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DAY 1 – Tuesday, November 18, 2025
| 8:00-9:00am | Registration Memorial Union, Outside Turquoise Room | |||
| 9:00am-12:00pm | Workshop 1 Session: Balanced Mix Design (BMD): Advancements, Challenges, and Insights from Diverse Perspectives Turquoise Room Moderator: Jhony Habbouche, Asphalt Institute Opening Remarks by workshop moderator Jhony Habbouche, Asphalt Institute Technical and Practical Aspects of Balanced Mix Design, Peter Sebaaly, University of Nevada Reno and Western Regional Superpave Center BMD Implementation Status, Mixture Performance in the Field, and Managing Out-of-Spec Production, Matt Manthey, City of Mesa – Transportation BMD Version 0.9, Parnian Ghasemi, City of Phoenix Break – Refreshments (15 min) ADOT’s Experience with BMD, Jesus Sandoval, Arizona Department of Transportation Perspective from an Asphalt Supplier, Greg Groneberg, Southwest Asphalt Panel Discussion: Peter Sebaaly, Matt Manthey, Parnian Ghasemi, Jesus Sandoval, and Greg Groneberg Closing Remarks by workshop moderator Jhony Habbouche, Asphalt Institute | |||
| 12:00-2:00pm | Lunch at Engrained | |||
| 2:00-5:00pm | Workshop 2 : Innovations in Asphalt Materials and Pavement Preservation – Associated General Contractors Turquoise Room 2:00-2:05 Moderator: Rick Risner 2:05-2:30 Daniel Darling – New & innovative crack sealing, mastic, patching 2:30-2:55 Mo Rahman – Modified (Hi Mod) liquid asphalt and emulsions 2:55-3:20 Ryan Olson – Slurry & micro seal construction best practices 3:20-3:45 Brad Parker – How do we handle RAP in slurry & micro? 3:45-4:10 Jeff Smith – What’s new in chip seal? 4:10-5:00 Panel discussion: Daniel Darling, Mo Rahman, Ryan Olson, Brad Parker, Jeff Smith | |||
| 5:00-5:15pm | Walk to the Pavement Lab at ISTB2 Room 185 | |||
| 5:30-7:30pm | Consortium Open House with Students’ Posters, Research Updates, and Field Equipment Demos Refreshments available 850 S. McAllister Ave. ISTB2 Room 185 Pavement Laboratory |
DAY 2 – Wednesday, November 19, 2025
| 8:00-9:00am | Registration | Exhibits Open – Continental Breakfast Arizona Ballroom 221 | |
| OPENING SESSION: Ventana Ballroom 241 | ||
| 9:00-9:20am | ASU Welcome Address Ram Pendyala, Director and Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, ASU | |
| 9:30-10:00am | ADOT Overview Michael DenBleyker, Design Deputy State Engineer, ADOT | |
| 10:00-10:30am | McDOT Overview Steve Wilcox, Deputy Director, MCDOT | |
| 10:30-11:00am | City of Phoenix Street Transportation Overview Andrew Granger, Assistant Director, City of Phoenix Ryan Stevens, Engineering Manager, City of Phoenix | |
| 11:00-11:30am | Arizona Transportation Institute & Southwest Pavement Technology Consortium Update Hasan Ozer, ASU | |
| 11:30-12:00pm | Lunch Preparation Arizona Ballroom 221 | ◆ STUDENT POSTER SESSION ASSEMBLY – Group 1 Turquoise Ballroom |
| 12:00-1:30pm | LUNCHEON: Arizona Ballroom 221 Moderator & Lunch Speaker: Jhony Habbouche, Asphalt Institute ◆ Recognition of Sponsors and Exhibitors ◆ Witczak Endowment Students Awards ◆ FORTA Endowment Students Awards ◆ Terracon Endowment Establishment | |
| TRACK 1 | TRACK 2 | |
| SESSION 1: Asphalt Pavements in Action Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Mo Rahman, Ergon | SESSION 2: Environmental Exposures and Public Health | Turquoise 220 | Panel Discussion Panel Discussion Moderator: Ellie Fini, Arizona State University | |
| 1:30-1:55pm | What’s in RAP and it’s evolution & usage in City of Phoenix Ryan Stevens, Engineering Manager, City of Phoenix | Panelists: |
| 2:00-2:25pm | Multi-Layer Surface Treatments Jeff Smith, Cactus Asphalt | Ali Shamshiripour, University of Arizona Shiva Pooladvand, Arizona State University |
| 2:30-2:55pm | Longitudinal Grooving of Asphalt Pavements Larry Scofield, IGGA/ACPA | Bruce Johnson, Mayo Clinic |
| 3:00-3:30pm | Networking Break Arizona Ballroom 221 | ◆ STUDENT POSTER SESSION ASSEMBLY – Group 2 Turquoise Ballroom |
| GENERAL SESSION Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Jesús Sandoval-Gil, ADOT | ||
| 3:30-4:30pm | The Case for Including Mental Health in a Safety Plan and How to Do It Max Margolis, Construction Suicide Prevention Partnership | Lines for Life | |
| 4:30-6:30pm | ◆ RECEPTION ◆ BEST IN ARIZONA PAVEMENT AWARDS Arizona Ballroom Presenter and Moderator: Tim Murphy, Murphy Pavement Technology, Inc. Please join us in celebrating Best in Arizona pavement project winners. Student Posters, Door Prizes, Refreshments Open Bar, All conference attendees are invited to attend. |
DAY 3 – Thursday, November 20, 2025
| 7:00-8:00am | Registration – Exhibits Open – Continental Breakfast Arizona Ballroom 221 | |
| GENERAL SESSION: Concrete Solutions: Strength, Stability, and Smart Repairs Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderators: Farhad Rahimi, Quality Testing Hossein Noorvand, ViaSun Corporation / ASU | ||
| 8:00-8:25am | Ultra High-Performance Concrete Spotlight on Arizona DOT Barzin Mobasher, Professor, ASU | |
| 8:30-8:55am | Concrete Utility Adjustments and Repairs Eric Ferrebee, ACPA | |
| 9:00-9:25am | Road Intersection Solutions – Concrete Overlays Dan King, Iowa State University | |
| 9:30-9:55am | Recent Advances and Uses of Roller Compacted Concrete for Pavement Construction in the United States & Arizona Corey J. Zollinger, CEMEX USA | |
| 10:00-10:30am | Networking Break Arizona Ballroom 221 | |
| TRACK 1 | TRACK 2 | |
| SESSION 3: Evolving Asphalt Materials Specifications in Arizona Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Bob McGennis | SESSION 4: Geotech Progress: Stabilize, Reinforce, Automate Turquoise 220 Moderator: Claudia Zapata | |
| 10:30-12:00pm | Local Mixture and Binder Needs for Pavement Design Joe Phillips, Terracon Specifications to Unify the Valley Alex Carter,Vulcan Materials City of Phoenix Specification Development Rob Duvall, City of Phoenix | The Use of Alkali-Activated Materials for Soil Stabilization Nima Farzadnia, University of Alaska Fairbanks The Impact of Expansive Soils and Geohazards on the Performance of the ADOT Highway System, Patrice Brun, ADOT An AI-Based Model for Predicting Vehicle Tire Sinkage into Roadside Soils Hamed Khodadadi Tirkolaei, ASU |
| 12:00-1:30pm | LUNCHEON: Arizona Ballroom 221 Moderator & Lunch Speaker: Steve Trussell, Executive Director, Arizona Rock Products Association & Arizona Mining Association ◆ Community Service Awards ◆ Student Poster Awards | |
| SESSION 5: Pavement Resilience Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Angeli Jayme, ASU | SESSION 6: Advancing Sustainability Turquoise 220 Moderators: Todd Gonser, Cutler Repaving, Inc. | |
| 1:30-2:00pm | Ultra-Low Carbon Asphalt Dry Process Modifier Doug Carlson, Liberty Tire Ellie Fini, ASU | Low Carbon Transportation Materials – seeing the strategy in LCAs and EPDs. William Paddock, WAP Sustainability |
| 2:00-2:30pm | Fire-Resistant / Thermal Protective Pavements Carlos Obando, ASU / aCT, Inc. | Nanotechnology Pristine Graphene for Sustainable Performance Concrete Designs David Morgan, Carbon Rivers |
| GENERAL SESSION: Case Studies: Challenges in Construction on a Grand Scale Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Parnian Ghasemi, City of Phoenix Bob McGennis, HF Sinclaire | ||
| 2:35-3:35pm | Caltrans Long-Life Project, I-5 Sacramento Speaker: Marty McNamara, Granite Construction Taxiway U: From Travel Lanes to Taxiways Speaker: John Kliethermes, GFT Jeremiah Hoeflich, Kiewit | |
| 3:40pm | END OF CONFERENCE – Grand Prize Drawing |
Questions about the event?
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