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

Below are the presentations converted to Pdf.  Please click on link to view.  Presentations below are by permission of presenter.
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!