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2025 Annual Meeting Presentations
November 18-20, 2025
Charleston, West Virginia
Chairman: Shawn D. Jack, P.E., West Virginia Department of Highways

Below are the presentations converted to PDF.  Please click on link to view.  Presentations below are by permission of presenter.
Aggregate Task Group Presentation: Polishing Test for Asphalt Mixtures
Presentation by: Wade Collins, President - Pavement Technology, Inc.
Binder Task Group Presentation: EPA's Update on Chlorinated Solvent
Use In Asphalt Testing
Presentation by: Ann Baranov, Managing Director - InfraTest Testing Systems
OUTLOOK - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
West Virginia University Use of AI in Pavement Management Systems
-Dr. James Bryce, Assistant Professor-Wadsworth Dept. of Civil Engineering
Development of AI-Based Prediction Models to Evaluate Long-Term 
Aged Cracking Resistance in Asphalt Mixtures using SCB Jc Parameter
-Sam Cooper, III, PhD, P.E., Director - LTRC
 How AI is Revolutionizing the Asphalt Industry:  Real World Applications in Times of Change-Bryce Wuori, Co-Founder & CEO - Pavewise

SEAUPG REGIONAL UPDATES & ASPHALT BINDERS-SESSIONS II & III
CENTRAL REGION UPDATE  (AL, FL, GA, KY & TN)
-Robert Semones, P.E., Transportation Engineering Supervisor - KY Transportation Cabinet
EAST REGION UPDATE  (NC, SC, VA, WV)
-Angela Beyke, P.E., Assistant State Materials Engineer,  Virginia DOT
WEST REGION UPDATE  (AR, LA, MS, OK & TX)
-Cass Coon, P.E., Asphalt Laboratory Engineer - Mississippi DOT
From Yale to UC Riverside & In-Between: Industry Updates from
The Asphalt Institute
-Reed Ryan, President - Asphalt Institute
Development of a New Generation of Durable OGFC Mixtures
with Binder Modification
-Dr. Louay Mohammad - LSU / LTRC
Asphalt Institute's Technical Advisory Committee for New PG Specifications
-Andrew Hanz, PhD, Technical Director - MTE Services, Inc.

MAINTENANCE & PRESERVATION-SESSIONS IV & V
Rubblization in West Virginia - Jason Jansen - Antigo Construction
In-Place Recycling in Tennessee - Derek Gaw, P.E., State Bituminous Engineer - Tennessee DOT
NCAT Latest Test Track Cycle Update
-Thomas Harman, P.E., Sr. Research Engineer - NCAT
Establishing EPD Benchmarks for Asphalt Mixtures within Oklahoma's BMD Framework 
- Deb Mishra, PhD., P.E., Associate Professor - Virginia Tech
What is the Next Step on EPD's - Beyond A1-A3?
- J. Richard Willis, VP-Engineering Research & Technology - NAPA
ASPHALT INNOVATION-SESSION VI
MiAS: Image Analysis to Improve Routine Monotonic BMD Testing
-Andrew B. Cooper - AndrewBCooper Ltd
North Carolina Perspective: Infrastructure Update after Hurricane Helene
-Matt Hilderbran, P.E., Operations Manager - North Carolina DOT
Mix Busters - R. Buzz Powell, PhD, P.E., Technical Research Director - APA
BALANCED MIX DESIGN (BMD)-SESSION VII
Balanced Mix Design Reality Check on QC Testing & State DOT Adoption
-Baoshan Huang, PhD., Edwin G. Burdette Professor - The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Field Performance Field Validation of the Louisiana BMD Framework
-Moses Akentuna, PhD, P.E., Asphalt Research Manager - LTRC / LADOTD

NCAT FINDINGS - SESSION VIII
Lag & Dwell Time for IDEAL-CT & RT Testing
-Adam Taylor, P.E., Assistant Research Engineer - NCAT
Balanced Mix Design for Asphalt Mixtures with RAP & RAS
-Nam Tran, PhD, Research Professor - NCAT
NCAT Southern Additive Group Study Update
-Nathan Moore, P.E., Assistant Director for Test Track Research - NCAT
 

 Thank you for attending the SEAUPG Annual Meeting & Exhibits
in Charleston, West Virginia!
We look forward to seeing you in 2026!