INVITED PRESENTATIONS

1. “Building Climate Resilience in Road Infrastructure: A Cross-Sectoral Roundtable” Pavement Mitigation Strategies in Urban Areas, 2nd IRF Asia Regional Congress and Exhibition, October 16-20, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2. “Innovations in Rubberized Asphalt” Performance Tests and Environmental Issues, 2nd IRF Asia Regional Congress and Exhibition, October 16-20, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

3. “Building and Maintaining Climate Resilient Rural Roads” 2nd IRF Asia Regional Congress and Exhibition, October 16-20, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

4. “Thin-Whitetopping Concrete Pavements”, Pavimentos de Hormigon y Asfalto, International Road Federation, Bogota, Columbia 24-25 August 2016.

5. “Pavement Sustainability and Design”, Pavimentos de Hormigon y Asfalto, International Road Federation, Bogota, Columbia 24-25 August 2016.

6. “Fundamentals of Asphalt Mixtures – Materials Testing: Why and How?”, 5th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress, Montego Bay, Jamaica, May 18–20, 2016.

7. Brazil Road Expo, in partnership with the International Road Federation. “Pavement Sustainability: Criteria, Elements, and Case Studies”, March 29-31 2016.

8. 4th IRF Middle East Regional Congress & Exhibition, “Pavement Technologies and Management”, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 15 – 17, 2015.

9. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Middle East Society of Asphalt Technologists-MESAT 2015. “ Pavements in Warm Climates: Challenges and Considerations to Improve Performance”. 10. “Pavements: basics, performance, preservation and sustainability”, 4th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress, Montego Bay, Jamaica, May 4–8, 2015.

11. IRF Executive Workshops, “Pavement Rehabilitation”, International Road Federation, Brazil Road Expo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 25-26, 2015.

12. IRF Executive Training Series, Asphalt Pavements: Materials, Construction & Management. International Road Federation. Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia March 15–17, 2015.

13. “Understanding UHI: Pavement Reflectivity and the Built Environment”, Asphalt Industry’s Sustainability Initiatives. The Brightest Ideas for Sustainable Future, Asphalt Sustainability Conference, November 4-5, 2014, New Orleans, LA. http://www.asphaltpavement.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=999:understanding-uhi&catid=260:2014-sustainability-conference Video at: http://vimeopro.com/vcubeinc/theme3

14. “Panel discussion: Sustainability and the Next Generation”. Asphalt Industry’s Sustainability Initiatives. The Brightest Ideas for Sustainable Future, Asphalt Sustainability Conference, November 4-5, 2014, New Orleans, LA. http://vimeopro.com/vcubeinc/theme3

15. “Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Concrete”, 9th International Conference of Asphalt, Intercontinental Hotel, Medellín, Columbia, August 2014.

16. “Plenary: Pavements and Materials – Building Responsibly”. 3rd IRF Caribbean Regional Congress - May 7-9, 2014 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

17. “Environmentally Friendly Construction Materials and Technologies”. 3rd IRF Caribbean Regional Congress - May 7-9, 2014 – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

18. “Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Concrete”, 2014 Utah Asphalt Conference, South Towne Expo Center, Sandy, Utah, February 26, 2014.

19. “Rubberized Asphalt Mechanical Properties and Environmental Benefits Studies”. International Road Federation (IRF) 17th World Meeting, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2013.

20. “Impact of Climate Change on Road Infrastructure”. International Road Federation (IRF) 17th World Meeting, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2013.

21. “Pavements and the Urban Heat Island”. Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference, Session 25, Asphalt Pavement, October 22, 2013, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio.

22. “Rubber Modified Asphalt as a Thermal Blanket and its Influence on the Urban Heat Island Effect”. 6th Rubber Modified Asphalt Conference. October 15-17, 2013 · Doubletree by Hilton, Tempe, AZ.

23. “Asphalt Rubber: Performance Tests and Pavement Design Issues”. Presented at the Recycled Rubber Products Technology Conference. October 10 – 11, 2013. Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

24. “Pavement Temperature Effects on Overall Urban Heat Island”. FHWA Sustainable Pavement Program, Fifth Meeting of the Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group (SP TWG), June 18-19, 2013 - University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

25. “Water Sustainability Strategies – Road Construction”. 62nd Roads and Streets Conference, March 28, 2013, JW Marriot Starr Pass, Tucson, Arizona.

26. “Impact of Climate Change on Road Infrastructure”. 2nd IRF Caribbean Regional Congress - May 15-17, 2013 - Bridgetown, Barbados.

27. “Recycled Tire Rubber Mixture Performance”. State of the Practice in Ground Tire Rubber – Modified Asphalt Workshop, Transportation Research Board, January 13, 2013.

28. “Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Asphalt-Rubber Gap Graded Mixture in Puerto Rico”, Asphalt Rubber 2012 Conference, Munich, Germany, 23-26 October 2012.

29. “Laboratory Evaluation of Asphalt-Rubber Gap Graded Mixture Constructed on Stockholm Highway in Sweden”, Asphalt Rubber 2012 Conference, Munich, Germany, 23-26 October 2012.

30. “Pavements and the Urban Heat Island Effect”. 3rd IRF Middle East Regional Congress & Exhibition, 9-11 January 2012, Kingdom of Bahrain.

31. “Environmental Impacts of Using Rubber Modified Asphalt: The Carbon Footprint of Rubber Modified Asphalt”. 5th Rubber Modified Asphalt Conference, November 3, 2011, Austin, TX.

32. “Asphalt Rubber Mixtures & Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG)”

Rubber Pavements Association, 2011 Board of Directors and Membership Mid-Year Meeting Embassy Suites Sacramento, CA, August 11, 2011.

33. “Increased Sustainability of Asphalt through Fiber Reinforcement”. Co-Sponsored by OK Hardware & Construction Supply, Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry (HAPI), University of Hawaii, and FORTA Corporation. Honolulu International Airport, Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii. August 2, 2011.

34. “ASU Research Efforts on Crack Propagation, Fatigue and Confinement”. Bitumen Rubber Workshop, Southern African Transport Conference and Exhibition, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 11-14 July 2011.

35. “Pavements Materials and the Urban Climate”. International Concrete Sustainability Conference, NRMCA – Grey Matters Consultancy, Dubai, December 13-14, 2010.

36. “Pavement Characteristics and Energy Expenditure: UHI”. Paving Greener with Asphalt, Denver, Colorado, 17-18 November 2010.

37. “Thin Whitetopping: Local Case Studies”. 6th Arizona Pavements/Materials Conference Program, Tempe, Arizona, November 16-17, 2010

38. “Evaluation of Engineering Properties According to American Methods for Measurement - Laboratory Evaluation of Rubber & Polymer Modified Bituminous Mixtures Constructed in Stockholm” Asphalt Rubber Seminar in Sweden. Läppstiftet Conference Center, Lilla Bommen 1-2, Gothenburg, Sweden. September 29–30, 2010.

39. “Could Asphalt Rubber Help Reduce Carbon Emissions? “ Asphalt Rubber Seminar in Sweden. Läppstiftet Conference Center, Lilla Bommen 1-2, Gothenburg, Sweden. September 29–30, 2010.

40. “The Sustainability of Transport Infrastructures”. 2nd International Conference on Transport Infrastructures, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 4-6 August, 2010.

41. “Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide and Asphalt Rubber”. 2nd International Conference on Transport Infrastructures, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 4-6 August, 2010.

42. “Asphalt-Rubber Overlays as a Pavement Preservation Strategy”. 1st Meeting and Technical Conference Middle East Society of Asphalt Technologists, MESAT 2010, July 5-8, Lebanon.

43. “Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide”. 1st Meeting and Technical Conference Middle East Society of Asphalt Technologists. MESAT 2010, July 5-8, Beirut Lebanon

44. “Asphalt Rubber Mixtures: Pavement Design Issues and Considerations as Pavement Preservation Strategies”. Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 21, 2010.

45. “Asphalt Rubber Mixtures: Pavement Design Implementation and Pavement Preservation Strategies”. 20 Encontro de Asfalto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18-20 May, 2010.

46. “Pavements Materials and the Urban Climate”. Concrete Sustainability Conference, NRMCA, April 13-15, 2010, Tempe, Arizona.

47. “Arizona State University and NCE SMART”. United States Department of Commerce – International Trade Administration, SABIT Program. April 2010.

48. “Decorative Pervious Concrete in Municipal and Commercial Projects Panel Discussion” . Concrete Décor Show, Phoenix, Arizona, March 16, 2010.

49. “Pavements and the Urban Heat Island Effect”. EPA's Cool Pavements Webcast, 1/28/2010, 2-3:30, EST, January 2010.

50. “Climate Change Impacts on Pavement Engineering”. International Sustainable Pavements Workshop, Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia, January 7-9, 2010.

51. “Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Implementation and Pavement Preservation Strategies with A-R”. Sustainability and Pavement Preservation Strategies with Asphalt-Rubber Symposium, Monterey ,California, October 21-23, 2009.

52. “Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Implementation and Pavement Preservation Strategies with A-R”. Cut Cost with Asphalt-Rubber Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, Sept 15, 2009.

53. “Pervious Concrete, A Storm Water Solution”. Seminar sponsored by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Portland Cement Association, and Arizona Cement Association, at Arizona State University, July 30, 2009.

54. “Arizona University’s Transportation Research Summaries” 58th Annual Arizona Conference on Roads & Streets, Westin La Paloma Resort, Tucson, Arizona, April 2009.

55. “Permeable Pavement” 58th Annual Arizona Conference on Roads & Streets, Westin La Paloma Resort, Tucson, Arizona, April 2009.

56. “Cool Pavements”. Urban Heat Island Mitigation Issues & Strategies—Hard Surfaces, Sustainable Communities Conference, EPA, Dallas, Texas, March 2009.

57. “Pavements and the Urban Heat Island Effect”. Session 787, Climate Change, and Design and Management of Sustainable Pavements. Design and Construction Group and Pavement Management, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Jan 2009.

58. “Impact of Asphalt Rubber Friction Course Overlays on PCCP Temperature Gradients and Tire Wear Emissions”. 57th Annual Arizona Conference on Roads & Streets, Tucson, Arizona, March 2008.

59. “Urban Heat Island Pavement Evaluation Techniques and Mitigation Strategies”. Paving Materials and the Urban Climate Subcommittee, Design and Construction Group, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2008.

60. “Impact of Asphalt Rubber Friction Course Overlays on Tire Wear Emissions and Air Quality Models for Phoenix, Arizona, Airshed”. 2008 National Asphalt Pavement Association Seminar, New Market Opportunities for Thin Asphalt Pavements over Aged PCCP, Arizona Biltmore January 31, 2008.

61. System Preservation Moderator, WTS SAFETEA-LU Summit October 2007.

62. Workshop on Asphalt Rubber Mixtures, Jornada de Debate Sobre las Mezclas con BMAVC, Laboratorio de Control de Calidad de la Comunidad de Madrid. 27 Nov 2007, Madrid, Spain.

63. “Performance Characteristics of Asphalt Rubber Pavements in the USA”. 11th Colloquium on Asphalt and Bitumen, Kranjska Gora, 29-30 November 2007, Slovenia.

64. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: “Research in USA: State of the Art and Future Themes”. Functional Rehabilitation and Safety of Road Network, XII National Meeting of Società Italiana Infrastrutture Viarie, Parma, Italy, October 2002.



PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES

65. “Soil Stabilization and Dust Control using Saline Waste”. 63rd Arizona Conference on Roads & Streets, Tucson, AZ, April 18, 2014.

66. “Sustainable Pavements – A General Perspective”. 61st Arizona Conference on Roads & Streets, Tucson, AZ, April 5, 2012.

67. “Update on Sustainability Research”, Streets / Roads Committee Meeting, ACPA Mid-Year Committee Meetings & Golf Tournament, Oak Brook, Illinois, July 2008.

68. “Characteristics of Concrete Pavements in Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect”. 9th International Conference on Concrete Pavements. San Francisco, August 2008.

69. “Pervious Concrete and the ASU Parking Lot Experience”, 2007 Arizona Pavements/Materials Conference, Arizona State University, October 1-3, 2007.

70. “Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Concrete”, 2007 Arizona Pavements/Materials Conference, Arizona State University, October 1-3, 2007.

71. “ACPA/ASU Urban Heat Island Mitigation Research”, American Concrete Pavement Association, ACPA Mid –Year Committee Meeting, Evanston, Illinois, July, 2006.

72. “ASU Heat Island Study”, 2006 Arizona Pavements/Materials Conference, Arizona State University, April 26, 2006.

73. “Techniques to Evaluate the Role of Materials in Forming the UHI”, Sustainable Materials for the Urban Environment Conference, National Conference on “Cool Pavements”, Arizona State University, April 24, 2006.

74. “Cool Pavements to Reduce Urban Heat Island Effects”, TRB 85th Annual Meeting, Maintenance and Operations Management Committee (AHD10), Environment Maintenance Subcommittee, AHD10(1), January 24, 2006, Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.

75. “Heat Island and Reflectance”, American Concrete Pavement Association National Convention, December 2, 2005, Palm Springs, CA.

76. “Paving Materials and the Urban Heat Island – Arizona’s Experience”, 2005 Community Involvement Conference and Training, U.S. EPA, Buffalo, N.Y. July 12, 2005.

77. “Life Cycle Cost Analysis: A Case Study on Asphalt Rubber Pavement in Arizona Using HDM-4 and MicroBENCOST”, The Rubber Pavements Association Annual Meeting, February 5, 2005, Reno, Nevada.

78. “Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Rubber Mixtures in Alberta”, When the Rubber Hits the Road – A Seminar on Rubber Asphalt, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, August 2003.

79. “Use and Benefits of Asphalt Rubber Pavements in Arizona” sponsored by Asfaltomeros, S.A. Madrid, Spain, July 2003.



PRESENTATIONS AT LOCAL COMMUNITY

80. “Impact of Climate Change on Road Infrastructure”. City of Flagstaff Resiliency Workshop, October 2013.

81. “Pavement Surface Types, Tire Wear Emissions, and the Urban Heat Island”, Pima Association of Governments (PAG), Air Quality Subcommittee, Tucson, AZ, December 2006.

82. “Concrete Research Studies and the Urban Heat Island”, 2006 Concrete Seminar – Concrete Moving Forward, Sponsored by the Arizona Chapter American Concrete Institute, Arizona Department of Transportation and the Arizona Cement Association. November 10, 2006.

83. “ASU NCE-SMART Program”, Arizona Cement Association Board Meeting, Oct 10, 2006.

84. “Rubberized Pavements”, Kiwanis Club of the Superstitions, Mesa, AZ, May 22, 2006.

85. “Rubberized Pavements and Highway Noise”, PUP 598 Transportation Challenges and Responses Focus Seminar, School of Planning, ASU, March 23, 2006

86. “Rubberized Pavements”, Kiwanis Club of Tempe, Shalimar Country Club, February 23, 2006.

87. “Paving Materials and the Urban Heat Island Effect”, Arizona Chapter – ACI Joint Dinner Meeting – SEAoA, Double Tree Suites, Phoenix, AZ, February 21, 2005.

88. “Urban Heat Island Effect”, 2005 Concrete Seminar, Arizona Chapter American Concrete Institute, Arizona Department of Transportation Industry Conference, December 6, 2005.

89. “Rubberized Pavements”, Dean’s Advisory Council Meeting, Ira A/ Fulton School of Engineering, November 4, 2005.

90. Recycled Tire Rubber in Engineering Materials, Maricopa County Department of Transportation, Recycled Tire Engineering and Research Foundation, September 13, 2005.

91. “Paving Materials and Urban Heat Strategies”, Sustainable Materials and Renewable Technologies Conference, November 30, 2004, ASU.

92. “Characteristics of Crumb Rubber Concrete”, 2003 Concrete Seminar – Evolving Concrete Technologies, AZ Chapter – American Concrete Institute, Arizona Cement Association and Arizona Department of Transportation, Phoenix, December, 2003.

93. “Dean’s Research Briefing”, Arizona State University, April 2003.

94. “Asphalt Rubber Research”, Asphalt Rubber Workshop, Arizona Department of Transportation, Rubber Pavement Association, Tucson, Flagstaff and Phoenix, March 2003.

95. “ASU Asphalt Rubber Research”, ASU-ADOT-Industry-Local Governments, Pavement / Materials Conference, ASU, Tempe, November 2002.

96. “ASU Pavement Research”. Innovations in the Aggregates, Concrete, and Asphalt Industries” Organized by Aggregate Research Industries, Phoenix, October, 2002.

97. “Asphalt Rubber Research”, 33rd Annual Meeting, PCCAS, Tempe, May 2002.

98. “AC Material Characterization Tests”, Asphalt Rubber Workshop, Arizona Department of Transportation, Rubber Pavement Association, Flagstaff and Phoenix, April 2001.

99. “Development of the Simple Performance Tests for Asphalt Mixtures”, Rocky Mountain Asphalt User / Producer Group, Mixture and Construction Subcommittee, Phoenix, Mar 2001.


CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS OF PAPERS

1. “Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Concrete: Performance Tests and Pavement Design Consideration”. Middle East Society of Asphalt Technologists-MESAT April 2015.

2. “Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Concrete: Performance Tests and Pavement Design Consideration”, 6th International Conference Bituminous Mixtures & Pavements, 10-12 June 2015, Thessaloniki, Greece.

3. “Endurance Limit for HMA Based on Healing-Damage Balance Criterion Using Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Analysis”. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C. (2013)

4. “Laboratory Validation of Healing-based Fatigue Endurance Limit for HMA”. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C. (2013)

5. “Porous Asphalt Pavement Temperature Effects for Urban Heat Island Analysis”. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C. 2012.

6. “Use of Fiber Reinforced Asphalt Concrete as a Sustainable Paving Material for Airfields”. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C. 2012.

7. “Sensitivity of Mixture Performance Tests to Identical PG Binders from Different Suppliers” Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C. 2012.

8. “Rational Approach for Adjusting HMA Dynamic Modulus due to Changes in Air Voids and Asphalt Content”. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C. 2012.

9. “Significance of Confined Dynamic Modulus Laboratory Testing for Dense, Gap and Open Graded Asphalt Concrete Mixtures”, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C. 2011.

10. “Using the Dynamic Modulus Test for Moisture Susceptibility Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures”. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D. C., 2009.

11. Development of a Flow Number Predictive Model”. Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2010.

12. “Application of Continuum Damage Theory for Flexural Fatigue Tests”. 2nd Workshop on Four Point Bending, 2009. University of Minho, by L. Mello. (Keynote paper).

13. “Arizona’s 15 Years of Experience Using the Four Point Bending Beam Test”. 2nd Workshop on Four Point Bending, 2009. University of Minho, by G. Way.

14. “Effect of Different Dosages of Polypropylene Fibers in Thin Whitetopping Concrete Pavements”. Transportation Research Board, Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Jan 2008.

15. “Impact of Asphalt Rubber Friction Course Overlays on Tire Wear Emissions and Air Quality Models for Phoenix, Arizona Airshed”. Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2007.

16. "AR-ACFC Overlays as a Pavement Preservation Strategy for PCCP". Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2007.

17. “Distress Assessment of Conventional HMA and Asphalt Rubber Overlays on PCC Pavements using the Mechanistic-Empirical Design of New and Rehabilitated Pavement Structures”, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2005.

18. “Properties of Crumb Rubber Concrete”, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2005.

19. “Life Cycle Cost Analysis: a Case Study on Asphalt Rubber Pavements in Arizona Using HDM-4 and MicroBENCOST”, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., Jan 2005.

20. “Development of Pavement Performance Models for Delhi Township (Ohio) Pavement Management System”, Transportation Research Board, CD ROM, 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2004.

21. “Material Characteristics of Asphalt Rubber Mixtures”, Transportation Research Board, CD ROM, 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2004.

22. “Dynamic Modulus Properties of Asphalt Rubber Mixtures”. MAIREPAV'03, Third International Symposium on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, July, 2003.

23. “Simple Performance Test for Permanent Deformation Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures”. 6th International RILEM Symposium on Performance Testing and Evaluation of Bituminous Materials, PTEBM'03, Zurich, Switzerland, April 2003.

24. “Laboratory Evaluation of Asphalt Rubber Mixtures Using the Dynamic Modulus (E*) Test”. Transportation Research Board, 82nd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2003.

25. “Asphalt Rubber Research” Rubber Pavement Association, Technical Advisory Board, San Diego, CA, July 2002.

26. Principals and Practice of Asphalt Rubber, Seminar Coordination and Presentations “Laboratory Testing” and “Benefits and Life Cycle Costs”, Arizona State University, Sponsored by Maricopa County, June 2002.

27. “Status of the Asphalt Rubber Research Projects”, PCCAS, Reno, April 2002.

28. “Simple Performance Test for Permanent Deformation of Asphalt Mixtures”, Transportation Research Board, 81st Annual Meeting, Wash., D.C., January 2002.

29. “ASU Pavement Materials Research” PCCAS, Reno, December 11, 2001.

30. “Overview of the Asphalt Rubber Demonstration Project”, Ford Motor Company Worldwide Director visit, December 2001, ASU.

31. “Asphalt Rubber Material Characterization Tests”, Rubber Pavement Association Technical Advisory Board Meeting held at ASU, October 2001.

32. “Buffalo Range Project Mixture Tests”, Pacific Coast Conference on Asphalt Specifications (PCCAS) - Paving Asphalt and Mix Committees, Reno, Nevada, September 2001.

33. “Simple Performance Test Candidates for Permanent Deformation”, Superpave Centers Workshop held at ASU, September 2001.

34. “Hot Mix Asphalt Materials” Summer Transportation Institute Program, ASU, June-July 2001.

35. “Status of the Simple Performance Test”, Pacific Coast Conference on Asphalt Specifications (PCCAS) - Paving Asphalt and Mix Committees, University of Berkeley, San Francisco, California, May 2001.

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