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2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference

The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference

Join us as we discuss deploying innovative research findings from the lab to the field. This Conference brings together University Researchers, Industry Professionals, and State & Municipal Government Leaders. The agenda focuses on a broad range of topics including successful research and deployment of advanced materials, structures, and more. Tours of UMaine’s state-of-the-art research labs will also be available.

August 8th – 10th
Wells Conference Center, University of Maine

Checkin starts at 4:00 pm EST on August 8th, and 8:00 am EST on August 9th & 10th

Conference Sessions

Tuesday, August 8th

  • Welcome Reception
  • Keynote Address

Wednesday, August 9th

  • Driving Research to Deployment Panel Discussion
  • Sensing the Future: Assessing & Monitoring Transportation Assets
  • State-of-the-Art in Transportation Composites
  • Geotechnical Moonshot Research Initiatives

Thursday, August 10th

  • Autonomous Vehicles and Overcoming Demographic Challenges
  • UMaine VEMI Lab Tour
  • Successful Deployment Initiatives
  • Tour of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center – Add-On during registration Required
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Locations

University of Maine map of important TIDC conference locations

Wells Conference Center

131 Munson Rd, Orono, ME 04469

Advanced Structures & Composites Center

35 Flagstaff Road Orono, ME 04469

VEMI
Lab

Carnegie Hall, Orono, ME 04469

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Conference Agenda

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Tuesday, August 8th Welcome Reception

3:00 pm: Advanced Structures & Composites Center Tour – invitation only 

4:00 pm: Check-in, Social Networking, and Exhibits 

6:00 pm: Opening Ceremonies & Welcome Reception Dinner  

  • Welcome Reception Opening: Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E., Director, TIDC; Executive Director, Advanced Structures & Composites Center, UMaine 
  • Banquet Keynote, Moving Research into Implementation: Sid Mohan, Associate Program Manager, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

8:00 pm: Welcome Reception Closing

Wednesday, August 9th

8:00 am: Check-in, Poster Session, Exhibits, Breakfast

9:30 am: Welcome

9:45 am: Keynote Address

  • Driving Research to Practice: Dr. Robert Moser, Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

10:15 am: Driving Research to Deployment Panel

Moderator: Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E., Director, TIDC; Executive Director, Advanced Structures & Composites Center, UMaine

Panelists:

  • Joyce Taylor, P.E., Chief Engineer, MaineDOT
  • Carrie Lavallee, P.E., Deputy Administrator & Chief Engineer, MassDOT
  • Sid Mohan, Associate Program Manager, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
  • Dr. Robert Moser, Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

10:45 am: Break 

11:00 am: Plenary Session 1: Sensing the Future: Assessing & Monitoring Transportation Assets

Moderator: Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Professor & Associate Dean of Research Civil and Environmental Engineering, TIDC, University of Rhode Island

Panelists:

  • AI-Based Advances in UAV-Based Bridge Inspection: Dr. Eric Landis, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine
  • Advanced UAV Mounted Sensing Technologies for Bridge Inspection: Dr. Dryver Huston, Professor, TIDC, University of Vermont
  • Optical Fiber Sensing Textile Technology for Long Term Bridge Health Monitoring: Dr. Xingwei Wang, Professor, TIDC, UMass Lowell
  • Remote Sensing Technology for Structural Health Monitoring: Dr. TzuYang Yu, Professor, TIDC, UMass Lowell

12:00 pm: Lunch, Exhibits, Poster Session 

1:30 pm: Plenary Session 2: State-of-the-Art in Transportation Composites

Moderator: Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine

Panelists:

  • State-of-the-Art Composites Technology: John P. Busel, Vice President, Composites Growth Initiative, ACMA
  • Decarbonization with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites: Joe Fox, President, FX Consulting, LLC.
  • GBeam Composite Bridge Girders: Results of Recent Research and New Developments: Dr. Bill Davids, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine

3:00 pm: Break

3:15 pm: Plenary Session 3: Geotechnical Moonshot Research Initiatives

Moderator: Dr. Ehsan Ghazanfari, P.E., Associate Professor, TIDC, University of Vermont

Panelists:

  • Unique Challenges for Developing Civil Engineering Infrastructure on the Moon: Dr. Ramesh Malla, Professor, TIDC, University of Connecticut
  • Trailblazing New Approaches to Light Foundations: Dr. Aaron Gallant, P.E., Associate Professor, TIDC, UMaine
  • Advances in Lightweight Aggregate: Erin Force, Project Manager / Senior Engineer, Haley & Aldrich, Inc

5:00 pm: Closing Remarks

  • Dale Peabody, P.E., TIDC Advisory Board Chair

6:30 pm: Advisory Board Dinner – Invitation Only 

Thursday, August 10th

8:00 am: Check-in, Poster Session, Exhibits, Breakfast

9:30 am: Welcome

9:45 am: Plenary Session 4: Autonomous Vehicles and Overcoming Demographic Challenges

Moderator: Dr. Mandar Dewoolkar, P.E., Chair & Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, TIDC, University of Vermont

Panelists:

  • Autonomous Vehicles versus Our Roadway and Population Demographics Challenges: Dr. Richard Corey, Director, UMaine VEMI Lab
  • Autonomous Vehicles in Rural States: Dr. Jonathan Rubin, Director, MCS Policy Center, TIDC, UMaine

10:45 am: Break 

11:00 am: VEMI Lab Tour  

12:00 pm: Lunch 

1:00 pm: Plenary Session 5: Successful Deployments and Collaborations

Moderator: Dr. Bill Davids, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine

Panelists:

  • Field Bendable Thermoplastic Composite Rebar: Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine & Cody Sheltra, R&D Program Manager, ASCC, UMaine
  • Successful Composites Deployment and Upcoming Developments: Joe Stilwell, P.E., Fabrication Engineer, MaineDOT
  • AIT Composites Successful Deployments: GArch & GBeam: Tim Kenerson, P.E., Vice President of Engineering, AIT Composites

2:30 pm: Closing Remarks

  • Dr. Bill Davids, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine 

3:00 pm: Advanced Structures & Composites Center Tour (Add-On during Registration)

Meet the speakers

Keynotes

Sid Mohan
Associate Program Manager
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Sid joined the Transportation Research Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) in October 2017, and is currently the Associate Program Manager for Implementation and Innovation. In this role, he manages several NCHRP programs on implementation of research and development of innovations, and leads efforts to track and document the impacts of the use of NCHRP research results. Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Program Officer managing the NCHRP Implementation Support Program. He has a background in program evaluation, policy analysis, strategic planning, and data management. Prior to joining the NCHRP, he had worked in several parts of the world including Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Moving Research into Implementation

This presentation will touch upon some of the aspects of successfully moving research into implementation, and present a few examples from across the United States. 

Dr. Robert Moser
Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Dr. Robert Moser is a Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) in the US Army Corps of Engineers overseeing programs, strategy, collaboration, and capability development in the areas of materials, manufacturing, and structures for military and civil works programs of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). His portfolio covers a range of topics in materials and manufacturing science, built and aging infrastructure, and military engineering applications in force projection and protection. Dr. Moser’s efforts also leverage many interagency and extramural R&D partnerships with industry and academia to support ERDC’s R&D mission.

Driving Research to Practice

This presentation will focus on how new and innovative technologies are discovered, developed, and delivered from R&D and driven into practice across the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil and Military mission sets. Examples of successes in this endeavor through partnerships between Government, Industry, and Academia will also be provided.

Driving Research to Deployment Panel

Panel Discussion

Habib Dagher Protrait

Moderator
Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E.
Director, TIDC; Executive Director, Advanced Structures & Composites Center, UMaine 

Dr. Dagher is the founding Executive Director of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center, a National Science Foundation funded research Center housed in an 100,000 square foot laboratory at the University of Maine with over 180 full and part-time personnel. The center is a world leader in the development of low-cost, high-performance structural composites for construction. The center has over 500 clients worldwide, and has received top national awards for its research. Dr. Dagher is a world-leading advocate for developing advanced structural systems which simultaneously optimize structures, materials, and construction. Under his leadership, the UMaine Composites Center has gained national and international reputation from major research and development projects such as the VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected floating offshore wind turbine in the US and the first in the world made out of concrete and composite materials, the composite arch bridge system (“Bridge-in-a-Backpack”) technology now approved in the AASHTO Code, the first Modular Ballistic Protection System (MBPS) approved by the US Army to protect troops in tents from blast and ballistic threats, development of coated wood technology for blast and hurricane resistant wood buildings, and the longest carbon-fiber composite vessel built for the US Navy. Dr. Dagher holds 25 patents with 8 more pending, and has received numerous awards including the 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change, Carnegie Foundation Maine Professor of the Year, the Distinguished Maine Professor Award, the highest award given to a faculty member at UMaine, the American Society of Civil Engineers Charles Pankow Innovation Award.

Sid Mohan
Associate Program Manager
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Sid joined the Transportation Research Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) in October 2017, and is currently the Associate Program Manager for Implementation and Innovation. In this role, he manages several NCHRP programs on implementation of research and development of innovations, and leads efforts to track and document the impacts of the use of NCHRP research results. Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Program Officer managing the NCHRP Implementation Support Program. He has a background in program evaluation, policy analysis, strategic planning, and data management. Prior to joining the NCHRP, he had worked in several parts of the world including Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Dr. Robert Moser
Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Dr. Robert Moser is a Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) in the US Army Corps of Engineers overseeing programs, strategy, collaboration, and capability development in the areas of materials, manufacturing, and structures for military and civil works programs of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). His portfolio covers a range of topics in materials and manufacturing science, built and aging infrastructure, and military engineering applications in force projection and protection. Dr. Moser’s efforts also leverage many interagency and extramural R&D partnerships with industry and academia to support ERDC’s R&D mission.

Joyce Taylor Portrait

Joyce Taylor, P.E.
Chief Engineer
MaineDOT

Joyce Taylor is the chief engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation. She joined the department in 1999 and has risen through the ranks holding several key positions. Chief Engineer Taylor first worked in the construction division as its environmental engineer and held various positions, including Bureau Director of Project Development before becoming Chief Engineer in 2013. She has worked on various high-profile department projects, most recently heading the Sarah Mildred Long project between Maine and New Hampshire. Joyce Noel Taylor was the first president of Maine’s newly-formed chapter of Women in Transportation. She is an active participant on the Council of Highways and Streets of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). She also serves as the Vice-Chair on the AASHTO Committee on Design, Co-Chair of the Climate Council’s Transportation Working Group as well as serving on the Maine Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers. She graduated from the University of Maine at Orono in 1986 with a BS in Chemical Engineering.

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Carrie Lavallee
Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer
MassDOT

Carrie is responsible for MassDOT’s expanded $1.5B a year capital program that includes new Federal infrastructure funding and one of the largest investments in bridges in the Commonwealth’s history. Carrie has served in multiple roles at MassDOT starting as a Civil Engineer I out of college and worked her way up through Project Management. She most recently served as the District 6 Project Development Engineer before becoming Deputy Administrator/Chief Engineer. Additionally, Carrie has been a longtime member of MassDOT’s Underwater Bridge Inspection Team performing inspections throughout Massachusetts. Carrie is a licensed professional engineer, a certified bridge inspector, an active member of WTS International, and holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Plenary Session 1: Sensing the Future: Assessing & Monitoring Transportation Assets

Panel Discussion

Dr. Vinka Craver Headshot

Moderator
Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Rhode Island

Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering and a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Rhode Island. She received her B.S. and M.S. from Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile, and received her Ph.D. from Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Her research interests include Environmental and Sustainable Engineering with a focus on water and wastewater Technologies and environmental nanotechnology.

Dr. Eric Landis, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Eric’s research interests are in experimental mechanics and fracture, with particular focus on the use of innovative laboratory techniques to solve problems of fracture and failure in cement-based and wood-based composite materials. He also dabbles in computational modeling, biomimetic, burrowing marine invertebrates, and other things he should probably keep his nose out of. He has particular expertise in x-ray computed tomography and associated 3D image processing, as well as a background in quantitative acoustic emission analysis techniques. He has published numerous scientific papers, and he is co-author of the text Fracture and Fatigue of Wood (Wiley, 2003). Prior to his academic career he spent several years in civil engineering consulting. At UMaine he has been honored for both his teaching and research. In 2002 he was presented with the UMaine Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award, in 2004 he was Distinguished Maine Professor, and in 2006 he was the Carnegie Foundation U.S. Professor of the Year in Maine.

AI-Based Advances in UAV-Based Bridge Inspection

The explosion of AI and computer vision has allowed us to expand the role of uncrewed arial vehicles (UAVs) in routine bridge inspections. Here we describe how algorithms can be trained to identify and classify (for example) AASHTO and BIRM corrosion condition states.  Implications for expanded use of UAVs is also discussed.

Dr. Dryver Huston
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Vermont

Dryver Huston received the B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, in 1980, and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, in 1983 and 1986, respectively.,Since 1987, he has been a Faculty Member with the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA. He has authored the book, structural sensing, health monitoring, and performance evaluation.

Advanced UAV Mounted Sensing Technologies for Bridge Inspection

The underside of bridge decks is an often neglected, yet highly important, and difficult to inspect element of transportation infrastructure.  This presentation will discuss the development of a system to provide convenient quantitative evaluation of the underside of bridge decks with elastodynamic and microwave sensors mounted on UAVs.

Dr. Xingwei Wang
Professor, TIDC Researcher
UMass Lowell

Xingwei (Vivian) Wang received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2006. Then she joined UMass Lowell as an Assistant Professor in 2006. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and then to Full Professor in 2016. She is the recipient of the 2010 NSF CAREER award and the 2008 Massachusetts Life Science Center New Investigator Research Award. Her research interests include optical bio-sensing and biomedical devices, optical sensors, optical imaging, MEMS technology and electromagnetic wave propagation. She has published over 80 papers in journals and conference proceedings on design, fabrication and characterization of optical sensors and devices.

Optical Fiber Sensing Textile Technology for Long Term Bridge Health Monitoring

This topic discusses the use of optical fiber sensing textile technology for long-term bridge health monitoring, highlighting its potential to provide real-time and continuous monitoring of structural integrity, strain, and temperature changes in bridges, enabling proactive maintenance and ensuring long-term safety.

Dr. TzuYang Yu
Professor, TIDC Researcher
UMass Lowell

Dr. Yu received his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in the field of structural engineering and materials, specializing in the remote electromagnetic imaging of concrete structures. He is a recipient of the 2008 ASNT Fellowship Award (Cleveland, Ohio), 2010 Fellow of the JSPS (Tokyo, Japan), 2021 ASNT Faculty Award, and 2022 Acorn Innovation Award (MassVentures, Boston, MA). He also received the 2017 Donald Leitch Award from the CEE Department at UML for outstanding research performance. His research has been sponsored by NIST, AFRL, NSF, DOE, U.S.DOT, UMass S&T Office, AFFOA, and NextFlex. 

Remote Sensing Technology for Structural Health Monitoring

In this talk, applications of remote sensing technology for structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil infrastructure systems are presented. Non-contact inspection of bridges and roadways using ground penetrating radar (GPR), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), laser doppler vibrometry (LDV) for steel rebar corrosion, concrete cracking, concrete delamination, and structural stiffness deterioration is demonstrated in the laboratory and in the field. Features and challenges associated with different remote sensing techniques for SHM are discussed. 

Plenary Session 2:
State-of-the-Art in Transportation Composites

Panel Discussion

Moderator
Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Lopez-Anido is the Malcolm G. Long ’32 Professor of Civil Engineering and Member of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. He is a structural engineer with 27 years of experience in design, mechanics modeling, material testing and durability assessment of fiber-reinforced polymer composites for construction. He has advised and trained 51 graduate students, many of whom have leading professional roles in industry and in academia. He is a research leader in manufacturing thermoplastic composites, and in modeling, design and testing large scale 3D printed structures. He has produced 80 refereed journal publications, 96 conference publications, one book, two chapters and six patents.

John P. Busel
Vice President
Composites Growth Initiative
ACMA

John Busel is Vice President, Composites Growth Initiative and has been with the American Composites Manufacturers Association for over 18 years. Mr. Busel has led composites industry programs in market development for infrastructure and construction for over 25 years, and is very active in codes and standards development, and promotes composites through education and awareness to engineers, architects, owners, and specifiers. During his 35 years of experience in the composites industry, he has done work in market development, composites design, tool engineering, manufacturing, and research and development of thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials. He is a Fellow of American Concrete Institute (ACI), and member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of Plastic Engineers, and ASTM.  He was chairman of ACI Committee 440 – FRP Reinforcement.  He is also active in standards development in ACI, ASCE, IEEE, and ASTM. He has been recognized by ACI for Distinguished Service, is Chair of the SPE Composites Division, and in 2019, he was the recipient and inducted into the ACMA Composites Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Busel holds a BS Civil Engineering degree from Bradley University.

State-of-the-Art Composites Technology

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are a proven innovative and durable material that
has been used in hundreds of bridges in North America for over 25 years. Because they are
lightweight and able to be prefabricated, composites are faster to install, have reduced
assembly and installation time resulting in lower costs for new construction as well as
retrofitting existing structures, and require minimal disruption during repairs and upgrades to
bridges that are already in service. In this presentation, composites technology advancements
will be reviewed along with opportunities and issues that will impact acceptance of
composites technology in the future.

Joe Fox
President
FX Consulting, LLC.

Joe Fox is president of FX Consulting, a consulting firm for the specialty chemicals & materials industries based in Dublin, Ohio. Joe has a PhD in chemistry from Penn State and is a 40-year veteran of the chemicals industry, having worked at Standard Oil of Ohio, BP America, Ashland Performance Materials, and INEOS Composites. He is an active member of the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the Society for the Advancement of Material & Process Engineering (SAMPE), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is currently co-facilitator of the Infrastructure & Construction working group for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI).

Decarbonization with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites

Decarbonization is a “hot topic” these days. The DOT is very interested in lowering CO2 emissions from Infrastructure projects. This presentation will educate the audience about Decarbonization. It will include examples where FRP composites provide the opportunity to lower Cradle-to-Gate and Cradle-to-Grave greenhouse gas emissions relative to other materials of construction. It will include a summary of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted for the Halls River Bridge in Florida.

Dr. Bill Davids, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Bill Davids is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maine, where he teaches classes in structural design, structural analysis, and numerical methods. He was a bridge engineer for four years prior to entering academia in 1998. Bill has directed research in bridge engineering, inflatable structures, composite materials for infrastructure applications, and the mechanics of solid and engineered wood. He has authored or co-authored 60+ articles in peer-reviewed journals, co-holds four patents, and has developed several finite-element analysis packages used in industry and academia. Bill holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, and is a licensed PE.

GBeam Composite Bridge Girders: Results of Recent Research and New Developments

The presentation will showcase the results of recent, full-scale strength and fatigue tests of GBeam composite girders and implications for girder design. New results from diagnostic field live load testing and new advances in design and construction will also be highlighted.

Plenary Session 3: Geotechnical Moonshot Research Initiatives

Panel Discussion

Moderator
Dr. Ehsan Ghazanfari, P.E.
Associate Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Vermont

Dr. Ghazanfari specializes in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering and has over 20 years of experience as a researcher, consultant and educator. His research encompasses a mix of theoretical and applied research, using both experimental and analytical techniques, and employs state-of-the-art instruments and innovative methods. Dr. Ghazanfari’s research at UVM focuses on geomechanical and geoenvironmental aspects of geoenergy systems and geotechnical engineering (e.g. sensors and sensing in subsurface and intelligent compaction of geo-materials). He is UVM’s Sustainability Fellow, and the Fellow of Gund Institute for Environment. Since joining UVM in 2013, Dr. Ghazanfari has worked with 9 graduate and over 12 undergraduate students. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering.

Dr. Ramesh Malla
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Connecticut

Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D., F. ASCE, F. EMI, A. F. AIAA, F. ASNEngr, M CASE is a Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut (UConn), Storrs, CT, U.S.A. He has more than 40 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience, including 37 years at UConn. In addition to being a faculty member, Prof. Malla worked as a structural engineer at United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA; a Visiting Faculty Fellow at the NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center, Cleveland, OH and a Visiting Faculty at Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. (now Collins Aerospace) in Connecticut; and as the Founding UConn Campus Director of the NASA/Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium. Dr. Malla’s research areas include structural engineering and applied mechanics, dynamics & vibrations of structures, finite element modeling and analysis. His research encompasses structures on earth, in space, and on the Moon. Prof. Malla’s research work has been supported by 20 federal, state and regional agencies and industry, including several prestigious federal agencies like NSF; NASA; U.S. Army; U.S. DOT (FRA and FHWA), and U.S. Navy. Currently, he is serving as the Institutional PI/Lead from UConn for the U.S.DOT funded Region 1 (New England) University Transportation Center (UTC) -Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC). He has authored/co-authored more than 160 technical publications, including journal and conference papers and book chapters, and has delivered more than 200 research and educational presentations. He has edited 7 prestigious ASCE conference proceedings volumes and 2 special volumes/books. He has served as a Guest Editor, Associate Editor and Editorial Board member of several technical journals. He has served on more than 25 ASCE, AIAA, and other technical committees, including as the Chair of several committees. He has served as the General and Technical Chair of several nationally and internationally prominent conferences; has served on the organizing/Steering/Technical Committees of more than 45 conferences, and has organized/chaired/co-chaired more than 85 technical sessions. At present, he holds membership in 9 national and international professional societies, including elected Fellow & Life Member of ASCE and ASNEngr; Fellow of EMI; Life Member of ASME; Associate Fellow of AIAA, and elected member of Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). He has received numerous awards, honors and recognitions including the Outstanding Technical Contribution and Outstanding Professional Service awards from the ASCE Aerospace Division.

Unique Challenges for Developing Civil Engineering Infrastructure on the Moon

Exploring lunar-based civil engineering & transportation challenges

Dr. Aaron Gallant, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Aaron Gallant earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and went on to pursue his Masters and Doctorate in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University, specializing in geotechnical. engineering. His research interests lay in combining theory and practice to reconcile observed performance and behavior of natural landforms, geo-materials, and subsurface infrastructure, with emerging interest on ground improvement/stabilization, behavior of gassy/unsaturated sediments and resiliency to instabilities during extreme events and dynamic loading, and soil-structure interaction. He previously worked as a Geotechnical Engineer at CH2M Hill in Virginia before coming to teach in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Maine in 2016. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Deep Foundations Institute, and the US Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research.

Trailblazing New Approaches to Light Foundations

Advances in helical pile installation technology have the potential to dramatically impact the cost and logistics of constructing light foundations

Erin Force, P.E.
Project Manager & Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Haley & Aldrich, Inc.

Erin Force joined Haley & Aldrich, Inc. in 1998. She is currently a Project Manager and Senior Geotechnical Engineer where she is responsible for the planning and execution of geotechnical scopes-of-work for highways and bridges, buildings, and marine facilities. Erin served as the Project Manager and Technical Lead (Highway) for the highway that is being constructed as part of the Interstate 395/Route 9 Connector project. She led a local and regional team of Haley & Aldrich staff through completion of embankment technical evaluations, development and submission of design deliverables, and preparation of geotechnical-related contract documents. She is also responsible for overseeing various geotechnical-related construction activities, including installation of prefabricated vertical drains, geotechnical instrumentation, and foamed glass aggregate lightweight fill. Erin received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is an active member of Women’s Transportation Seminar.

Foam Glass Aggregate Use, Interstate 395/Route 9 Connector Project

An overview of the use of foamed glass aggregate on the Interstate 395/Route 9 Connector project in Brewer and
Eddington, Maine. The presence of compressible, low-strength soils present along portions of the new roadway
alignment presented significant geotechnical challenges, which necessitated the use of ground improvement,
staged embankment construction, lightweight fill (foamed glass aggregate). Construction began in early 2022
and is currently scheduled to be substantially complete in 2025.


Plenary Session 4: Autonomous Vehicles and Overcoming Demographic Challenges

Panel Discussion

Dr. Mandar Dewoolkar Portrait

Moderator
Dr. Mandar Dewoolkar, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Vermont

Professor Dewoolkar has over 20 years of experience as a researcher, consultant and educator. He specializes in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. His research involves applying physical and numerical modeling and field and laboratory testing techniques to study effects of environmental loadings, hazards and extreme events on natural and human-made materials and structures. His research is interdisciplinary and he routinely collaborates with structural, environmental, transportation, mechanical, aerospace and electrical engineers; hydrologists; geographers; geologists; historic preservationists; statisticians; and education and social scientists. He is UVM’s Sustainability Fellow, Service Learning Fellow and the Fellow of Gund Institute for Environment.  Professor Dewoolkar’s research has been funded by a variety of agencies including the National Science Foundation, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Park Service, US Department of Transportation, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, Vermont Space Grant Consortium, and Vermont Agency of Transportation and Agency of Natural Resources. Since 2003, Professor Dewoolkar has worked with 3 postdocs and 25 graduate and over 50 undergraduate students. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on geotechnical engineering (Geotechnical Principles, Geotechnical Lab, Foundations, Design of Earth Structures, Advanced Soil Mechanics). He has also taught Statics, one of the first engineering courses students take, and Capstone Design, a culminating design experience for seniors.



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Dr. Richard Corey
Director
UMaine VEMI Lab

Richard Corey (Rick) holds a Ph.D. in Collaborative Practices, an MFA in Intermedia, and is the Director and Co-founder of the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine. His research focuses on how humans interact with technology, and he has conceptualized this through the creation of VEMI – a collaborative and interdisciplinary space dedicated to advancing undergraduate education through cutting-edge research processes. Rick strives to assist students to embrace uniqueness, become creative problem solvers, think strategically, and pursue knowledge. Since its founding in 2008, VEMI has been awarded more than $14million in prizes and awards, including a top-3 finish in the U.S. DOT’s Inclusive Design Challenge in 2022; has been featured in more than 280 media and academic publication, including over 150 student-led publications; has graduated over 120 students; and has created two start-up businesses (Kinotek &; Unar Labs). Rick has also been named UMaine’s Supervisor of the Year twice, a student-nominated award representing excellent mentoring and student impact.

Inclusivity in Autonomous Transportation

As we move towards a fully autonomous transportation future, how will these vehicles interact across the human experience? 

Dr. Jonathan Rubin
Director
MCS Policy Center

Jonathan Rubin is the Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Professor of Economics at the University of Maine. Rubin received his PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis. He is a member of the Energy Committee of the US Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and a member of the Science and Technical Subcommittee of the Maine Climate Council. He was a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Environment and Economy, Institute of the Environment, University of Ottawa, Canada in 2021-22. Dr. Rubin specializes in the economics of energy, light-duty transportation, greenhouse gas emissions and alternative fuels. His research investigates the environmental impacts of connected autonomous vehicles, low carbon transportation fuels and biofuel pathways. Publications on Maine’s transportation sector can be found at:  https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mcspc_transport/

Autonomous Vehicles in Rural States

Connected autonomous vehicles have the potential to revolutionize the automotive industry by making transportation safer and more environmentally friendly. Despite early optimism, the timeline for widespread deployment of this novel technology continues to be pushed back. This is largely due to the difficulties in replacing human drivers with automated systems that rely on road and communication infrastructure, especially in rural applications where there is already less infrastructure and funding for needed investments will remain a significant barrier.  Moreover, these challenges are greater for Maine and other northern and mountain states that experience seasonal snow and ice.  This session will discuss rural AV applications and challenges drawing on existing research and a limited number of case studies.   

Plenary Session 5: Successful Deployments and Collaborations

Panel Discussion

Moderator
Dr. Bill Davids, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Bill Davids is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maine, where he teaches classes in structural design, structural analysis, and numerical methods. He was a bridge engineer for four years prior to entering academia in 1998. Bill has directed research in bridge engineering, inflatable structures, composite materials for infrastructure applications, and the mechanics of solid and engineered wood. He has authored or co-authored 60+ articles in peer-reviewed journals, co-holds four patents, and has developed several finite-element analysis packages used in industry and academia. Bill holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, and is a licensed PE.

Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Lopez-Anido is the Malcolm G. Long ’32 Professor of Civil Engineering and Member of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. He is a structural engineer with 27 years of experience in design, mechanics modeling, material testing and durability assessment of fiber-reinforced polymer composites for construction. He has advised and trained 51 graduate students, many of whom have leading professional roles in industry and in academia. He is a research leader in manufacturing thermoplastic composites, and in modeling, design and testing large scale 3D printed structures. He has produced 80 refereed journal publications, 96 conference publications, one book, two chapters and six patents.

Field Bendable Thermoplastic Composite Rebar

This portion of the presentation will focus on material properties, performance and preliminary beam test results of field bendable thermoplastic composite rebar conducted by Jacob Clark and will include a demonstration of the bending process for these rebars.

Cody Sheltra
ASCC R&D Program Manager
University of Maine

Cody is an experienced R&D Program Manager and Research Engineer at UMaine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center with a demonstrated history of working in thermoplastic composites, process development, and testing.

Field Bendable Thermoplastic Composite Rebar

This portion of the presentation will focus on the Continuous Forming Manufacturing process of field bendable thermoplastic composite rebar and will include a demonstration of the bending process for these rebars.

Joe Stilwell, P.E.
Fabrication Engineer
MaineDOT

Joseph Stilwell, P.E., is the fabrication engineer with the Maine DOT. Joe is a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Maine with a P.E. in civil engineering. Joe’s background at MaineDOT is in bridge construction, structural design, and project management.​

In his current position, Joe oversees the construction of all prefabricated structures and components for Maine DOT. Recently, he oversaw the fabrication of the first-of-its-kind composite tub girder bridge. Joe is a steering committee member of AASHTOs’ National Transportation Product Evaluation Program, Chair of the Composite Concrete Reinforcement NTPEP Audit, where he developed workplan for auditing and sampling GFRP reinforcement, sits on the IACME I&C group and is a friend of the committee for SCOBs T-6 (FRP Composites).

High Impact MaineDOT Deployments: Past, Present, & Future

Tim Kenerson, P.E.
Vice President of Engineering
AIT Composites

Tim is a Maine native and grew up just outside of Bangor. He received his bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UMaine in 2012. Shortly thereafter, he joined AIT Composites as a Design Engineer. He was promoted to Senior Design Engineer in 2018 and then Vice President of Engineering in 2021. He oversees a team of engineers who design the GArch Composite Arch Bridge System and GBeam Composite Tub Girder Bridge System. He is a licensed professional engineer in Maine and Rhode Island and a member of the Maine Section of ASCE.

AIT Composites Successful Deployments: GArch & GBeam

This brief presentation will highlight some of the nearly 40 successful deployments of the GArch Composite Arch Bridge System and GBeam Composite Tub Girder System throughout the US with particular focus on how ongoing research, testing, and feedback from the industry help to optimize the solutions for the asset managers, consultant engineers, and contractors alike.

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Break Sponsor – $500

One Sponsorship Available

The 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference will include three 15 minute breaks between conference sessions complete with refreshments. During this time, all digital displays in the venue will show a break slide with the sponsor company’s logo at center.

Additional Break Sponsor Perks:

• Logo listed on the event webpage
• Company name listed in the agenda booklet
• Logo listed on all conference marketing

Email tidc@maine.edu with your sponsorship preferences!

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Breakfast Sponsor – $500

One Sponsorships Available

On August 9th & 10th, the mornings begin with a complete breakfast selection. During this time, every digital display in the venue will show the breakfast slide with the sponsor company’s logo at center, and a sign will be displayed next to the buffet table indicating who the meal is sponsored by.

Additional Breakfast Sponsor Perks:

• Logo listed on the event webpage
• Company name listed in the agenda booklet
• Logo listed on all conference marketing

Email tidc@maine.edu with your sponsorship preferences!

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Lunch Sponsor – $1,000

Two Sponsorships Available

On August 9th & 10th, between morning and afternoon sessions, an extensive lunch buffet will be served. During this time, every digital display in the venue will show the lunch slide with the sponsor company’s logo at center, and a sign will be displayed next to the buffet table indicating who the meal is sponsored by.

Additional Lunch Sponsor Perks:

•Logo listed on the event webpage
• Logo listed in the agenda booklet
• Logo listed on all conference marketing
• Logo listed on all conference correspondence
• Custom social media spotlight
• Complementary table in Expo area (See Expo Table)

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Evening Reception Sponsor – $1,500

One Sponsorship Available

On August 8th, an Evening Reception is held to kick off the event. It includes beverages, hors d’oeuvres, a networking social, and a keynote address. The Evening Reception Sponsor’s logo will be featured in the opening and closing slides of the reception, as well as on signage at the refreshments tables and conference room entrances. Additionally, the Evening Reception Sponsor will have a spotlight to speak at the podium before the keynote address.

Additional Evening Reception Sponsor Perks:

• Logo listed on the event webpage on banner
• Logo on event lanyards
• Logo listed in the agenda booklet
• Logo listed on all conference marketing
• Logo listed on all conference correspondence
• Custom social media spotlight
• Complementary table in Expo area (See Expo Table)

Email tidc@maine.edu with your sponsorship preferences!

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Expo Table – $500

As part of the 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference, there are four Exhibit Sessions that occur during conference breaks and networking periods while attendees will be in the Exhibit Area:
• Tuesday, August 8th, 4-6pm
• Wednesday, August 9th, 8-9:30am
• Wednesday, August 9th, 12-1:30pm
• Thursday, August 10th, 8-9:30am

Provided will be a 6ft table, 2 chairs (more will be provided if needed), and power if requested.

Attendance at all sessions is not required but is encouraged.

Email tidc@maine.edu with your sponsorship preferences!


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Lodging and Attractions

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Bangor

Courtyard by Marriott (Group Rate Hotel) – 236 Sylvan Road, Bangor – 1.207.262.0070 (9 miles)

Bangor Aviator Hotel – 308 Godfrey Blvd. – 1.207.947.6721 (13 miles)

Fairfield Inn by Marriott – 300 Odlin Road – 1.207.990.0001 (13 miles)

Fireside Inn & Suites – 570 Main Street – 1.207.942.1234 (15 miles)

Hampden Inn – 261 Haskell Road – 1.207.990.4400 (9 miles)

Hilton Garden Inn – 250 Haskell Road – 1.207.262.0099 (9 miles)

Hollywood Casino Hotel – 500 Main Street – 1.877.779.7771 (15 miles)

Residence Inn by Marriott – 22 Bass Park Blvd. – 1.207.433.0800 (14 miles)

Dedham

The Lucerne Inn – 2517 Main Road – 1.207.843.5123 (25 miles)

Ellsworth

Hampton Inn Ellsworth/Bar Harbor – 6 Downeast Highway – 1.207.667.2688 (40 miles)

Comfort Inn Ellsworth/Bar Harbor – 130 High Street – 1.207.667.1345 (40 miles)

Camping

Orono

Pushaw Lake Campground – 110 Villa Vaughan Road – 1.207.945.4200 (7 miles)

  • Pushaw Lake Campground is located on Pushaw Lake in Orono. It is a 9 mile long lake with swimming, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. They have a beach, laundry facilities, free Wi-Fi in the Cafe for all guests, a rec hall, an arcade, and a store on site.

Bangor

Paul Bunyan Campground – 1858 Union Street – 1.207.941.1177 (14 miles)

  • Paul Bunyan Campground is listed as a family campground with spacious, open, & shaded sites on a rolling terrain. They have activities planned on most weekends throughout July and August. Pets are welcome, but must be kept on a leash. They have a heated swimming pool, free pancake breakfast Sundays (Memorial Day to Labor Day), a playground, 30 & 50 amp service sites, camp store, a rec hall, and hay rides on the weekends and some weeknights.

Holden

Holden Family Campground – 108 Main Road – 1.207.989.0529 (19 miles)

  • Holden Family Campground is located just of I-395 on 1-A (the “Bar Harbor Road”). The campground is listed as a friendly, quiet, and relaxing with many repeat visitors. All sites have 30 & 50 amp service. They have free Wi-Fi, a heated pool, laundry facilities, a playground, fire rings, full hookups, and a screen clubhouse on site.

State, Local, and National Parks

Acadia National Park primarily located on Mount Desert Island, is a 47,000-acre recreation area marked by its rocky coastline and glacier-scoured granite peaks. Locate just 55 miles from the University of Maine, this must see Maine destination is well worth a visit.

Park Attractions:

  • Cadillac Mountain
  • Thunder Hole
  • Jordan Pond House
  • The Bubbles/Bubble Pond
  • Sand Beach

Park Activities:

  • Hiking
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Biking
  • Guided tours

Baxter State Park is located in the North Maine Woods and contains 209,644 acres of woods, streams, rivers, and peaks, including Mount Katahdin, the start of the Appalachian Trail. Founded in 1930 by Maine Governor, Percival Baxter, the park boasts 215 miles of hiking trails ranging in difficulty.

Park Attractions:

  • Mount Katahdin
  • 200,000+ acres of wilderness to explore

Park Activities:

  • Hiking
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Fishing
  • Biking
  • Canoe/Kayak

Fort Knox State Park / Penobscot Narrows Observatory is a State Historic Site located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in Prospect. The fort is one of the best preserved examples of coastal defense fortifications constructed in the mid-1800s and is the first fort named after Major General Henry Knox. The Penobscot Narrows Bridge opened to traffic December 30, 2006 and the Observatory opened on May 19, 2007. It took 3 years and 1 month to build and cost $85 million.

Park Attractions:

  • Historic Fort Knox
  • Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory
  • Picnic tables & grills
  • Interpretive panels describing the history and natural wildlife of the area

Did You Know:

  • The Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory is larger than the Statue of Liberty?
  • The observatory, the tallest public bridge observatory in the world, provide you with 360 degree views of the Penobscot valley?
  • On a clear day, you can see Mt. Katahdin from the Observatory?

Orono Bog Boardwalk is a one-mile boardwalk loop that

begins at the forested wetland edge in the Bangor City Forest, crosses into Orono, and provides individuals the opportunity to experience the views of a Maine bog.

Local Dining

Bangor:

Timber Kitchen and Bar

11 Central

Sea Dog Brewing Company

The Green Tea Japanese Restaurant

Miguel’s Mexican Restaurant

Ellsworth:

Union River Lobster Pot

Riverside Cafe

Finn’s Irish Pub

Serendib Indian and Sri Lankan Cuisine

Gateway Lobster Pound

Orono:

Woodman’s Brew Pub

Pat’s Pizza

Harvest Moon Deli

Thai Orchid

The Nest Breakfast Cafe

Bar Harbor:

Rose Eden Lobster

The Travelin Lobster

Sweet Pea’s Cafe

Galyn’s

Mainely Meat BBQ Dreamwood Hill

Family Friendly Attractions

Fielders Choice Ice Cream and Mini-Golf – Bangor

G-Force Entertainment – Bangor

Urban Air Adventure Park – Orono

Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf – Bar Harbor

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Submit Posters to tidc@maine.edu by July 22nd

Purpose:
The Poster Session at the Annual Conference offers the opportunity for TIDC student researchers to disseminate their findings. Additionally:

  • Presenters can actively engage with others during the conference in a way that networking alone does not, since by its very nature, the poster defines the topic of conversation.
  • Presenting posters at the Annual Conference allows researchers to receive constructive comments to help them further their research efforts. Insightful and impartial discussions about the work by a peer can often provide ideas for improving the outcomes of the work.
  • The poster session helps TIDC meet its goal of providing opportunities for student researchers to practice their presentation skills. One advantage of presenting a poster is that it allows our student researchers to present their findings in different ways to see which explanation is most well-received.

What to Expect:

All TIDC-funded graduate students are expected to submit a poster for the poster session (with
limited waivers accepted). Use the following guidelines when preparing your presentation:

  • Please use the poster template available for download below.
  • You may change the Logo at the top right side of the poster to your member university’s logo, but all other logos (TIDC and USDOT) must be present and visible.
  • Students are expected to be present at the poster session to explain their work.
  • Posters will be printed and hung by UMaine, so you will not need to bring a poster with you.

Questions:

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the TIDC Education & Outreach Manager,
Amanda Collamore, at tidc@maine.edu.

Template Download:

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Attendees viewing TIDC student posters during the 2022 TIDC Annual Conference
Conference Committee

Director

Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E.
Director
TIDC

Co-Chair

Dale Peabody, P.E.
Advisory Board Chair
TIDC

Co-Chair

Dr. Ehsan Ghazanfari, P.E.
Associate Professor University of Vermont

Member

James R. Bryce
Senior Program Manager TIDC

Member

Amanda Collamore
Education & Outreach Manager, TIDC

Member

Vu Phan Portrait

Vu Phan
Lead Financial Analyst
TIDC

Member

TIDC Communications Specialist Aaron Schanck

Aaron Schanck
Communications Specialist TIDC

Member

Genna O’Berrin
Administrative Specialist TIDC

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The 2023 TIDC Conference Has Concluded

2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference

The Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference

Join us as we discuss deploying innovative research findings from the lab to the field. This Conference brings together University Researchers, Industry Professionals, and State & Municipal Government Leaders. The agenda focuses on a broad range of topics including successful research and deployment of advanced materials, structures, and more. Tours of UMaine’s state-of-the-art research labs will also be available.

August 8th – 10th
Wells Conference Center, University of Maine

Checkin starts at 4:00 pm EST on August 8th, and 8:00 am EST on August 9th & 10th

Conference Sessions

Tuesday, August 8th

  • Welcome Reception
  • Keynote Address

Wednesday, August 9th

  • Driving Research to Deployment Panel Discussion
  • Sensing the Future: Assessing & Monitoring Transportation Assets
  • State-of-the-Art in Transportation Composites
  • Geotechnical Moonshot Research Initiatives

Thursday, August 10th

  • Autonomous Vehicles and Overcoming Demographic Challenges
  • UMaine VEMI Lab Tour
  • Successful Deployment Initiatives
  • Tour of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center – Add-On during registration Required
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Locations

University of Maine map of important TIDC conference locations

Wells Conference Center

131 Munson Rd, Orono, ME 04469

Advanced Structures & Composites Center

35 Flagstaff Road Orono, ME 04469-5793

VEMI
Lab

Carnegie Hall, Orono, ME 04469

2022 Conference

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Conference Agenda

Download Printable Draft Agenda Here

Tuesday, August 8th Welcome Reception

3:00 pm: Advanced Structures & Composites Center Tour – invitation only 

4:00 pm: Check-in, Social Networking, and Exhibits 

6:00 pm: Opening Ceremonies & Welcome Reception Dinner  

  • Welcome Reception Opening: Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E., Director, TIDC; Executive Director, Advanced Structures & Composites Center, UMaine 
  • Banquet Keynote, Moving Research into Implementation: Sid Mohan, Associate Program Manager, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

8:00 pm: Welcome Reception Closing

Wednesday, August 9th

8:00 am: Check-in, Poster Session, Exhibits, Breakfast

9:30 am: Welcome

9:45 am: Keynote Address

  • Driving Research to Practice: Dr. Robert Moser, Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

10:15 am: Driving Research to Deployment Panel

Moderator: Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E., Director, TIDC; Executive Director, Advanced Structures & Composites Center, UMaine

Panelists:

  • Joyce Taylor, P.E., Chief Engineer, MaineDOT
  • Carrie Lavallee, P.E., Deputy Administrator & Chief Engineer, MassDOT
  • Sid Mohan, Associate Program Manager, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
  • Dr. Robert Moser, Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

10:45 am: Break 

11:00 am: Plenary Session 1: Sensing the Future: Assessing & Monitoring Transportation Assets

Moderator: Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Professor & Associate Dean of Research Civil and Environmental Engineering, TIDC, University of Rhode Island

Panelists:

  • AI-Based Advances in UAV-Based Bridge Inspection: Dr. Eric Landis, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine
  • Advanced UAV Mounted Sensing Technologies for Bridge Inspection: Dr. Dryver Huston, Professor, TIDC, University of Vermont
  • Optical Fiber Sensing Textile Technology for Long Term Bridge Health Monitoring: Dr. Xingwei Wang, Professor, TIDC, UMass Lowell
  • Remote Sensing Technology for Structural Health Monitoring: Dr. TzuYang Yu, Professor, TIDC, UMass Lowell

12:00 pm: Lunch, Exhibits, Poster Session 

1:30 pm: Plenary Session 2: State-of-the-Art in Transportation Composites

Moderator: Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine

Panelists:

  • State-of-the-Art Composites Technology: John P. Busel, Vice President, Composites Growth Initiative, ACMA
  • Decarbonization with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites: Joe Fox, President, FX Consulting, LLC.
  • GBeam Composite Bridge Girders: Results of Recent Research and New Developments: Dr. Bill Davids, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine

3:00 pm: Break

3:15 pm: Plenary Session 3: Geotechnical Moonshot Research Initiatives

Moderator: Dr. Ehsan Ghazanfari, P.E., Associate Professor, TIDC, University of Vermont

Panelists:

  • Unique Challenges for Developing Civil Engineering Infrastructure on the Moon: Dr. Ramesh Malla, Professor, TIDC, University of Connecticut
  • Trailblazing New Approaches to Light Foundations: Dr. Aaron Gallant, P.E., Associate Professor, TIDC, UMaine
  • Advances in Lightweight Aggregate: Erin Force, Project Manager / Senior Engineer, Haley & Aldrich, Inc

5:00 pm: Closing Remarks  

  • Dale Peabody, P.E., TIDC Advisory Board Chair

6:30 pm: Advisory Board Dinner – Invitation Only 

Thursday, August 10th

8:00 am: Check-in, Poster Session, Exhibits, Breakfast

9:30 am: Welcome

9:45 am: Plenary Session 4: Autonomous Vehicles and Overcoming Demographic Challenges

Moderator: Dr. Mandar Dewoolkar, P.E., Chair & Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, TIDC, University of Vermont

Panelists:

  • Autonomous Vehicles versus Our Roadway and Population Demographics Challenges: Dr. Richard Corey, Director, UMaine VEMI Lab
  • Autonomous Vehicles in Rural States: Dr. Jonathan Rubin, Director, MCS Policy Center, TIDC, UMaine

10:45 am: Break 

11:00 am: VEMI Lab Tour  

12:00 pm: Lunch 

1:00 pm: Plenary Session 5: Successful Deployments and Collaborations

Moderator: Dr. Bill Davids, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine

Panelists:

  • Field Bendable Thermoplastic Composite Rebar: Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine & Cody Sheltra, R&D Program Manager, ASCC, UMaine
  • High Impact MaineDOT Deployments: Past, Present, & Future: Joe Stilwell, P.E., Fabrication Engineer, MaineDOT
  • AIT Composites Successful Deployments: GArch & GBeam: Tim Kenerson, P.E., Vice President of Engineering, AIT Composites

2:30 pm: Closing Remarks

  • Dr. Bill Davids, P.E., Professor, TIDC, UMaine

3:00 pm: Advanced Structures & Composites Center Tour (Add-On during Registration)

Meet the speakers

Keynotes

Sid Mohan
Associate Program Manager
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Sid joined the Transportation Research Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) in October 2017, and is currently the Associate Program Manager for Implementation and Innovation. In this role, he manages several NCHRP programs on implementation of research and development of innovations, and leads efforts to track and document the impacts of the use of NCHRP research results. Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Program Officer managing the NCHRP Implementation Support Program. He has a background in program evaluation, policy analysis, strategic planning, and data management. Prior to joining the NCHRP, he had worked in several parts of the world including Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Moving Research into Implementation

This presentation will touch upon some of the aspects of successfully moving research into implementation, and present a few examples from across the United States. 

Dr. Robert Moser
Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Dr. Robert Moser is a Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) in the US Army Corps of Engineers overseeing programs, strategy, collaboration, and capability development in the areas of materials, manufacturing, and structures for military and civil works programs of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). His portfolio covers a range of topics in materials and manufacturing science, built and aging infrastructure, and military engineering applications in force projection and protection. Dr. Moser’s efforts also leverage many interagency and extramural R&D partnerships with industry and academia to support ERDC’s R&D mission.

Driving Research to Practice

This presentation will focus on how new and innovative technologies are discovered, developed, and delivered from R&D and driven into practice across the US Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil and Military mission sets. Examples of successes in this endeavor through partnerships between Government, Industry, and Academia will also be provided.

Driving Research to Deployment Panel

Panel Discussion

Habib Dagher Protrait

Moderator
Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E.
Director, TIDC; Executive Director, Advanced Structures & Composites Center, UMaine 

Dr. Dagher is the founding Executive Director of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center, a National Science Foundation funded research Center housed in an 100,000 square foot laboratory at the University of Maine with over 180 full and part-time personnel. The center is a world leader in the development of low-cost, high-performance structural composites for construction. The center has over 500 clients worldwide, and has received top national awards for its research. Dr. Dagher is a world-leading advocate for developing advanced structural systems which simultaneously optimize structures, materials, and construction. Under his leadership, the UMaine Composites Center has gained national and international reputation from major research and development projects such as the VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected floating offshore wind turbine in the US and the first in the world made out of concrete and composite materials, the composite arch bridge system (“Bridge-in-a-Backpack”) technology now approved in the AASHTO Code, the first Modular Ballistic Protection System (MBPS) approved by the US Army to protect troops in tents from blast and ballistic threats, development of coated wood technology for blast and hurricane resistant wood buildings, and the longest carbon-fiber composite vessel built for the US Navy. Dr. Dagher holds 25 patents with 8 more pending, and has received numerous awards including the 2015 White House Transportation Champion of Change, Carnegie Foundation Maine Professor of the Year, the Distinguished Maine Professor Award, the highest award given to a faculty member at UMaine, the American Society of Civil Engineers Charles Pankow Innovation Award.

Sid Mohan
Associate Program Manager
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Sid joined the Transportation Research Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) in October 2017, and is currently the Associate Program Manager for Implementation and Innovation. In this role, he manages several NCHRP programs on implementation of research and development of innovations, and leads efforts to track and document the impacts of the use of NCHRP research results. Prior to his current position, he was a Senior Program Officer managing the NCHRP Implementation Support Program. He has a background in program evaluation, policy analysis, strategic planning, and data management. Prior to joining the NCHRP, he had worked in several parts of the world including Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Dr. Robert Moser
Senior Scientific Technical Manager, Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Dr. Robert Moser is a Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) in the US Army Corps of Engineers overseeing programs, strategy, collaboration, and capability development in the areas of materials, manufacturing, and structures for military and civil works programs of the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). His portfolio covers a range of topics in materials and manufacturing science, built and aging infrastructure, and military engineering applications in force projection and protection. Dr. Moser’s efforts also leverage many interagency and extramural R&D partnerships with industry and academia to support ERDC’s R&D mission.

Joyce Taylor Portrait

Joyce Taylor, P.E.
Chief Engineer
MaineDOT

Joyce Taylor is the chief engineer for the Maine Department of Transportation. She joined the department in 1999 and has risen through the ranks holding several key positions. Chief Engineer Taylor first worked in the construction division as its environmental engineer and held various positions, including Bureau Director of Project Development before becoming Chief Engineer in 2013. She has worked on various high-profile department projects, most recently heading the Sarah Mildred Long project between Maine and New Hampshire. Joyce Noel Taylor was the first president of Maine’s newly-formed chapter of Women in Transportation. She is an active participant on the Council of Highways and Streets of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). She also serves as the Vice-Chair on the AASHTO Committee on Design, Co-Chair of the Climate Council’s Transportation Working Group as well as serving on the Maine Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers. She graduated from the University of Maine at Orono in 1986 with a BS in Chemical Engineering.

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Carrie Lavallee
Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer
MassDOT

Carrie is responsible for MassDOT’s expanded $1.5B a year capital program that includes new Federal infrastructure funding and one of the largest investments in bridges in the Commonwealth’s history. Carrie has served in multiple roles at MassDOT starting as a Civil Engineer I out of college and worked her way up through Project Management. She most recently served as the District 6 Project Development Engineer before becoming Deputy Administrator/Chief Engineer. Additionally, Carrie has been a longtime member of MassDOT’s Underwater Bridge Inspection Team performing inspections throughout Massachusetts. Carrie is a licensed professional engineer, a certified bridge inspector, an active member of WTS International, and holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Plenary Session 1: Sensing the Future: Assessing & Monitoring Transportation Assets

Panel Discussion

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Moderator
Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Rhode Island

Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering and a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Rhode Island. She received her B.S. and M.S. from Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile, and received her Ph.D. from Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Her research interests include Environmental and Sustainable Engineering with a focus on water and wastewater Technologies and environmental nanotechnology.

Dr. Eric Landis, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Eric’s research interests are in experimental mechanics and fracture, with particular focus on the use of innovative laboratory techniques to solve problems of fracture and failure in cement-based and wood-based composite materials. He also dabbles in computational modeling, biomimetic, burrowing marine invertebrates, and other things he should probably keep his nose out of. He has particular expertise in x-ray computed tomography and associated 3D image processing, as well as a background in quantitative acoustic emission analysis techniques. He has published numerous scientific papers, and he is co-author of the text Fracture and Fatigue of Wood (Wiley, 2003). Prior to his academic career he spent several years in civil engineering consulting. At UMaine he has been honored for both his teaching and research. In 2002 he was presented with the UMaine Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award, in 2004 he was Distinguished Maine Professor, and in 2006 he was the Carnegie Foundation U.S. Professor of the Year in Maine.

AI-Based Advances in UAV-Based Bridge Inspection

The explosion of AI and computer vision has allowed us to expand the role of uncrewed arial vehicles (UAVs) in routine bridge inspections. Here we describe how algorithms can be trained to identify and classify (for example) AASHTO and BIRM corrosion condition states.  Implications for expanded use of UAVs is also discussed.

Dr. Dryver Huston
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Vermont

Dryver Huston received the B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, in 1980, and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, in 1983 and 1986, respectively.,Since 1987, he has been a Faculty Member with the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA. He has authored the book, structural sensing, health monitoring, and performance evaluation.

Advanced UAV Mounted Sensing Technologies for Bridge Inspection

The underside of bridge decks is an often neglected, yet highly important, and difficult to inspect element of transportation infrastructure.  This presentation will discuss the development of a system to provide convenient quantitative evaluation of the underside of bridge decks with elastodynamic and microwave sensors mounted on UAVs.

Dr. Xingwei Wang
Professor, TIDC Researcher
UMass Lowell

Xingwei (Vivian) Wang received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2006. Then she joined UMass Lowell as an Assistant Professor in 2006. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and then to Full Professor in 2016. She is the recipient of the 2010 NSF CAREER award and the 2008 Massachusetts Life Science Center New Investigator Research Award. Her research interests include optical bio-sensing and biomedical devices, optical sensors, optical imaging, MEMS technology and electromagnetic wave propagation. She has published over 80 papers in journals and conference proceedings on design, fabrication and characterization of optical sensors and devices.

Optical Fiber Sensing Textile Technology for Long Term Bridge Health Monitoring

This topic discusses the use of optical fiber sensing textile technology for long-term bridge health monitoring, highlighting its potential to provide real-time and continuous monitoring of structural integrity, strain, and temperature changes in bridges, enabling proactive maintenance and ensuring long-term safety.

Dr. TzuYang Yu
Professor, TIDC Researcher
UMass Lowell

Dr. Yu received his Ph.D. from M.I.T. in the field of structural engineering and materials, specializing in the remote electromagnetic imaging of concrete structures. He is a recipient of the 2008 ASNT Fellowship Award (Cleveland, Ohio), 2010 Fellow of the JSPS (Tokyo, Japan), 2021 ASNT Faculty Award, and 2022 Acorn Innovation Award (MassVentures, Boston, MA). He also received the 2017 Donald Leitch Award from the CEE Department at UML for outstanding research performance. His research has been sponsored by NIST, AFRL, NSF, DOE, U.S.DOT, UMass S&T Office, AFFOA, and NextFlex. 

Remote Sensing Technology for Structural Health Monitoring

In this talk, applications of remote sensing technology for structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil infrastructure systems are presented. Non-contact inspection of bridges and roadways using ground penetrating radar (GPR), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), laser doppler vibrometry (LDV) for steel rebar corrosion, concrete cracking, concrete delamination, and structural stiffness deterioration is demonstrated in the laboratory and in the field. Features and challenges associated with different remote sensing techniques for SHM are discussed. 

Plenary Session 2:
State-of-the-Art in Transportation Composites

Panel Discussion

Moderator
Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Lopez-Anido is the Malcolm G. Long ’32 Professor of Civil Engineering and Member of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. He is a structural engineer with 27 years of experience in design, mechanics modeling, material testing and durability assessment of fiber-reinforced polymer composites for construction. He has advised and trained 51 graduate students, many of whom have leading professional roles in industry and in academia. He is a research leader in manufacturing thermoplastic composites, and in modeling, design and testing large scale 3D printed structures. He has produced 80 refereed journal publications, 96 conference publications, one book, two chapters and six patents.

John P. Busel
Vice President
Composites Growth Initiative at ACMA

John Busel is Vice President, Composites Growth Initiative and has been with the American Composites Manufacturers Association for over 18 years. Mr. Busel has led composites industry programs in market development for infrastructure and construction for over 25 years, and is very active in codes and standards development, and promotes composites through education and awareness to engineers, architects, owners, and specifiers. During his 35 years of experience in the composites industry, he has done work in market development, composites design, tool engineering, manufacturing, and research and development of thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials. He is a Fellow of American Concrete Institute (ACI), and member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of Plastic Engineers, and ASTM.  He was chairman of ACI Committee 440 – FRP Reinforcement.  He is also active in standards development in ACI, ASCE, IEEE, and ASTM. He has been recognized by ACI for Distinguished Service, is Chair of the SPE Composites Division, and in 2019, he was the recipient and inducted into the ACMA Composites Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Busel holds a BS Civil Engineering degree from Bradley University.

State-of-the-Art Composites Technology

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are a proven innovative and durable material that
has been used in hundreds of bridges in North America for over 25 years. Because they are
lightweight and able to be prefabricated, composites are faster to install, have reduced
assembly and installation time resulting in lower costs for new construction as well as
retrofitting existing structures, and require minimal disruption during repairs and upgrades to
bridges that are already in service. In this presentation, composites technology advancements
will be reviewed along with opportunities and issues that will impact acceptance of
composites technology in the future.

Joe Fox
President
FX Consulting, LLC.

Joe Fox is president of FX Consulting, a consulting firm for the specialty chemicals & materials industries based in Dublin, Ohio. Joe has a PhD in chemistry from Penn State and is a 40-year veteran of the chemicals industry, having worked at Standard Oil of Ohio, BP America, Ashland Performance Materials, and INEOS Composites. He is an active member of the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the Society for the Advancement of Material & Process Engineering (SAMPE), and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is currently co-facilitator of the Infrastructure & Construction working group for the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI).

Decarbonization with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites

Decarbonization is a “hot topic” these days. The DOT is very interested in lowering CO2 emissions from Infrastructure projects. This presentation will educate the audience about Decarbonization. It will include examples where FRP composites provide the opportunity to lower Cradle-to-Gate and Cradle-to-Grave greenhouse gas emissions relative to other materials of construction. It will include a summary of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted for the Halls River Bridge in Florida.

Dr. Bill Davids, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Bill Davids is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maine, where he teaches classes in structural design, structural analysis, and numerical methods. He was a bridge engineer for four years prior to entering academia in 1998. Bill has directed research in bridge engineering, inflatable structures, composite materials for infrastructure applications, and the mechanics of solid and engineered wood. He has authored or co-authored 60+ articles in peer-reviewed journals, co-holds four patents, and has developed several finite-element analysis packages used in industry and academia. Bill holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, and is a licensed PE.

GBeam Composite Bridge Girders: Results of Recent Research and New Developments

The presentation will showcase the results of recent, full-scale strength and fatigue tests of GBeam composite girders and implications for girder design. New results from diagnostic field live load testing and new advances in design and construction will also be highlighted.

Plenary Session 3: Geotechnical Moonshot Research Initiatives

Panel Discussion

Moderator
Dr. Ehsan Ghazanfari, P.E.
Associate Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Vermont

Dr. Ghazanfari specializes in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering and has over 20 years of experience as a researcher, consultant and educator. His research encompasses a mix of theoretical and applied research, using both experimental and analytical techniques, and employs state-of-the-art instruments and innovative methods. Dr. Ghazanfari’s research at UVM focuses on geomechanical and geoenvironmental aspects of geoenergy systems and geotechnical engineering (e.g. sensors and sensing in subsurface and intelligent compaction of geo-materials). He is UVM’s Sustainability Fellow, and the Fellow of Gund Institute for Environment. Since joining UVM in 2013, Dr. Ghazanfari has worked with 9 graduate and over 12 undergraduate students. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering.

Dr. Ramesh Malla
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Connecticut

Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D., F. ASCE, F. EMI, A. F. AIAA, F. ASNEngr, M CASE is a Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut (UConn), Storrs, CT, U.S.A. He has more than 40 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience, including 37 years at UConn. In addition to being a faculty member, Prof. Malla worked as a structural engineer at United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA; a Visiting Faculty Fellow at the NASA Lewis (now Glenn) Research Center, Cleveland, OH and a Visiting Faculty at Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. (now Collins Aerospace) in Connecticut; and as the Founding UConn Campus Director of the NASA/Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium. Dr. Malla’s research areas include structural engineering and applied mechanics, dynamics & vibrations of structures, finite element modeling and analysis. His research encompasses structures on earth, in space, and on the Moon. Prof. Malla’s research work has been supported by 20 federal, state and regional agencies and industry, including several prestigious federal agencies like NSF; NASA; U.S. Army; U.S. DOT (FRA and FHWA), and U.S. Navy. Currently, he is serving as the Institutional PI/Lead from UConn for the U.S.DOT funded Region 1 (New England) University Transportation Center (UTC) -Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC). He has authored/co-authored more than 160 technical publications, including journal and conference papers and book chapters, and has delivered more than 200 research and educational presentations. He has edited 7 prestigious ASCE conference proceedings volumes and 2 special volumes/books. He has served as a Guest Editor, Associate Editor and Editorial Board member of several technical journals. He has served on more than 25 ASCE, AIAA, and other technical committees, including as the Chair of several committees. He has served as the General and Technical Chair of several nationally and internationally prominent conferences; has served on the organizing/Steering/Technical Committees of more than 45 conferences, and has organized/chaired/co-chaired more than 85 technical sessions. At present, he holds membership in 9 national and international professional societies, including elected Fellow & Life Member of ASCE and ASNEngr; Fellow of EMI; Life Member of ASME; Associate Fellow of AIAA, and elected member of Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE). He has received numerous awards, honors and recognitions including the Outstanding Technical Contribution and Outstanding Professional Service awards from the ASCE Aerospace Division.

Unique Challenges for Developing Civil Engineering Infrastructure on the Moon

Exploring lunar-based civil engineering & transportation challenges

Dr. Aaron Gallant, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Aaron Gallant earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and went on to pursue his Masters and Doctorate in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University, specializing in geotechnical. engineering. His research interests lay in combining theory and practice to reconcile observed performance and behavior of natural landforms, geo-materials, and subsurface infrastructure, with emerging interest on ground improvement/stabilization, behavior of gassy/unsaturated sediments and resiliency to instabilities during extreme events and dynamic loading, and soil-structure interaction. He previously worked as a Geotechnical Engineer at CH2M Hill in Virginia before coming to teach in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Maine in 2016. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Deep Foundations Institute, and the US Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research.

Trailblazing New Approaches to Light Foundations

Advances in helical pile installation technology have the potential to dramatically impact the cost and logistics of constructing light foundations

Erin Force, P.E.
Project Manager & Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Haley & Aldrich, Inc.

Erin Force joined Haley & Aldrich, Inc. in 1998. She is currently a Project Manager and Senior Geotechnical Engineer where she is responsible for the planning and execution of geotechnical scopes-of-work for highways and bridges, buildings, and marine facilities. Erin served as the Project Manager and Technical Lead (Highway) for the highway that is being constructed as part of the Interstate 395/Route 9 Connector project. She led a local and regional team of Haley & Aldrich staff through completion of embankment technical evaluations, development and submission of design deliverables, and preparation of geotechnical-related contract documents. She is also responsible for overseeing various geotechnical-related construction activities, including installation of prefabricated vertical drains, geotechnical instrumentation, and foamed glass aggregate lightweight fill. Erin received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is an active member of Women’s Transportation Seminar.

Foam Glass Aggregate Use, Interstate 395/Route 9 Connector Project

An overview of the use of foamed glass aggregate on the Interstate 395/Route 9 Connector project in Brewer and
Eddington, Maine. The presence of compressible, low-strength soils present along portions of the new roadway
alignment presented significant geotechnical challenges, which necessitated the use of ground improvement,
staged embankment construction, lightweight fill (foamed glass aggregate). Construction began in early 2022
and is currently scheduled to be substantially complete in 2025.


Plenary Session 4: Autonomous Vehicles and Overcoming Demographic Challenges

Panel Discussion

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Moderator
Dr. Mandar Dewoolkar, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Vermont

Professor Dewoolkar has over 20 years of experience as a researcher, consultant and educator. He specializes in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. His research involves applying physical and numerical modeling and field and laboratory testing techniques to study effects of environmental loadings, hazards and extreme events on natural and human-made materials and structures. His research is interdisciplinary and he routinely collaborates with structural, environmental, transportation, mechanical, aerospace and electrical engineers; hydrologists; geographers; geologists; historic preservationists; statisticians; and education and social scientists. He is UVM’s Sustainability Fellow, Service Learning Fellow and the Fellow of Gund Institute for Environment.  Professor Dewoolkar’s research has been funded by a variety of agencies including the National Science Foundation, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Park Service, US Department of Transportation, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, Vermont Space Grant Consortium, and Vermont Agency of Transportation and Agency of Natural Resources. Since 2003, Professor Dewoolkar has worked with 3 postdocs and 25 graduate and over 50 undergraduate students. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on geotechnical engineering (Geotechnical Principles, Geotechnical Lab, Foundations, Design of Earth Structures, Advanced Soil Mechanics). He has also taught Statics, one of the first engineering courses students take, and Capstone Design, a culminating design experience for seniors.



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Dr. Richard Corey
Director
UMaine VEMI Lab

Richard Corey (Rick) holds a Ph.D. in Collaborative Practices, an MFA in Intermedia, and is the Director and Co-founder of the VEMI Lab at the University of Maine. His research focuses on how humans interact with technology, and he has conceptualized this through the creation of VEMI – a collaborative and interdisciplinary space dedicated to advancing undergraduate education through cutting-edge research processes. Rick strives to assist students to embrace uniqueness, become creative problem solvers, think strategically, and pursue knowledge. Since its founding in 2008, VEMI has been awarded more than $14million in prizes and awards, including a top-3 finish in the U.S. DOT’s Inclusive Design Challenge in 2022; has been featured in more than 280 media and academic publication, including over 150 student-led publications; has graduated over 120 students; and has created two start-up businesses (Kinotek &; Unar Labs). Rick has also been named UMaine’s Supervisor of the Year twice, a student-nominated award representing excellent mentoring and student impact.

Inclusivity in Autonomous Transportation

As we move towards a fully autonomous transportation future, how will these vehicles interact across the human experience? 

Dr. Jonathan Rubin
Director
MCS Policy Center

Jonathan Rubin is the Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and Professor of Economics at the University of Maine. Rubin received his PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis. He is a member of the Energy Committee of the US Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and a member of the Science and Technical Subcommittee of the Maine Climate Council. He was a Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Environment and Economy, Institute of the Environment, University of Ottawa, Canada in 2021-22. Dr. Rubin specializes in the economics of energy, light-duty transportation, greenhouse gas emissions and alternative fuels. His research investigates the environmental impacts of connected autonomous vehicles, low carbon transportation fuels and biofuel pathways. Publications on Maine’s transportation sector can be found at:  https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mcspc_transport/

Autonomous Vehicles in Rural States

Connected autonomous vehicles have the potential to revolutionize the automotive industry by making transportation safer and more environmentally friendly. Despite early optimism, the timeline for widespread deployment of this novel technology continues to be pushed back. This is largely due to the difficulties in replacing human drivers with automated systems that rely on road and communication infrastructure, especially in rural applications where there is already less infrastructure and funding for needed investments will remain a significant barrier.  Moreover, these challenges are greater for Maine and other northern and mountain states that experience seasonal snow and ice.  This session will discuss rural AV applications and challenges drawing on existing research and a limited number of case studies.   

Plenary Session 5: Successful Deployments and Collaborations

Panel Discussion

Moderator
Dr. Bill Davids, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Bill Davids is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Maine, where he teaches classes in structural design, structural analysis, and numerical methods. He was a bridge engineer for four years prior to entering academia in 1998. Bill has directed research in bridge engineering, inflatable structures, composite materials for infrastructure applications, and the mechanics of solid and engineered wood. He has authored or co-authored 60+ articles in peer-reviewed journals, co-holds four patents, and has developed several finite-element analysis packages used in industry and academia. Bill holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Maine, and is a licensed PE.

Dr. Roberto Lopez-Anido, P.E.
Professor, TIDC Researcher
University of Maine

Dr. Lopez-Anido is the Malcolm G. Long ’32 Professor of Civil Engineering and Member of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine. He is a structural engineer with 27 years of experience in design, mechanics modeling, material testing and durability assessment of fiber-reinforced polymer composites for construction. He has advised and trained 51 graduate students, many of whom have leading professional roles in industry and in academia. He is a research leader in manufacturing thermoplastic composites, and in modeling, design and testing large scale 3D printed structures. He has produced 80 refereed journal publications, 96 conference publications, one book, two chapters and six patents.

Field Bendable Thermoplastic Composite Rebar

This portion of the presentation will focus on material properties, performance and preliminary beam test results of field bendable thermoplastic composite rebar conducted by Jacob Clark and will include a demonstration of the bending process for these rebars.

Cody Sheltra
ASCC R&D Program Manager
University of Maine

Cody is an experienced R&D Program Manager and Research Engineer at UMaine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center with a demonstrated history of working in thermoplastic composites, process development, and testing.

Field Bendable Thermoplastic Composite Rebar

This portion of the presentation will focus on the Continuous Forming Manufacturing process of field bendable thermoplastic composite rebar and will include a demonstration of the bending process for these rebars.

Joe Stilwell, P.E.
Fabrication Engineer
MaineDOT

Joseph Stilwell, P.E., is the fabrication engineer with the Maine DOT. Joe is a mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Maine with a P.E. in civil engineering. Joe’s background at MaineDOT is in bridge construction, structural design, and project management.​

In his current position, Joe oversees the construction of all prefabricated structures and components for Maine DOT. Recently, he oversaw the fabrication of the first-of-its-kind composite tub girder bridge. Joe is a steering committee member of AASHTOs’ National Transportation Product Evaluation Program, Chair of the Composite Concrete Reinforcement NTPEP Audit, where he developed workplan for auditing and sampling GFRP reinforcement, sits on the IACME I&C group and is a friend of the committee for SCOBs T-6 (FRP Composites).

High Impact MaineDOT Deployments: Past, Present, & Future

Tim Kenerson, P.E.
Vice President of Engineering
AIT Composites

Tim is a Maine native and grew up just outside of Bangor. He received his bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UMaine in 2012. Shortly thereafter, he joined AIT Composites as a Design Engineer. He was promoted to Senior Design Engineer in 2018 and then Vice President of Engineering in 2021. He oversees a team of engineers who design the GArch Composite Arch Bridge System and GBeam Composite Tub Girder Bridge System. He is a licensed professional engineer in Maine and Rhode Island and a member of the Maine Section of ASCE.

AIT Composites Successful Deployments: GArch & GBeam

This brief presentation will highlight some of the nearly 40 successful deployments of the GArch Composite Arch Bridge System and GBeam Composite Tub Girder System throughout the US with particular focus on how ongoing research, testing, and feedback from the industry help to optimize the solutions for the asset managers, consultant engineers, and contractors alike.

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Break Sponsor – $500

One Sponsorship Available

The 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference will include three 15 minute breaks between conference sessions complete with refreshments. During this time, all digital displays in the venue will show a break slide with the sponsor company’s logo at center.

Additional Break Sponsor Perks:

• Logo listed on the event webpage
• Company name listed in the agenda booklet
• Logo listed on all conference marketing

Email tidc@maine.edu with your sponsorship preferences!

Breakfast Sponsor – $500

One Sponsorships Available

On August 9th & 10th, the mornings begin with a complete breakfast selection. During this time, every digital display in the venue will show the breakfast slide with the sponsor company’s logo at center, and a sign will be displayed next to the buffet table indicating who the meal is sponsored by.

Additional Breakfast Sponsor Perks:

• Logo listed on the event webpage
• Company name listed in the agenda booklet
• Logo listed on all conference marketing

Email tidc@maine.edu with your sponsorship preferences!

Lunch Sponsor – $1,000

One Sponsorships Available

On August 9th & 10th, between morning and afternoon sessions, an extensive lunch buffet will be served. During this time, every digital display in the venue will show the lunch slide with the sponsor company’s logo at center, and a sign will be displayed next to the buffet table indicating who the meal is sponsored by.

Additional Lunch Sponsor Perks:

•Logo listed on the event webpage
• Logo listed in the agenda booklet
• Logo listed on all conference marketing
• Logo listed on all conference correspondence
• Custom social media spotlight
• Complementary table in Expo area (See Expo Table)

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Evening Reception Sponsor – $1,500

One Sponsorship Available

On August 8th, an Evening Reception is held to kick off the event. It includes beverages, hors d’oeuvres, a networking social, and a keynote address. The Evening Reception Sponsor’s logo will be featured in the opening and closing slides of the reception, as well as on signage at the refreshments tables and conference room entrances. Additionally, the Evening Reception Sponsor will have a spotlight to speak at the podium before the keynote address.

Additional Evening Reception Sponsor Perks:

• Logo listed on the event webpage on banner
• Logo on event lanyards
• Logo listed in the agenda booklet
• Logo listed on all conference marketing
• Logo listed on all conference correspondence
• Custom social media spotlight
• Complementary table in Expo area (See Expo Table)

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Expo Table – $500

As part of the 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference, there are four Exhibit Sessions that occur during conference breaks and networking periods while attendees will be in the Exhibit Area:
• Tuesday, August 8th, 4-6pm
• Wednesday, August 9th, 8-9:30am
• Wednesday, August 9th, 12-1:30pm
• Thursday, August 10th, 8-9:30am

Provided will be a 6ft table, 2 chairs (more will be provided if needed), and power if requested.

Attendance at all sessions is not required but is encouraged.

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Lodging and Attractions

Book Lodging Tody 7th

Bangor

Courtyard by Marriott (Group Rate Hotel) – 236 Sylvan Road, Bangor – 1.207.262.0070 (9 miles)

Bangor Aviator Hotel – 308 Godfrey Blvd. – 1.207.947.6721 (13 miles)

Fairfield Inn by Marriot – 300 Odlin Road – 1.207.990.0001 (13 miles)

Fireside Inn & Suites – 570 Main Street – 1.207.942.1234 (15 miles)

Hampden Inn – 261 Haskell Road – 1.207.990.4400 (9 miles)

Hilton Garden Inn – 250 Haskell Road – 1.207.262.0099 (9 miles)

Hollywood Casino Hotel – 500 Main Street – 1.877.779.7771 (15 miles)

Residence Inn by Marriott – 22 Bass Park Blvd. – 1.207.433.0800 (14 miles)

Dedham

The Lucerne Inn – 2517 Main Road – 1.207.843.5123 (25 miles)

Ellsworth

Hampton Inn Ellsworth/Bar Harbor – 6 Downeast Highway – 1.207.667.2688 (40 miles)

Comfort Inn Ellsworth/Bar Harbor – 130 High Street – 1.207.667.1345 (40 miles)

Camping

Orono

Pushaw Lake Campground – 110 Villa Vaughan Road – 1.207.945.4200 (7 miles)

  • Pushaw Lake Campground is located on Pushaw Lake in Orono. It is a 9 mile long lake with swimming, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. They have a beach, laundry facilities, free Wi-Fi in the Cafe for all guests, a rec hall, an arcade, and a store on site.

Bangor

Paul Bunyan Campground – 1858 Union Street – 1.207.941.1177 (14 miles)

  • Paul Bunyan Campground is listed as a family campground with spacious, open, & shaded sites on a rolling terrain. They have activities planned on most weekends throughout July and August. Pets are welcome, but must be kept on a leash. They have a heated swimming pool, free pancake breakfast Sundays (Memorial Day to Labor Day), a playground, 30 & 50 amp service sites, camp store, a rec hall, and hay rides on the weekends and some weeknights.

Holden

Holden Family Campground – 108 Main Road – 1.207.989.0529 (19 miles)

  • Holden Family Campground is located just of I-395 on 1-A (the “Bar Harbor Road”). The campground is listed as a friendly, quiet, and relaxing with many repeat visitors. All sites have 30 & 50 amp service. They have free Wi-Fi, a heated pool, laundry facilities, a playground, fire rings, full hookups, and a screen clubhouse on site.

State, Local, and National Parks

Acadia National Park primarily located on Mount Desert Island, is a 47,000-acre recreation area marked by its rocky coastline and glacier-scoured granite peaks. Locate just 55 miles from the University of Maine, this must see Maine destination is well worth a visit.

Park Attractions:

  • Cadillac Mountain
  • Thunder Hole
  • Jordan Pond House
  • The Bubbles/Bubble Pond
  • Sand Beach

Park Activities:

  • Hiking
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Biking
  • Guided tours

Baxter State Park is located in the North Maine Woods and contains 209,644 acres of woods, streams, rivers, and peaks, including Mount Katahdin, the start of the Appalachian Trail. Founded in 1930 by Maine Governor, Percival Baxter, the park boasts 215 miles of hiking trails ranging in difficulty.

Park Attractions:

  • Mount Katahdin
  • 200,000+ acres of wilderness to explore

Park Activities:

  • Hiking
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Fishing
  • Biking
  • Canoe/Kayak

Fort Knox State Park / Penobscot Narrows Observatory is a State Historic Site located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in Prospect. The fort is one of the best preserved examples of coastal defense fortifications constructed in the mid-1800s and is the first fort named after Major General Henry Knox. The Penobscot Narrows Bridge opened to traffic December 30, 2006 and the Observatory opened on May 19, 2007. It took 3 years and 1 month to build and cost $85 million.

Park Attractions:

  • Historic Fort Knox
  • Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory
  • Picnic tables & grills
  • Interpretive panels describing the history and natural wildlife of the area

Did You Know:

  • The Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory is larger than the Statue of Liberty?
  • The observatory, the tallest public bridge observatory in the world, provide you with 360 degree views of the Penobscot valley?
  • On a clear day, you can see Mt. Katahdin from the Observatory?

Orono Bog Boardwalk is a one-mile boardwalk loop that

begins at the forested wetland edge in the Bangor City Forest, crosses into Orono, and provides individuals the opportunity to experience the views of a Maine bog.

Local Dining

Bangor:

Timber Kitchen and Bar

11 Central

Sea Dog Brewing Company

The Green Tea Japanese Restaurant

Miguel’s Mexican Restaurant

Ellsworth:

Union River Lobster Pot

Riverside Cafe

Finn’s Irish Pub

Serendib Indian and Sri Lankan Cuisine

Gateway Lobster Pound

Orono:

Woodman’s Brew Pub

Pat’s Pizza

Harvest Moon Deli

Thai Orchid

The Nest Breakfast Cafe

Bar Harbor:

Rose Eden Lobster

The Travelin Lobster

Sweet Pea’s Cafe

Galyn’s

Mainely Meat BBQ Dreamwood Hill

Family Friendly Attractions

Fielders Choice Ice Cream and Mini-Golf – Bangor

G-Force Entertainment – Bangor

Urban Air Adventure Park – Orono

Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf – Bar Harbor

Want to let people know you’ll be attending or presenting at the 2023 Transportation Infrastructure Durability Conference?

Help grow excitement for this event by posting one of the conference attendance announcement graphics on your Linkedin, Facebook, or any other social media pages!

The files below contain PowerPoints with a variety of designs, some allow for the addition of your headshot. To add your photo, open the PowerPoint file and drag your photo onto the square outline located near the center of the graphic. Scale the photo until it covers the white box (or until you’re happy with the look and can delete the white box behind), then export your new photo as a .png or .jpg format.

Be sure to tag the Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center!

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Submit Posters to tidc@maine.edu by July 22nd

Purpose:
The Poster Session at the Annual Conference offers the opportunity for TIDC student researchers to disseminate their findings. Additionally:

  • Presenters can actively engage with others during the conference in a way that networking alone does not, since by its very nature, the poster defines the topic of conversation.
  • Presenting posters at the Annual Conference allows researchers to receive constructive comments to help them further their research efforts. Insightful and impartial discussions about the work by a peer can often provide ideas for improving the outcomes of the work.
  • The poster session helps TIDC meet its goal of providing opportunities for student researchers to practice their presentation skills. One advantage of presenting a poster is that it allows our student researchers to present their findings in different ways to see which explanation is most well-received.

What to Expect:

All TIDC-funded graduate students are expected to submit a poster for the poster session (with
limited waivers accepted). Use the following guidelines when preparing your presentation:

  • Please use the poster template available for download below.
  • You may change the Logo at the top right side of the poster to your member university’s logo, but all other logos (TIDC and USDOT) must be present and visible.
  • Students are expected to be present at the poster session to explain their work.
  • Posters will be printed and hung by UMaine, so you will not need to bring a poster with you.

Questions:

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the TIDC Education & Outreach Manager,
Amanda Collamore, at tidc@maine.edu.

Template Download:

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Conference Committee

Director

Habib Dagher Protrait

Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E.
Director, TIDC

Co-Chair

Dale Peabody Portrait

Dale Peabody, P.E.
Director of Research & Innovation, Maine DOT

Co-Chair

Dr. Ehsan Ghazanfari, P.E.
Associate Professor, University of Vermont

Member

James R. Bryce
Senior Program Manager, TIDC

Member

Amanda Collamore
Education & Outreach Manager, TIDC

Member

Vu Phan Portrait

Vu Phan
Lead Financial Analyst, TIDC

Member

TIDC Communications Specialist Aaron Schanck

Aaron Schanck
Communications Specialist, TIDC

Member

Genna O’Berrin
Administrative Specialist, TIDC

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