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2024 SEAUPG PRELIMINARY AGENDA
SEAUPG Chairman: Chance Armstead, P.E.
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TASK GROUP MEETINGS-Tuesday, November 19
9:30 - 10:30
 Aggregate Task Group
Chair:  Alicia Brooks, KCI, Inc.
Presentation by: Phil Blankenship, BATT
10:45 - 11:45 Binder Task Group
Chair: John Christensen, NALCO Water
Presentation by:  Ann Baranov, InfraTest USA
11:00 - 1:00 PM
 LUNCH ON OWN
1:15 - 1:30

WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Kyle "Matt" Leverette, P.E.
Assistant Chief Engineer-Pre-Construction
Alabama DOT
SESSION I:

MATERIAL: OUTLOOK & SAFETY
Moderator: Chance Armstead, SEAUPG Chair
1:30 - 2:00 pm
 Mental Health Awareness in Construction
-Dr. Vince Hafeli, President -  Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, Inc.
2:00 - 2:30 Recruiting in The Construction Industry
-Paul Donato, Director Talent Acquisition -CRH Americas
2:30 - 3:00  FHWA Work with Macro-texture & Friction in Sustainability in SEAUPG States
-Michael Huner, Consultant to FHWA's MATC Program
3:00 - 3:30
 BREAK
SESSION II:

SEAUPG REGIONAL UPDATES
Moderator:  Derek Gaw, Tennessee DOT
 
3:30 - 4:00 pm
 CENTRAL REGION UPDATE (AL, FL, GA, KY & TN)
-Chance Armstead, P.E., Alabama DOT
4:00 - 4:30
 EAST REGION UPDATE (NC, SC, VA, WV)
-Kimberly Lyons, PhD, P.E., South Carolina DOT
4:30 - 5:00 WEST REGION UPDATE (AR, LA, MS, OK & TX)
-Salam Salari, LADOTD / LTRC

Announcements / Adjourn
6:00 - 8:00 PM

SEAUPG Members Sponsored
OPENING NIGHT Reception in Exhibit Areas

 
Wednesday, November 20
Registration / Continental Breakfast

SESSION III:

BINDER TOPICS
Moderator: John Christensen, NALCO Water
8:30 - 9:00 am
 Asphalt Institute Binder Certification Training
-Mike Anderson, P.E., Director, Research & Lab Services - Asphalt Institute
9:00 - 9:30
 FHWA Development of Aging Resistant Binder Technology
(FHWA-PROJ-19-011)
-Dr. Raquel Moraes., Associate Research Professor - NCAT
9:30 - 10:00 MSCR: What is it & Why are we doing it?
-Codrin Daranga, Ph.D.,  Paragon Technical Lab Services
10:00 - 10:30 BREAK 

SESSION IV:

MAINTENANCE & PRESERVATION
Moderator: Cliff Selkinghaus, SC Asphalt Pavement Association
10:30 - 11:00 Preservation Engineering: NCDOT Perspective & Strategy
-Matt Hilderbran, P.E., Field Operations Manager - North Carolina DOT
11:00 - 11:30
 An Introduction to Void Reducing Asphalt Membrane
-Dave Henderson, EVP - Business Development - Asphalt Materials, Inc.
11:30 - 12:00
 Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR)
-Brian Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E., Principle Research Scientist
-Virginia DOT / VTRC
12:00 - 1:30 LUNCH PROVIDED
SESSION V:

SUSTAINABILITY
Moderator:  Robert Lee, CRH Americas
1:30 - 2:00 pm Using RAP Aggregates in Pavement Preservation Type   Treatments - David Kiser & Paris Navarro - Strawser Construction

2:00 - 2:30

 Importance of Considering Performance
from an Environmental Perspective
-Suri Gatiganti, Ph.D.,  Assistant Research Engineer - NCAT

2:30 - 3:00

 Low Carbon Material: IBEF Sustainability White Paper on Asphalt Pavements- Arlis Kadrmas, Expert Technical Specialist - BASF
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK / EXHIBITS
SESSION VI:

ASPHALT INNOVATION
Moderator:  Dr. Grover Allen, Asphalt Institute
3:30 - 4:00
 Use of Alternative Mineral Fillers in SMA
-Cliff Selkinghaus, Technical Director - SC Asphalt Pavement Association
4:00 - 4:30
 OGFC Performance
-Buzz Powell - NCAT
4:30 - 5:00 Non-Destructive Testing with LTRC
-Moses Akentuna, Ph.D., P.E., Asphalt Research Manager
LA DOTD / LTRC
5:00 pm
 Closing Announcements / Adjourn
Thursday, November  21
Registration Desk
7:30 - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast
SESSION VII: EVOLUTION OF MIX DESIGN
Moderator: Jason Wielinski, P.E., Asphalt Institute
8:30 - 9:00 AM Evolution of Binder Specifications
-Mike Anderson, P.E., Director, Research & Lab Services - Asphalt Institute
9:00 - 9:30
 Evolution of Aggregate Specifications
-Christopher Abadie, P.E., Technical Advisor - Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel
9:30 - 10:00
 Mix Design Evolution from Marshall, SUPERPAVE & BMD
-Gerald Huber, Associate Director of Research - Heritage Research Group
10:00 - 10:30
 BREAK
SESSION VIII

NCAT TEST TRACK FINDINGS
Moderator:  Andrew Brooks, CW Matthews Contracting, Inc.
10:30 - 11:00
 Florida DOT OGFC Mixtures for Suburban Environments
-Nam Tran, Ph.D., Assistant Director, NCAT
11:00 - 11:30
 NCAT /Mn Road Preservation Group
-Adriana Vargas-Nordcbeck, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor-NCAT
11:30 - 12:00
 NCAT Additive Group Summary
-Nathan Moore, P.E., Assistant Director for Test Track Research-NCAT
  Closing Remarks

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