Arizona Pavements and Materials Conference 2024: Full Schedule

8:00am MST

Exhibits Open - Continental Breakfast

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Networking

8:00am MST

Registration

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Registration

9:00am MST

OPENING SESSION

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:00am - 11:30am MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

9:00-9:20am: ASU Welcome Address
Ram Pendyala, Arizona State University
9:30-10:00am: Federal Highway Administration
Hari Kalla (Associate Administrator for Infrastructure)
10:00-10:30am: ADOT Overview
Steve Boschen, Infrastructure Delivery and Operations, Division Director, ADOT
10:30-11:00am: McDOT Overview
Jesse Gutierrez, Director
11:00-11:30am: Arizona Transportation Institute (AzTI) Update
Yao-Jan Wu, University of Arizona

Speakers

Ram Pendyala

Director and Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University

Professor Ram Pendyala is the director of ASU’s the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering . He teaches and conducts research in transportation systems engineering, design, modeling and simulation, travel behavior analysis, multimodal transport policy analysis, freight and passenger travel demand forecasting, travel survey methods and transportation economics and finan... Read More →

Steve Boschen

Division Director - IDO, ADOT

Steve BoschenInfrastructure Delivery and Operations, DirectorSteve Boschen currently serves as the division director for Infrastructure Delivery andOperations, which oversees all statewide project delivery including ADOT and Local PublicAgency projects, and statewide operations and... Read More →

Jesse Gutierrez

Director of Transportation, Maricopa County Department of Transportation

Jesse Gutierrez serves as the Director of the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) as well as the County Engineer and brings over 30 years of experience in transportation construction and roadway maintenance. Before joining MCDOT in July 2020, Jesse served as the Globe... Read More →

Yao-Jan Wu

Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, University of Arizona

Dr. Yao-Jan Wu is a professor of transportation engineering in the Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics Department and the Executive (Founding) Director of the Center for Applied Transportation Sciences (CATS) at the University of Arizona (UA). He holds PE licenses in... Read More →

Hari Kalla

Associate Administrator for Infrastructure at Federal Highway Administration, Federal Highway Administration

In July 2019, Hari Kalla was selected for SES position of Associate Administrator for Infrastructure with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). As the Associate Administrator for Infrastructure, Hari serves as a member of FHWA's leadership team and participates in developing... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:00am - 11:30am MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

11:30am MST

Lunch Preparation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Networking

11:30am MST

◆ STUDENT POSTER SESSION - Group 1

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm MST

Turquoise Ballroom 220

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:30am - 12:00pm MST
Turquoise Ballroom 220

Networking

12:00pm MST

Lunch

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Moderator: Sean Duffy, ARPA
Lunch speaker: Corey J. Zollinger, Director of Sustainable Infrastructure, Cemex.
Recognition of Sponsors and Exhibitors
Industry Students Awards: FORTA and Terracon

Moderators

Sean Duffy

Community Relations Manager, Arizona Rock Products Association

Sean Duffy has been with the Arizona Rock Products Association (ARPA) since 2022, serving as the Community Relations Manager. In this role, he leads community relations efforts, manages communications, oversees committees, and supports government affairs and regulatory initiatives... Read More →

Speakers

Corey Zollinger

Director Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions, CEMEX

Corey Zollinger, P.E. is the Director of Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions for CEMEX USA. He holds both Master and Bachelor's degrees from Texas A&M in Civil Engineering. He is currently a Chairman of the Environmental and Sustainability Committee for the Texas Aggregate and... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Networking

1:30pm MST

SESSION 1: Carbon-Friendly Technologies

Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

Moderator: Todd Gonser
Lower GHG and EPD Effective Pavement Treatments, Arizona Applications: Chris Evers, Pavement Technology Inc
Portland-Limestone Cement (PLC): Greg Halsted, National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association
Carbon Reduction in Cement and Concrete: Narayanan Neithalath, ASU

Moderators

Todd Gonser

Western Regional Manager, Cutler Repaving, Inc

Speakers

Chris Evers

Technical Representative at Pavement Technology, Pavement Technology Inc.

Chris Evers is a Technical Representative with Pavement Technology Inc. a company hejoined in 2012. He also serves as the Executive Coordinator of the Florida PavementPreservation Council (FPPC). He has 28 years of experience in the heavy highwayconstruction industry. Chris has been... Read More →

Greg Halsted

P.E.. Senior Director, The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

Greg Halsted, P.E., is a Senior Director for Local Paving with the NationalReady Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). He is responsible for increasingthe paving market share for ready mixed concrete products throughpromotion, design, technical services, and construction activities... Read More →

Narayanan Neithalath

Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University

Narayanan Neithalath is the Fulton Professor of Structural Materials in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University, USA. He obtained his PhD from Purdue University in 2004 in the area of infrastructural materials. He has extensively... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

Track 1

1:30pm MST

SESSION 2: Considering Resiliency in Pavement Systems

Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm MST

Turquoise Ballroom 220

Moderator: Angeli Jayme, Arizona State University, Assistant Professor
Impact of Climate Change on Pavement Structural Performance: Shane Underwood, North Carolina State University
Impacts of Wildfires on Pavement Systems: Jeff Stempihar, NCE
Assessing Vulnerability of Arizona Roadways to Wildfire and Post-Fire Debris Flow: Nora Hennessy, ASU

Moderators

Angeli Jayme

Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

In January 2025, Dr. Angeli Jayme will join Arizona State University as an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. Her research interests include tire-pavement interaction, asphalt materials, pavement structural mechanics, damage quantification, pavement rehabilitation and preservation, energy harvesting, and advanced mobility. A common thread in her research is understanding pavement behavior... Read More →

Speakers

Shane Underwood

Professor at North Carolina State University, North Carolina State University

Dr. Shane Underwood is a Professor, University Faculty Scholar, and Associate Head of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on developing improved pavement systems through... Read More →

Jeff Stempihar

Associate, NCE | Engineering & Environmental Services

Jeff has 20 years of engineering and applied research experience in highway and airfield pavements. His focus includes pavement evaluation and design, material selection, use of recycled materials, forensic analysis, and developing best-practice guidance. He has worked on numerous... Read More →

Nora Hennessy

Postdoctoral Scholar at ASU School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University

Wednesday November 20, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm MST
Turquoise Ballroom 220

Track 2

3:00pm MST

Networking Break

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

3:00pm MST

◆ STUDENT POSTER SESSION - Group 2

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST

Turquoise Ballroom 220

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Turquoise Ballroom 220

Networking

3:30pm MST

Panel Discussion: Balanced Mixture Design

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

Moderator: Bob McGennis
Speakers:
Jhony Habbouche, Asphalt Institute
Derek Nener-Plante (FHWA).
Amy Epps (Texas A&M)

Moderators

Robert McGennis

HF Sinclair

Bob McGennis is the Asphalt Technical Manager for the HF Sinclair Corporation, a position he has held since 1998. He has management authority over quality control, PG binder and asphalt emulsion formulations, raw materials, and technology for the HF Sinclair asphalt group. Bob has... Read More →

Speakers

Jhony Habbouche

Regional Engineer, Asphalt Institute

Dr. Jhony Habbouche is the Asphalt Institute's new Regional Engineer for the Western Region, which includes California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona, where he currently resides. He joins AI from the Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), the research division... Read More →

Derek Nener-Plante

Pavement and Materials Engineer, Federal Highway Administration

Derek Nener-Plante is a Pavement and Materials Engineer for the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Pavement and Materials (P&M) Team. He is responsible for leading implementation and deployment efforts in the areas of asphalt materials, asphalt pavement construction, materials... Read More →

Amy Epps-Martin

Professor, Texas A&M University

Dr. Amy Epps Martin has more than 27 years of experience teaching civil engineering materials courses and conducting research on safe, sustainable asphalt technologies at Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute where she is the A.P. & Florence Wiley Professor... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

5:00pm MST

◆ RECEPTION ◆ BEST IN ARIZONA PAVEMENT AWARDS

Wednesday November 20, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Arizona Ballroom
5:15-5:45 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
All conference attendees are invited to attend.

Speakers

Tim Murphy

Asphalt Scientist, Murphy Pavement Technology

Tim Murphy is President and Owner of Murphy Pavement Technology. Prior to that, he was the President of Chicago Testing Laboratory, District Engineer at Asphalt Institute (AI) Chicago Office, and at Illinois Department of Transportation. He has been providing teaching, training, troubleshooting... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 5:00pm - 7:00pm MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Networking

7:00am MST

Exhibits Open - Continental Breakfast

Thursday November 21, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Thursday November 21, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Networking

7:00am MST

Registration

Thursday November 21, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Thursday November 21, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Registration

8:00am MST

Update on Pavement Innovations in Arizona

Thursday November 21, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

Moderator: Nye McCarty

Impacts of a FHWA Mobile Asphalt Technology Center Visit:
Spotlight on Arizona DOT
Derek Nener-Plante, FHWA

Arizona’s Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA)
Paul Sharma, ADOT

Friction Performance of ADOT Surface Mixtures
Kevin Robertson, ADOT

Highly Modified Asphalts / Emulsions
Mo Rahman, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.

Moderators

Nye McCarty

Flagstaff Regional Materials Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

Nye has been involved in geotechnical and materials engineering for 20 years. He earned his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University and he is a registered professional engineer here in the State of Arizona. He currently serves as the Regional Materials... Read More →

Speakers

Derek Nener-Plante

Pavement and Materials Engineer, Federal Highway Administration

Mo Rahman

Technical Marketing Manager, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.

Mo Rahman has 29 years of experience in asphalt materials industry since his undergraduate degree in 1995. He has specialized in asphalt construction materials, production / operations, evaluation / testing, quality control / quality assurance and managing QC lab. He is knowledgeable... Read More →

Kevin Robertson

Surface Treatment Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

evin has been a roadway engineer for more than 28 years in Arizona with the last 11 years being at the Arizona Department of Transportation. He is the Pavement Management Surface Treatment Engineer as part of Asset Management within the Multimodal Planning Division (MPD) at ADOT... Read More →

Dharminder (Paul) Sharma

State Bituminous Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

Paul Sharma is the State Bituminous Engineer at the Arizona Department of Transportation. He has a master's degree in Civil engineering from the University of Utah and has been with the Arizona Department of Transportation since 2012. Before joining ADOT, Mr. Sharma accumulated over... Read More →

Thursday November 21, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

10:00am MST

Networking Break

Thursday November 21, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Thursday November 21, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Networking

10:30am MST

SESSION 3: Every Day Counts (EDC) 7

Thursday November 21, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

10:30-10:50 am Arizona Council for Transportation Innovation Update, Karla Petty, FHWA -Jennifer Toth ADOT
10:50-11:25 am Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete, Tim Barrett, FHWA"
11:25-12:00pm Green Public Procurement, Environment and product quality perspectives, LaToya Johnson, FHWA

Moderators

Tom Deitering

Speakers

Jennifer Toth

Director, Arizona Department of Transportation

With over 25 years of experience, Jennifer began her career at ADOT in 1997 as an Engineer in Training. Throughout her early roles as a Resident Engineer in Kingman, Senior Project Manager in Flagstaff, and later ADOT’s System Planning Director, she demonstrated a commitment to... Read More →

Karla Petty

Arizona Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration

Karla Petty has over thirty years of experience in the highway transportation industry and has served as the Federal Highway Administration's Arizona Division Administrator since January 2011. As the Arizona Division Administrator, she leads an office of professionals that delivers... Read More →

Tim Barrett

Research Civil Engineer at Federal Highway Administration, Federal Highway Administration

LaToya Johnson

Pavement Design & Performance Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration

LaToya Johnson is the team leader for the Pavement Design and Performance Team in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Infrastructure. In this position, LaToya manages a team of technical experts that set Agency priorities, develop and implement policy, and assist... Read More →

Thursday November 21, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

Track 1

10:30am MST

SESSION 4: Geotechnical Matters

Thursday November 21, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm MST

Turquoise Ballroom 220

Moderator: Claudia Zapata

Performance Evaluation of Highway Embankment and Slopes using Geophysical Testing and Field Instrumentation
Sadik Khan, Jackson State University

Micro-Trenching
Matt Manthey, City of Mesa

Flooded Roads: Pavement Response and Load Restriction
Majid Ghayoomi, University of New Hampshire

Moderators

Claudia Zapata

Professor, Arizona State University

Speakers

Sadik Khan

Associate Professor at Jackson State University, Jackson State University

Majid Ghayoomi

Professor,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire

Dr. Majid Ghayoomi is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Hampshire. In the last two decades, he has worked on several projects involving the application of unsaturated soil mechanics and hydro-geo-mechanics of soils in different... Read More →

Matt Manthey

Pavement Management Supervisor, City of Mesa - Transportation

Matt Manthey is the Pavement Management Supervisor for the City of Mesa. Mr. Manthey has been with The City of Mesa for over 13 years, prior to this Mr. Manthey worked in the construction materials testing and inspection field for 15 years, most recently with AMEC Earth & Environmental... Read More →

Thursday November 21, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
Turquoise Ballroom 220

Track 2

12:00pm MST

◆ Lunch ◆ Community Service Awards ◆ Witczak Endowment Students Awards ◆ Student Poster Awards

Thursday November 21, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST

Arizona Ballroom 221

Moderator: Amanda McGennis
Lunch Speaker: Reed Ryan, APA
◆ Community Service Awards
◆ Witczak Endowment Students Awards
◆ Student Poster Awards

Moderators

Amanda Hall McGennis

President, AHM Strategic Advisory LLC

Amanda McGennis is the Senior Vice President of the Arizona Chapter Associated General Contractors She has worked for AZAGC 22 years.Amanda has over 33 years in the construction industry. Her experience ranges from pavement materials and research, procurement, safety, environmental... Read More →

Speakers

Reed Ryan

Executive Director, Asphalt Pavement Alliance

Thursday November 21, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Arizona Ballroom 221

Networking

1:30pm MST

SESSION 5: Digital Data and Infrastructure

Thursday November 21, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

Moderator: Parnian Ghasemi

Digital Project Delivery: Re-Imagining the Way We Do Business in a Digital World
Alexa Mitchell, HDR

Data Science for Pavements
Eshan Dave, University of New Hampshire

Moderators

Parnian Ghasemi

Materials Manager, City of Phoenix

Parnian earned her Ph.D. in Pavement Engineering from Iowa State University in 2019, concentrating on applying Machine Learning algorithms to predict Pavement Performance and enhance Pavement Design. She holds a Professional Engineer certification in the State of Arizona. Before joining... Read More →

Speakers

Alexa Mitchell

Enterprise Digital Delivery Services Director, HDR

Alexa is HDR’s Enterprise Digital Delivery Services Director, and is a professional engineer registered in Arizona and Missouri. Prior to joining the private sector, she spent over 16 years with the Missouri DOT where she led the agency in implementation of 3D technology to support... Read More →

Eshan Dave

Professor at University of New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire

Eshan Dave is Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of New Hampshire. I obtained his masters and doctorate degrees from the University of Illinois. Eshan’s primary teaching and research focus are on... Read More →

Thursday November 21, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

2:30pm MST

The History and Evolution of ADOT’s Pavement Performance Test Equipment

Thursday November 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

Moderator: Larry Scofield

Speakers:
George Way, Jim Delton, Larry Scofield.

Moderators

Larry Scofield

Director of Engineering, IGGA/ACPA

Larry is a graduate from Arizona State University where he received both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering. Larry retired from the Arizona Department of Transportation where he worked for 29 years. While with ADOT, he worked in construction, materials... Read More →

Speakers

George Way

Consulpav, Chairman, Arizona Department of Transportation

George B. Way is chairman of the Rubberized Asphalt Association and an adjunct professor with the Arizona State University School of Sustainable Engineering & The Built Environment. He also serves as a chief engineer at Consulpav, a pavements and materials consulting firm with offices... Read More →

Jim Delton

Arizona Department of Transportation

Thursday November 21, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

3:30pm MST

END OF CONFERENCE - Grand Prize Drawing

Thursday November 21, 2024 3:30pm - 3:40pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

Thursday November 21, 2024 3:30pm - 3:40pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session