Arizona Pavements and Materials Conference: Full Schedule

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9:00am MST

OPENING SESSION

Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am MST

9:00-9:20am
ASU Welcome

9:30-10:00am
Federal Highway Administration Overview

10:00-10:30am
ADOT Overview

10:30-11:00am
McDOT Overview

11:00-11:30am
Arizona Transportation Institute & Southwest Pavement Technology Consortium Update: 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 →

Wednesday November 19, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

1:30pm MST

SESSION 1: Asphalt Pavements in Action

Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:30pm - 2:55pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

SESSION 1: Asphalt Pavements in Action
Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Mo Rahman
1:30-1:55pm
Presentation Title: The State of SMA Paving in Arizona
Speaker Kevin Robertson
2:00-2:25pm
Presentation Title: Multi-Layer Surface Treatments
Speaker: Jeff Smith
2:30-2:55pm
Presentation Title: Longitudinal Grooving
of Asphalt Pavements
Speaker Larry Scofield

Moderators

Mo Rahman

Technical Marketing Manager, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.

Mo Rahman has 29 years of experience in asphalt materials industry since his undergraduate degree in 1995. He has specialized in asphalt construction materials, production / operations, evaluation / testing, quality control / quality assurance and managing QC lab. He is knowledgeable... Read More →

Speakers

Jeff Smith

Business Development, Cactus Asphalt

Jeff Smith has been an industry professional in Arizona since 1976 working with numerous contracting companies, many associated with Asphalt Rubber and other rubber modified binder materials. Jeff has been involved with sales, marketing, binder formulation, pavement preservation... Read More →

Kevin Robertson

Surface Treatment Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

Kevin has been a roadway engineer for more than 28 years in Arizona with the last 11 years being at the Arizona Department of Transportation. He is the Pavement Management Surface Treatment Engineer as part of Asset Management within the Multimodal Planning Division (MPD) at ADOT... Read More →

Larry Scofield

Director of Engineering, IGGA/ACPA

Larry is a graduate from Arizona State University where he received both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering. Larry retired from the Arizona Department of Transportation where he worked for 29 years. While with ADOT, he worked in construction, materials... Read More →

Wednesday November 19, 2025 1:30pm - 2:55pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

TRACK 1

3:30pm MST

GENERAL SESSION

Wednesday November 19, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

GENERAL SESSION:
Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Jesús Sandoval-Gil
3:30-4:30pm
Topic Mental Health Challenges
Speakers: Brandan Anderson (alternative Brian Legan ACNM New Mexico)

Moderators

Jesus Sandoval

State Materials Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

Experienced Materials Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the civil engineering industry. Skilled in Highways, Construction, Materials Testing, and Engineering. Strong operations professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Civil Engineering from Oregon... Read More →

Speakers

Brandan Anderson

Brian Legan

Director of Operations, ACNM New Mexico

Wednesday November 19, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session