23rd Arizona Pavements and Materials Conference: Full Schedule

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7:00am MST

Registration – Exhibits Open – Continental Breakfast

Thursday December 10, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am MST

Arizona Ballroom

7:00-8:00am
Registration – Exhibits Open – Continental Breakfast
Arizona Ballroom 221

Thursday December 10, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am MST
Arizona Ballroom

Registration

8:00am MST

GENERAL SESSION: Adventures in Concrete

Thursday December 10, 2026 8:00am - 9:55am MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

GENERAL SESSION: Adventures in Concrete
Ventana Ballroom 241

Moderator: Joe Phillips, Terracon

8:00-8:25amDeveloping an Epoxy Treatment for Cracked Concrete Pavements
Laura Bourne, Red Brick Consulting / Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

8:30-8:55amCal Portland, Implementing Supplemental Cementitious Materials for Concrete
Lauro Rivas, Cal Portland

9:00-9:25amConcrete Sealants / Patching Materials / Polyester Concrete
Edward Yost, Meridian Infrastructure

9:30-9:55amConcrete Petrography – Insights for Alternative and Blended Cements and SCM’s
Aisyah Abdkahar, Terracon

Moderators

Joe Phillips

Terracon Consultants

Mr. Phillips is a Senior Principal in Terracon’s Phoenix office and has over 40 years of technical and management experience in the construction materials and pavement engineering industry. He is a senior pavement design and materials consultant for Terracon, supporting projects... Read More →

Speakers

Edward Yost

Meridian Infrastructure

Laura Bourne

Civil Engineer | Project Manager, Red Brick Consulting / Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

I am a project engineer with over 16 years experience industry experience in the construction and engineering design sectors. My current role supports multiple projects as needed varying in scope and size.

I previously gained 9 years of experience in design and construction management of general aviation and small non-hub airports. This includes managing project teams and subcontractors to complete these types of multi-discipline projects on time and within budget as required by client

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Lauro Rivas

VP Technical Services - Materials, CalPortland Company

Lauro Rivas has been in the Construction Materials Supplier/Testing industry for over 28 years, currently 12 years with CalPortland. He has worked for reputable ready-mix/aggregate producers and has been part of designing concrete mixtures for various critical applications/projects... Read More →

Aisyah Abdkahar

Senior Petrographer, Terracon Consultants

Ms. Abdkahar has professional experience working in concrete, cement, aggregates, mining, and mineral exploration sectors and currently holds a Professional Geologist (PG) designation in the state of Georgia. Aisyah currently leads the Concrete Materials Science Group at Terracon... Read More →

Thursday December 10, 2026 8:00am - 9:55am MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

10:00am MST

Networking Break

Thursday December 10, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am MST

Arizona Ballroom

10:00-10:30am Networking Break Arizona Ballroom 221

Thursday December 10, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am MST
Arizona Ballroom

Networking

10:30am MST

SESSION 2: Practical Use and Applications of Recycling

Thursday December 10, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

SESSION 2: Practical Use and Applications of Recycling
Ventana Ballroom 241
Moderator: Nye McCarty, ADOT

CIR from a Contractor Perspective
Aaron Luchesi, Nesbitt

CIR methodologies and Project Selection from an Agency Perspective – Actual Project Examples – Benefits & Cost Savings
Matt Manthey, City of Mesa

HIR from a Contractor Perspective
Todd Gonser, Cutler

HIR methodologies and Project Selection from an Agency Perspective – Actual Project Examples – Benefits & Cost Savings
Jorge Duran, MCDOT

Moderators

Nye McCarty

Regional Materials Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

Speakers

Matt Manthey

Pavement Management Supervisor, City of Mesa - Transportation

Matt Manthey is the Pavement Management Supervisor for the City of Mesa, where he oversees pavement management and preservation efforts focused on maintaining and extending the life of the City’s roadway network.
Mr. Manthey has been with the City of Mesa for 15 years. Prior to joining the City, he spent 15 years in the construction materials testing and inspection industry, most recently with AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering... Read More →

Aaron Luchesi

Nesbitt

Todd Gonser

Western States Manager, Cutler Repaving, Inc.

Todd is a retired Pavement & Materials Engineer from the Colorado DOT. He is currently the Western States Manager for Cutler Repaving, the creators of single pass Hot In-Place Asphalt Recycling.

Jorge Duran

PhD, PE, M.ASCE - Civil & Transportation Engineer, MCDOT

Public works and transportation engineering leader specializing in pavement management, materials technology, infrastructure preservation, and innovation-driven asset management. I currently serve as Materials Technology Branch Manager at the Maricopa County Department of Transportation... Read More →

Thursday December 10, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

TRACK 1

10:30am MST

SESSION 3: Geotechnical Matters

Thursday December 10, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm MST

Turquoise Room

SESSION 3: Geotechnical Matters
Turquoise 220
Moderator: Patrice Brun, ADOT

Microcrack Monitoring with Lightweight Deflectometer – Chemical Stabilized Soils
George Tannoury, Terracon

Building Better Road Foundations by Taking Advantage of Emerging Technologies
Soheil Nazarian, University of Texas, El Passo

Presentation Title:
Claudia Zapata, ASU

Moderators

Patrice Brun

Geotechnical Services Manager, Arizona Department of Transportation

Patrice Brun, PE has served as the ADOT Bridge Group Geotechnical Services Manager since 2019. Patrice originally joined ADOT in 2011 as a Design Engineer. The previous 12 years were spent as a geotechnical engineering consultant. Patrice graduated from the New Mexico Institute of... Read More →

Speakers

Soheil Nazarian

Professor, University of Texas, El Passo

George Tannoury

Vice President, Terracon Consultants

With a robust background at Terracon, currently serving as operations manager and Senior Principal, my expertise lies in delivering top-notch geotechnical and pavement solutions. We've successfully tackled projects involving subgrade stabilization, deep foundations, and pavement engineering... Read More →

Claudia Zapata

Professor, Arizona State University

Long Bio
Civil Engineer, Associate Professor at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University (ASU), current Associate Director of the National Center for Infrastructure Transformation (NCIT) under the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)
... Read More →

Thursday December 10, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
Turquoise Room

TRACK 2

12:00pm MST

LUNCHEON

Thursday December 10, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST

Arizona Ballroom

LUNCHEON: Arizona Ballroom 221

Development of Arizona’s highway infrastructure leading to the Grand Canyon State

Moderator: Amanda McGennis
Lunch Speaker: Kohinoor Kar, Arizona Department of Transportation
◆ Community Service Awards
◆ Student Poster Awards

Moderators

Amanda McGennis

Speakers

Kohinoor Kar

Strategic Infrastructure & Safety Advisory Lead, Arizona Department of Transportation

Kohinoor Kar, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE, FITE (aka "KK") is a multi-faceted professional with academic scholarship and vast experience in traffic engineering and transportation safety practices, industry applications, teaching and research. He is currently a senior manager in the Multimodal... Read More →

Thursday December 10, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Arizona Ballroom

Networking

1:30pm MST

SESSION 4: Topic Low Volume Roads

Thursday December 10, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

SESSION 4: Topic Low Volume Roads
Ventana Ballroom 241
Moderator: Angeli Jayme, ASU

1:30-2:00pm
Nationwide Services for large Federal Programs and Projects, Military Teams and Programs, Cities, Counties, MPOs, and Federal Tribes
Kenneth Atkins, Atkins Engineering Assoc.

2:00-2:30pm
Innovating Low Volume Roads: Durable, Sustainable Solutions for America’s Local Networks
Halil Ceylan, Iowa State University

Moderators

Angeli Jayme

Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Dr. Angeli Jayme is an Assistant Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University. She leads her research group in understanding pavement behavior and its inherent role to balance user and environmental demands, address the emergence... Read More →

Speakers

Kenneth Atkins

President, Atkins Engineering & Associates, LLC

Kenneth Atkins, P.E.
Strategic Program Advisor, Atkins Engineering; Co-Founder of the Strategic Project Delivery Institute (SPDI)

Kenneth E. Atkins, P.E., is an SME in Alternative Contracting Methods (Design-Build, Progressive-Design-Build, Construction Manager / General Contract... Read More →

Halil Ceylan

Professor, Iowa State University

Thursday December 10, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

TRACK 1

1:30pm MST

SESSION 5: AZTI Session

Thursday December 10, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST

Turquoise Room

SESSION 5: AZTI Session
Turquoise 220
Moderator: Hasan Ozer, ASU

Speakers

Hasan Ozer

Associate Professor, Arizona State University

Hasan Ozer is an associate professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. His research focuses on pavement materials characterization, pavement design and analysis, and development of rehabilitation and preservation programs. Ozer develops computational... Read More →

Thursday December 10, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Turquoise Room

TRACK 2

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2:35pm MST

GENERAL SESSION: TBD

Thursday December 10, 2026 2:35pm - 3:35pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

GENERAL SESSION: TBD
Ventana Ballroom 241
Moderator: Jesús A Sandoval-Gil, ADOT

2:35-3:35pmPresentation: Construction Safety
Brian Legan, University of New Mexico

Speakers

Jesus Sandoval-Gil

State Materials Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

"Committee Member"
Under the general direction of the deputy state engineer, Dr. Sandoval-Gil is the Chief Administrative and Executive officer of the Materials, Pavement Design, and Pavement Management group. His responsibilities include planning, organizing and leading activities to ensure that... Read More →

Brian Legan

Director of Operations & Apprenticeship, Associated Contractors of New Mexico, University of New Mexico

Thursday December 10, 2026 2:35pm - 3:35pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

3:40pm MST

END OF CONFERENCE– Grand Prize Drawing

Thursday December 10, 2026 3:40pm - 3:55pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

3:40pm END OF CONFERENCE – Grand Prize Drawing

Thursday December 10, 2026 3:40pm - 3:55pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

7:00am MST

8:00am MST

10:00am MST

10:30am MST

10:30am MST

12:00pm MST

1:30pm MST

1:30pm MST

2:35pm MST

3:40pm MST

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