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2023 Annual Meeting Presentations
November 14-16, 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas
Chairman: Travis Patton, P.E., Texas DOT

Below are the presentations converted to Pdf.  Please click on link to view.  Presentations below are by permission of presenter.
CAPRI
Presentation by:   Jason Moore, NCAT
Aggregate Task Group
Presentation by: Greg Norwood, Vulcan Materials
Binder Task Group
Presentation by: Geoffrey Rowe, abatech

WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Paul Tinsley, P.E, Materials Division Head
Arkansas Department of Transportation

MATERIAL: TRANSPORT & SUPPLY AVAILABILITY
Energy Transformation & Asphalt Production Trends
-Chris Campbell, Americas Asphalt Technical Lead, Imperial Oil
Industry Approach to Evaluate New Asphalt Binder
Performance Grade (PG) Specifications
-Andrew Hanz, Ph.D., Technical Director, MTE Services, Inc.
 Asphalt Additive Supply: A Sustainable Future
-Trey Wurst, Technology Development Mgr., Ingevity

SESSION II:  SEAUPG REGIONAL UPDATES
Moderator:  Chance Armstead, P.E., Alabama DOT
CENTRAL REGION UPDATE (AL, FL, GA, KY & TN)
-Derek Gaw, P.E., Tennessee DOT
EAST REGION UPDATE (NC, SC, VA, WV)
-Shawn D. Jack, Asphalt Section Coordinator, West Virginia DOT
WEST REGION UPDATE (AR, LA, MS, OK & TX)
-Melissa Benavides, P.E., Texas DOT
Perpetual Pavement by Conversion Case Study (I-40)
Oklahoma I-40: Contractor & DOT Perspective
-David Vivanco, P.E., Oklahoma DOT
-Jay Lemon, Owner, Haskell Lemon Construction Co.
 HiMA - Construction Projects in Texas
-Robert Lee, P.E., Regional QC Director, CRH Texas

SESSION IV:  SUSTAINABILITY
Moderator: John Christensen, NALCO Water
Balancing Asphalt Mixtures-Engineering Performance with Environmental Impacts-Dr. Louay Mohammad, LSU
DOT Update Across SEAUPG With EPD Implementation -Heather Dylla, Ph.D., Construction Partners
Mix Optimization for Performance, Economics and Sustainability
-Shane Buchanan, Ph.D., P.E., CRH Americas

SESSION V:  RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT (RAP) BINDER AVAILABILITY PART I
Moderator:  Robert Lee, CRH Americas
 Assessment of High RAP Mixes with Recycling Agents in Virginia
-Jhony Habbouche, P.E., Virginia DOT
Recycled Binder Availability - Impact on Asphalt Mixture Performance-Fan Yin, Ph.D. Assistant Director & Associate Research Professor
NCAT

SESSION VI:  RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT (RAP) BINDER AVAILABILITY PART II
Moderator:  Cliff Selkinghaus, SCAPA
 Utilization of RAP Containing Ground Tire Rubber
-Serji Amirkhanian, Ph.D., The University of Alabama
Georgia & South Carolina: Contractor & DOT Perspectives (Panel Discussion)
-DOT: James Brandon, P.E., Georgia DOT
             Kimberly Lyons, Ph.D., P.E., South Carolina DOT
-Contractor: Tony Felix, Reeves Construction
                         Andrew Brooks, C.W. Matthews Contracting

SESSION VII:  BALANCED MIX DESIGN (BMD)
Moderator: Grover Allen, PhD., P.E - Asphalt Institute
BMD Implementation in Texas DOT
-Amy Epps Martin, Ph.D., P.E. / Texas A&M University
BMD  Peer Exchanges: Summary of Findings
-Derek Nener-Plante, M.S., P.E., FHWA
BMD in Virginia: From Development to Implementation
-Angela Beyke, P.E., Assistant State Materials Engineer
  Virginia DOT

SESSION VIII:  INNOVATIVE DELIVERY
Use of Non-Destructive Pavement Testing Devices in a Quality Assurance Program
-Timothy Aschenbrener, Ph.D., P.E., FHWA
Advanced Surveying Technologies e.g., 3D Scanning, Mobile / Aerial LiDAR, Drones
-David Headrick, Project Mgr.,  KCI Technologies, Inc.
Asphalt Thermal Imaging Systems at Hot Mix Asphalt Plants
-David Morton, Technical Services Mgr, Texas Bit
-Bryan Clark, QC Manager, Texas Materials

 Thank you for attending the SEAUPG Annual Meeting & Exhibits
in Little Rock, Arkansas!
We look forward to seeing you in 2024!