Arizona Pavements and Materials Conference: Full Schedule

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

8:00am MST

GENERAL SESSION: Concrete Solutions: Strength, Stability, and Smart Repairs

Thursday November 20, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

GENERAL SESSION: Concrete Solutions: Strength, Stability, and Smart Repairs
Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Farhad Rahimi / Hossein Noorvand
8:00-8:25am
Presentation Title: Ultra High-Performance Spotlight on Arizona DOT
Speaker:
8:30-8:55am
Presentation Title: Road Intersections Solutions: Thin White-Topping
Speaker:
9:00-9:25am
Presentation Title: Crack Mitigation
Speaker: Dan Vojtko
9:30-9:55am
Presentation Title: Concrete Utility Adjustment
Speaker:
10:00-10:30am

Moderators

Hossein Noorvand

Research Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

Farhad Rahimi

Civil Engineer, City of Phoenix

As a Quality Assurance Manager Consultant for the City of Phoenix, I have been contracted to oversee the quality of light rail projects since October 2019. I have also been working as a Project Manager at QT since July 2019, where I manage multiple projects from initiation to completion... Read More →

Speakers

Dan Vojtko

Group Product Line Manager, Master Builders Solutions

Experienced Product Line Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the chemicals industry. Skilled in Research and Development (R&D), Materials Science, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Engineering. Strong product management professional with a Masters focused... Read More →

Thursday November 20, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

10:30am MST

SESSION 3: Evolving Asphalt Materials Specifications in Arizona

Thursday November 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

SESSION 3: Evolving Asphalt Materials Specifications in Arizona
Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Bob McGennis
10:30-10:50am
Presentation Title: Local Mixture and Binder Needs for Pavement Design
Speaker Joe Phillips
10:50-11:25am
Presentation Title: MAG Mixtures and Binders - Specifications to Unify the Valley
Speaker Alex Carter
11:25 – 12:00pm
Presentation Title: Case Study – City of Phoenix Specification Development
Speaker Rob Duvall & Parnian Ghasemi

Moderators

Robert McGennis

Asphalt Technical Manager, HF Sinclair

Bob McGennis is the Asphalt Technical Manager for the HF Sinclair Corporation, a position he has held since 1998. He has management authority over quality control, PG binder and asphalt emulsion formulations, raw materials, and technology for the HF Sinclair asphalt group. Bob has... Read More →

Speakers

Joe Phillips

Alex Carter

QC Manager, Vulcan Materials

Robert Duvall

Materials Supervisor, City of Phoenix

Rob Duvall is a Materials Supervisor with the City of Phoenix. Mr. Duvall has 23 years of experience in the construction materials testing field, including 18 years with the City of Phoenix. Mr. Duvall is heavily involved in the materials testing community including the Arizona Technical... Read More →

Parnian Ghasemi

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 →

Thursday November 20, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

TRACK 1

1:30pm MST

SESSION 5: Pavement Resilience

Thursday November 20, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

SESSION 5: Pavement Resilience
Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Kamil Kaloush
1:30-2:00pm
Presentation Title: Ultra-Low Carbon Asphalt Dry Process Modifier
Speaker: Doug Carlson and Ellie Fini
2:00-2:30pm
Presentation Title: Fire-Resistant / Thermal Protective Pavements
Speaker: Carlos Obando

Moderators

Kamil E. Kaloush

Professor, IREF Chairman, Arizona State University | IREF

Kamil Kaloush is a FORTA Professor of Pavement Engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering at ASU. He is also the founder and past director of the National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations, and served as the Associate Director, National... Read More →

Speakers

Elham Fini

Associate Professor, Arizona State University

Dr. Ellie Fini is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University, an Invention Ambassador at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fulbright Scholar of Aalborg University of Denmark, a Senior Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability... Read More →

Doug Carlson

Vice President Asphalt Products, Rubberized Asphalt Market Development

Carlos Obando

Thursday November 20, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

TRACK 1

2:30pm MST

GENERAL SESSION: Case Studies: Challenges in Construction on a Grand Scale

Thursday November 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:35pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

GENERAL SESSION: Case Studies: Challenges in Construction on a Grand Scale
Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Parnian Ghasemi and Bob McGennis
2:35-3:35pm
Presentation Title: Caltrans Long-Life Project, I-5 Sacramento
Speaker: Marty McNamara, Granite Construction

Presentation Title: Challenges during construction and quality, Sky Harbor Taxiway U
Speaker: John Kliethermes, Gannet Flemings

Moderators

Parnian Ghasemi

Materials Manager, City of Phoenix

Robert McGennis

Asphalt Technical Manager, HF Sinclair

Speakers

Marty McNamara

Director, Materials Quality at Granite Construction

Marty McNamara, PE has over 28 years of experience in production quality control. He has spent 23 years with Granite Construction Inc and currently serves as the Director of Materials Quality. In this role, Marty is tasked with implementing Granite’s materials quality program companywide... Read More →

John Kliethermes

Construction Management Leader, Resident Engineer, and Civil Engineer, Gannet Flemings

A Licensed Professional Civil Engineer and Envision certified specialist with invaluable performance inproject delivery in the construction and engineering industries. Specialization in engineering knowledge,resident engineering, logistics, and value engineering in Hard Bid and Alternative... Read More →

Thursday November 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:35pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session

3:40pm MST

END OF CONFERENCE – Grand Prize Drawing

Thursday November 20, 2025 3:40pm - 3:55pm MST

Ventana Ballroom 241

Thursday November 20, 2025 3:40pm - 3:55pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

General Session