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23rd Arizona Pavements and Materials Conference
Thursday December 10, 2026 8:00am - 9:55am MST
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
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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
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Edward Yost

Meridian Infrastructure

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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 →
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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

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