions (TOPS) – Asphalt Materials

Timothy Aschenbrener, PE, Senior Asphalt Engineer, FHWA

10:20 – 10:40am

EDC-6 Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions (TOPS) – Concrete Materials

Samuel S. Tyson, PE, Concrete Pavement Engineer, FHWA

10:40 – 11:00am

Improved Asphalt Performance – FHWA

Leslie Myers McCarthy, PhD, PE, Senior Asphalt Pavement Engineer, FHWA

11:00 – 11:30am

Questions and Answers, Networking

The Q&A period will be followed by a 30 minute break. Track discussions resume at noon.

Session 2: Sustainability

Moderators: Elham Fini, ASU and Mo Rahman, Ergon

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10:00 – 10:20am

Advancement in Utilizing High RAP and Rejuvenators in Asphalt Pavements

Hassan Tabatabaee, PhD, Cargill Bioindustrial

10:20 – 10:40am

Use of Plastics for in-place roadway recycling

Donald M. Matthews, PE, Pavement Recycling Systems, Inc.

10:40 – 11:00am

Innovations (PCC Mega slabs)

Robert A. Rodden, MS, Director of Engineering Strategy at MEGASLAB

11:00 – 11:30am

Questions and Answers, Networking

The Q&A period will be followed by a 30 minute break. Track discussions resume at noon.

Afternoon Tracks, Day 1

Three 20 minute presentations followed by a 30 minute question and answer period.

Session 3: Concrete Pavement Performance

Moderators: Jose Medina, NCE and Rob Duvall, City of Phoenix

Zoom passcode: w6Y5!99a

Noon – 12:20pm

Concrete ASR / Fly Ash Class F

Lawrence Sutter, PhD, PE, Michigan Technological University

12:20 – 12:40pm

Slabs with Optimized Geometry

Jeffery Roesler, PhD, PE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

12:40 – 1:00pm

Concrete #3 Curing Procedure

Dan Zollinger, PhD, Texas A&M University

1:00 – 1:30pm

Questions and Answers, Networking

The Q&A period will be followed by a 30 minute break. Track discussions resume at 2:00pm.

Session 4: Asphalt Pavement Performance

Moderators: Pat Weaver, Solterra Materials and Hasan Ozer, ASU

Zoom passcode: 21Z&h1lG

Noon – 12:20pm

National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) Update

R. Buzz Powell, PhD, PE, National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University

12:20 – 12:40pm

TxDOT BMD Implementation Update

Amy Epps Martin, PhD, PE, Texas A&M University

12:40 – 1:00pm

Evolutions of Pavement Condition Survey from Analog to Digital, 3D, and AI

Kelvin C. P. Wang, PhD, PE, Oklahoma State University

1:00 – 1:30pm

Questions and Answers, Networking

The Q&A period will be followed by a 30 minute break. Track discussions resume at 2:00pm.

Student Poster Presentation

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Moderators: Claudia Zapata, ASU and Ramadan Salim, ASU

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