Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering May 2001, Arizona State University.

Master of Science, Civil Engineering, June 1984, The Ohio State University.

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Sept. 1982, The Ohio State University.

Academic Experience

Jul 2007 - Present

Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

Director, National Center of Excellence for SMART Innovations.
Honors Disciplinary Faculty, The Barrett Honors College
Senior Sustainability Scientist, School of Sustainability

Jul 2001 – Jul 2007

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

Courses: Intermediate Engineering Design -- Civil Engineering Materials -- Highway Materials, Construction and Quality Control -- Integrated Civil Engineering Design -- Concrete Canoe Design -- Pavement Performance and Management -- Bituminous Materials and Mixtures -- Sustainable Energy and Materials Use -- Thermal Properties of Paving Materials -- Pavement Evaluation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation

Principle Areas of Research

Pavement materials design, characterization and thermal properties, advanced laboratory testing, field performance evaluation, maintenance and rehabilitation techniques, pavement management systems, cement treated bases, statistical analyses, modeling, urban heat island effect, computer applications in civil engineering.

Jul 1999 – Jun 2001

Senior Research Specialist, Department of Civil Engineering, Advanced Pavement Group, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.

Jan 1996 – Jun 1999

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.

Sep 1982 - Jun 1984

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Industrial Experience

1996 – Present

Founder and Owner- Highway Consulting Services, Inc., providing pavement management services to local governments.

Dec 1993 – Jun 1995

Maintenance Management Systems Expert, Directorate General of Roads, Ministry of Communications, Oman.

Jul 1991 - Nov 1993

Maintenance Management Systems Engineer, Misr Consulting Engineers, Technical Assistance Team Member to MOC, Oman.

Oct 1988 - May 1991

Senior Research Engineer, CTL International Inc., Columbus, Ohio.

Jun 1984 - Sep 1988

Department Head, Pavement Management Services (87/88).

Project Engineer (84/87)

Resource International, Inc., Columbus, Ohio.

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