2024 Annual Meeting Presentations
November 19-21, 2024
Mobile, Alabama
Chairman: Chance Armstead, P.E., Alabama DOT

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Aggregate Task Group Presentation
Presentation by: Phil Blankenship, BATT
Binder Task Group
Industry Impact of the EPA Proposed Rule Regulating...
Presentation by: Ann Baranov, InfraTest USA

WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Kyle (Matt) Leverette, P.E., Assistant Chief Engineer-Pre-Construction
Alabama Department of Transportation

SESSION I:  OUTLOOK & SAFETY

Mental Health Awareness in Construction
-Dr. Vince Hafeli, President - Ajax Paving Industry of Florida
FHWA Work with Macrotexture & Friction in Association with Sustainability in the SEAUPG States
-Mike Huner, P.E. - Consultant to FHWA's MATC Program
Recruiting in the Construction Industry
-Paul Donato, Director of Talent Acquisition - CRH Americas Materials

SESSION II:  SEAUPG REGIONAL UPDATES

CENTRAL REGION UPDATE (AL, FL, GA, KY & TN)
-Chance Armstead, P.E. - Alabama DOT
EAST REGION UPDATE (NC, SC, VA, WV)
-Kimberly Lyons, Ph.D., P.E. - South Carolina DOT
WEST REGION UPDATE (AR, LA, MS, OK & TX)
-Saman Salri, Ph.D., P.E. - LADOTD / LTRC
SESSION III:  BINDER
Binder Training & Certification
-Mike Anderson, Research & Lab Services Director - Asphalt Institute
 FHWA Development of Aging Resistant Binder Technology (FHWA Project 19-0011)
-Dr. Raquel Moraes, Assistant Research Professor - NCAT
MSCR: What is it & Why are we Doing it?
-Codrin Daranga, Ph.D., Technical Director, Binders-Paragon Technical Services

SESSION IV:  MAINTENANCE & PRESERVATION

Preservation Engineering: North Carolina Preservation Strategy (presentation not available)
-Matt Hilderbran, P.E., Field Operations Manager - North Carolina DOT

Innovations in Applications of Surface Treatments -Dave Henderson, Executive VP Business Development - Asphalt Materials, Inc.
Cold Central Plant Recycling (CCPR)-Dr. Brian Diefenderfer, Principle Research Scientist - Virginia DOT / VTRC

SESSION V:  SUSTAINABILITY

Using RAP Aggregates in Pavement Preservation Type Treatments
-David Kiser & Paris Navarro, Technical Construction Sales - Strawser Construction
Importance of Considering Performance from an Environmental Perspective-Suri Gatiganti, Ph.D., E.I.T., Assistant Research Engineer - NCAT
Low Carbon Materials - IBEF Sustainable White Paper on Asphalt-Arlis Kadrmas, Expert Technical Specialists - BASF Corporation

SESSION VI:  ASPHALT INNOVATION

 Use of Alternative Mineral Fillers in SMA-Cliff Selkinghaus, Technical Director - SC Asphalt Pavement Association
Open Grade Friction Course (OGFC) Performance
-Dr. Buzz Powell- Asphalt Pavement Alliance
Non-Destructive Testing with LTRC-Dr. Moses Akentuna, P.E., Asphalt Research Manager-LTRC / LADOTD

SESSION VII:  EVOLUTION OF MIX DESIGN
Evolution of Binder Specifications-Mike Anderson, P.E., Research & Lab Services Director - Asphalt Institute
Evolution of Aggregate Specifications-Chris Abadie, P.E., Technical Advisor - Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel
Evolution of Mix Designs from Marshall, Superpave & Balanced Mix Design-Gerald 'Gerry' Huber, Associate Director of Research - Heritage Research Group

SESSION VIII:  NCAT FINDINGS

Florida DOT OGFC Mixtures for Suburban Environments-Dr. Nam Tran, Research Professor - NCAT
NCAT / MnROAD Preservation Group Study-Dr. Adriana Vargas-Nordcbeck, Associate Research Professor - NCAT
NCAT Additive Group Study
-Nathan Moore, P.E., Assistant Director for Test Track Research - NCAT

 Thank you for attending the SEAUPG Annual Meeting & Exhibits
in Mobile, Alabama!