23rd Arizona Pavements and Materials Conference: Full Schedule

10:30am MST

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

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

TRACK 2

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