Critical Issues in Transportation: Addressing Unprecedented Challenges and Opportunities

Given by Neil Pedersen, Executive Director, Transportation Research Board


Enhancing Bridge Safety Inspections with UAS

Given by Jennifer Wells, P.E., State Bridge Inspector, Minnesota Department of Transportation


The Practical Application of Using UAVs for Bridge Inspections

Given by Bob Blunt, P.E., Senior Project Manager, VHB


Integrating Innovation in Bridge Inspections with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Analytics

Given by Paul Wheeler, P.E. Director of Aerial Innovation, Research & Innovation Solutions, WSP


Portable Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Sensor for UAV Bridge Inspections

Given by Dr. Tzuyang Yu, Associate Chair for Doctoral Studies, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell


FRP Composites in Maine Infrastructure

Given by Wayne Frankhauser, P.E., Bridge Program Manager, Maine Department of Transportation


Evolution of Adopting FRP Structural Composites into Practice

Given by Steve Nolan, P.E., Senior Structures Design Engineer, Florida Department of Transportation


FRP Girder Design, Manufacturing, and Utilization Considerations

Given by Ken Sweeney, P.E., President & Chief Engineer, AIT Bridges


Development and Implementation of a Novel Composite Bridge Girder

Given by Bill Davids, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Maine


Development and Testing of High / Ultra-High Early Strength Concrete for Durable Bridge Components and Connections

Given by Kay Wille, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Connecticut


Advancement of FRP Composites in Transportation Infrastructure

Given by John P. Busel, F.ACI, HoF.ACMA, VP, Composites Growth Initiative, American Composites Manufacturers Association


A New ASCE Standard for LRFD Design of Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Polymer Structures

Given by Dr. Mehdi Zarghamee, Senior Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger


Advancing Sustainability in Concrete Infrastructure

Given by Dr. Kimberly Kurtis, Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology


ReversaTM  Mineral Carbonation Process for Scalable Production of Low-Carbon Concrete Products

Presentation by Dr. Hosain Haddad Kolour, from the University of Maine. For more questions about the presentation, please contact Professor Eric N. Landis at landis@umaine.edu.

Given by Iman Mehdipour, VP Technology & Engineering, Carbon Built


Low-Carbon Future of Concrete: Inspired by Ancient Roman Technology

Given by Warda Ashraf, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor, University of Texas Arlington


Potential Contribution of the US Pavement Network to the Nationwide Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Given by Hessam Azarijafari, Postdoctoral Researcher, Concrete Sustainability Hub, MIT


CO2 Utilization to Improve Ready-Mixed Concrete Sustainability

Given by Sean Monkman, Ph.D., Senior VP, Technology Development, CarbonCure Technologies


Collaborative Research on Novel Vane Device Used to Improve Helical Pile Performance for Transportation Structures

Given by Aaron Bradshaw, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Rhode Island


Dynamic Characteristics and Response of More than Century Old Steel Truss Railroad Bridge Structures under Service Load Conditions

Given by Ramesh Malla, Ph.D., F.ASCE, F. EMI, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut


Engineered Cementitious Materials for Durable Railroad Crossties

Given by Dr. Chang Hoon Lee, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Western New England University


Distributed Sensing Textile for Bridge Monitoring

Given by Dr. Xingwei Wang, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering & Dr. Tzuyang Yu, Associate Chair for Doctoral Studies, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell


Two-Dimensional Model Development and Flood Analysis Across Multiple Bridge-Stream Networks

Given by Rachel Seigel, Agricultural Engineer, Vermont Agency of Agriculture & Food Markets and US Dept. of Agriculture & Dr. Mandar Dewoolkar, Chair & Professor, University of Vermont


Development of a System-Level Distributed Sensing Technique for Long-Term Monitoring of Concrete and Composite Bridges

Given by Dr. Tzuyang Yu, Associate Chair for Doctoral Studies, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell,  Dr. Xingwei Wang, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, & Dr. Zhu Mao, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell