23rd Arizona Pavements and Materials Conference: Full Schedule

9:00am MST

Workshop 1 Session State & Local Agencies’ Perspective on Preserving & Maintaining Pavements

Tuesday December 8, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm MST

Workshop 1 Session State & Local Agencies’ Perspective on Preserving & Maintaining PavementsTurquoise Room Moderator: Mo Rahman
1. Why Pavement Preservation Matters to Agencies
2. Agency Goals & Performance Targets
3. Budget Reality
4. Pavement Management System (PMS) Driven Decisions
5. Treatment Selection Philosophy
6. Timing Is the Most Critical Factor
7. Delivery Challenges
8. Urban vs Rural Agency Needs
9. Public & Political Expectations
10. Measuring Success
11. Sustainability & Resiliency
12. Keys to a Successful Preservation Program

Moderators

Mo Rahman

Technical Marketing Manager, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.

Speakers

Nye McCarty

Regional Materials Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

Alana Lewicki

Construction & Materials Division Manager, Maricopa County Department of Transportation

Ryan Stevens

Engineering Manager, City of Phoenix

Ryan is the Engineering Manager for the Street Maintenance Division in the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department. He oversees the Pavement Management Team, Bridge & Dam Safety Section, and Landscape Management Teams, keeping Phoenix’s streets, bridges, dams, and trees... Read More →

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 →

Scott Zipperich

Municipal Executive, City of Scottsdale

As a seasoned municipal executive with decades of public sector engineering and infrastructure leadership, I bring an enterprise mindset grounded in operational excellence, strategic planning, and capital delivery. My career has been defined by advancing organizational performance... Read More →

Javier Gurrola

City of Glendale

Tuesday December 8, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm MST
Turquoise Room

Workshop

2:00pm MST

Workshop 2 : SWPC Showcase

Tuesday December 8, 2026 2:00pm - 4:30pm MST

Turquoise Room

Workshop 2 : Southwest Pavement Technology Consortium Showcase
Turquoise Room
Moderator: Tim Murphy
Speakers:
Hasan Ozer, The Consortium’s Progress Report: Accelerating Innovation and Implementation of Durable Pavement Solutions
Parnian Ghasemi: Implementation Spotlight – Revising the MAG Asphalt Mixture Specifications through a Collaborative Effort.

Panel Discussion: How Agency-Industry-Academia Alignment Builds Better Roads – The Performance Payoff.
Panelists: Matt Manthey, Parnian Ghasemi, Alex Carter, Dominick Martinez.

Moderators

Timothy R. Murphy

President / Owner, Murphy Pavement Technology, Inc.

Tim Murphy, President, Murphy Pavement Technology, Chicago, IL,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tim provides teaching, training, troubleshooting, and testifying on asphalt related projects around the nation and provides certification training from asphalt mix design to process control through construction around the nation. Providing quality and quantity audits are ongoing for... Read More →

Speakers

Matt Manthey

Pavement Management Supervisor, City of Mesa - Transportation

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 →

Parnian Ghasemi

Civil Engineer III- Materials Manager, City of Phoenix

Parnian earned her Ph.D. in Pavement Engineering from Iowa State University in 2019, concentrating on applying Machine Learning algorithms to predict Pavement Performance and enhance Pavement Design. She holds a Professional Engineer certification in the State of Arizona. Before joining... Read More →

Alex Carter

Technical Services Manager, Vulcan Materials

Alex Carter is an accomplished quality and technical services leader with over two decades of experience in asphalt and aggregate materials production. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Alex currently serves as Technical Services Manager at Vulcan Materials Company, where he oversees statewide... Read More →

Dominick Martinez.

Tuesday December 8, 2026 2:00pm - 4:30pm MST
Turquoise Room

Workshop

4:30pm MST

Walk to the Pavement Lab at ISTB2 Room 185

Tuesday December 8, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm MST

Turquoise Room

Tuesday December 8, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm MST
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Networking

11:30am MST

STUDENT POSTER SESSION ASSEMBLY

Wednesday December 9, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm MST

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◆ STUDENT POSTER SESSION ASSEMBLY – Group 1
Turquoise Ballroom

Wednesday December 9, 2026 11:30am - 12:00pm MST
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poster session

3:00pm MST

STUDENT POSTER SESSION ASSEMBLY

Wednesday December 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST

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◆ STUDENT POSTER SESSION ASSEMBLY – Group 2 Turquoise Ballroom

Wednesday December 9, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm MST
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poster session

10:30am MST

SESSION 3: Geotechnical Matters

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

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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

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

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

TRACK 2

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