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2025 SEAUPG PRELIMINARY AGENDA
SEAUPG Chairman: Shawn D. Jack, P.E., West Virginia DOH
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TASK GROUP MEETINGS-Tuesday, November 18
9:30 - 10:30
 Aggregate Task Group
New Friction/ Polishing Test for Asphalt Mixtures
Chair:  Alicia Brooks, KCI, Inc.
10:45 - 11:45 Binder Task Group
Chair: John Christensen, NALCO Water
11:45 - 1:00 PM
 LUNCH ON OWN
1:15 - 1:30

WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Stephen Todd Rumbaugh, P.E., West Virginia Secretary of Transportation & Commissioner of Highways
SESSION I:

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Moderator: Shawn D. Jack, P.E.,  SEAUPG Chair
1:30 - 2:00 pm
 West Virginia University of AI in Pavement Management Systems-Dr. James Bryce, West Virginia University
2:00 - 2:30 Development of Practical Prediction Models to Assess Long-Term Aged Cracking Resistance in Asphalt Mixtures Using the SCB Jc Parameter
-Samuel B. Cooper, III, PhD, P.E.,-LTRC
2:30 - 3:00 How AI is Revolutionizing the Asphalt Industry:  Real World Applications in Times of Change
-Bryce Wuori,Co-Founder & CEO,  Pavewise
3:00 - 3:30
 BREAK
SESSION II:

SEAUPG REGIONAL UPDATES
Moderator:  Derek Gaw, P.E., Tennessee DOT
 
3:30 - 4:00 pm
 CENTRAL REGION UPDATE (AL, FL, GA, KY & TN)
-Robert Semones, P.E., Transportation Engineering Supervisor-KYTC
4:00 - 4:30
 EAST REGION UPDATE (NC, SC, VA, WV)
-Angela Beyke, P.E., Assistant State Materials Engineer - Virginia DOT
4:30 - 5:00 WEST REGION UPDATE (AR, LA, MS, OK & TX)
-Cass Coon, P.E., Asphalt Laboratory Engineer - Mississippi DOT

Announcements / Adjourn
6:00 - 8:00 PM

OPENING NIGHT SPONSORED
Reception in Exhibit Areas

 
Wednesday, November 19
Registration / Continental Breakfast

SESSION III:

ASPHALT BINDER TOPICS
Moderator:  John Christensen, NALCO Water
8:30 - 9:00 am
 From Yale to UC Riverside & Everything in Between:  Key Industry Updates from the Asphalt Institute
-Ryan Reed, President - Asphalt Institute
9:00 - 9:30
 Development of a New Generation of Durable OGFC  Mixtures with Binder Modification
-Dr. Louay Mohammad, LTRC
9:30 - 10:00 Asphalt Institute Technical Advisory Committee for New PG Specifications 
-Andrew Hanz, PhD, Technical Director -  MTE Services, Inc.
10:00 - 10:30 BREAK 

SESSION IV:

MAINTENANCE & PRESERVATION 
Moderator:  Cliff Selkinghaus, SCAPA
10:30 - 11:00 am Rubblization in West Virginia
-Antigo Construction
11:00 - 11:30
 Tennessee DOT Experience across CIR, HIR, FDR Technologies?
-Derek Gaw, P.E., Sr. Transportation Engineer - Tennessee DOT
11:30 - noon City of Houston Experience with Pavement Preservation
-City of Houston
noon - 1:30 pm LUNCH PROVIDED
SESSION V:

SUSTAINABILITY
1:30 - 2:00 pm West Virginia Experience in Sustainable Pavements
-West Virginia Division of Highways

2:00 - 2:30

 Establishing EPD Benchmarks for Asphalt Mixtures within
Oklahoma BMD Framework 
-Deb Mishra, PhD, P.E., Associate Professor - OK State University

2:30 - 3:00

 What is the Next Step on EPD's Beyond A1-A3?
-J. Richard Willis, PhD, VP Engineering Research & Technology - NAPA
3:00 - 3:30 BREAK / EXHIBITS
SESSION VI:

INDUSTRY INNOVATION
Moderator: Dr. Grover Allen, Asphalt Institute
3:30 - 4:00
 Utah DOT - Moving from PCC to High Polymer
-Howard Anderson, P.E., Operations Manager - Utah DOT
4:00 - 4:30
 Western NC DOT Rebuild of I-40 after Hurricane Helene
-Matt Hilderbran, P.E., Operations Manager-North Carolina DOT
4:30 - 5:00 Tech & Smart Solutions for Heat Stress
5:00 pm
 Closing Announcements / Adjourn
Thursday, November  20
Registration Desk
7:30 - 8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast
SESSION VII: BALANCED MIX DESIGN
8:30 - 9:00 AM Balanced Mix Design - Reality Check on QC Testing and State DOT Adoption
-Dr. Baoshan Huang, PhD, Edwin G. Burdette Professor
 University of Tennessee, Knoxville CEE
9:00 - 9:30
 Southeast BMD State Panel Discussion
Tom Harman, P.E., Sr. Research Engineer - NCAT
9:30 - 10:00
 Field Performance Validation of the Louisiana Balanced Asphalt Mix Design Framework
-Moses Akentuna, Ph.D., P.E., Asphalt Research Manager - LTRC
10:00 - 10:30
 BREAK
SESSION VIII

NCAT TEST TRACK FINDINGS
Moderator:  Andrew Brooks, C.W. Matthews Construction
10:30 - 11:00
 LAG & Dwell Time for Ideal-CT & RT Testing
-Adam Taylor, P.E., Assistant Research Engineer - NCAT
11:00 - 11:30
 BMD for Asphalt Mixtures with RAP & RAS
-Nam Tran, Ph.D., P.E., Research Professor - NCAT
11:30 - 12:00
 NCAT Test Track Update
-Nathan Moore, P.E., Assistant Director for Test Track Research - NCAT
  Closing Remarks

SEAUPG Room Block Reservations