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At National and International Conferences

  1. 2017-onwards, presnetations have not been updated........

  2. "Carbon Nanotube Modified Asphalt Binders for Sustainable Roadways." International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-31, 2016.

  3. "Development of Weight-In-Motion Data Analysis Software." 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-31, 2016.

  4. "Study of Stress Dependency of Unbound Layers Using Falling-Weight Deflectometer Tests." Presented (With M. Ahmed) at the 95th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, January 1014, 2016, Washington D.C.

  5. "Investigation of Oxidation Effect on the Properties of Asphalt Under Different Temperatures Using Molecular Simulation and Laboratory Testing." Presented (With A. Mannan and J. Pan) at the 95th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, January 1014, 2016, Washington D.C.

  6. "Human Benefits of Road Improvements: A Case Study." Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference, Las Vegas, NV, July 25-30, 2015.

  7. "Pore Structure Evaluation of Asphalt Concrete and Their Influence on Permeability and Moisture Damage." (with M.U. Ahmad). 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., Jan. 12-15, 2015.

  8. "Freeze-Thaw Durability of Lime Stabilized Clayey Subgrade Soils." Presented at the 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Kyoto, Japan, Sept. 22-25, 2014.

  9. "Predicting Pavement Performance due to Temperature Increase Caused by Global Warming." Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure (ICTI), Pisa, Italy, April 22-25, 2014.

  10. "A Review of Statewide Traffic Data Collection, Processing, Projection and Quality Control." Presented at the Transport Research Arena 2014, Paris, France, April 14-17, 2014.

  11. "Measurements of Lateral Distribution of Vehicle Wheels and its Effect on Fatigue Life of Asphalt Concrete." Presented at the 3rd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, Pisa, Italy, April 22-25, 2014.

  12. "Interstate-40 Instrumentation." Presented (with M. R. Islam) at the 58th Transportation Engineering Conference held on April 24-26, 2013, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

  13. "Measuring Real-Time Stress-strain in an Instrumented Pavement Section of Interstate-40 near Route 66 Casino." (with M. R. Islam and J. Mann) Presented at the 50th Paving and Transportation Conf., Albuquerque, NM, January 7-8, 2013 (presentation & poster).

  14. "Interstate-40 Instrumentation." (with M. R. Islam) Presented at the 58th Transportation Engineering Conference held on April 24-26, 2013, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

  15. "Permeability and Moisture Damage Evaluation of New Mexico Pavements." (with M. Ahmad) the 50th Paving and Transportation Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 7-8, 2013. (poster)

  16. "Determination of Dynamic Modulus (E*) of Asphalt Mixes Throughout New Mexico for the Implementation of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG)." with M. T. Weldegiorgis) the 50th Paving and Transportation Conference, January 7-8, Albuquerque, NM. (poster)

  17. "Determining Adhesive and Cohesive Damages in Asphalt Concrete by Finite Element Method." Presented at 2012 NSF-CMMI Conference ‘Engineering Transformation through Partnerships’, Boston, MA, July 9-12, 2012 (poster).

  18. "Chemo-mechanical Actions of Moisture in Asphalt Concrete Roads." with (M. I. Hossain, and S. Ahsan) New Mexico Shared Knowledge Conference, April 16-18, 2013 (poster).

  19. "Determining Fatigue Life of HMA using Four-Point Bending Test." With (G. Barlas) Proceedings of the 2013 New Mexico Shared Knowledge Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 16-18, 2013 (poster).

  20. "Nanoindentation and Asphalt Concrete Aging." (with H. M. Faisal) Presented at the 24th Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 22, 2012. (poster)

  21. "Molecular Modeling of Asphalt Oxidative Aging." Presented at 2012 NSF-CMMI Conference ‘Engineering Transformation through Partnerships’, Boston, MA, July 9-12, 2012. (poster)

  22. "Weigh-In-Motion Data: Quality Control, Axle Load Spectra, and Influence on Pavement Design." Presented at the Sixth International Conference on Weigh-in-Motion, ICWIM6 held on June 4-7, 2012, Dallas, Texas.

  23. "Dynamic and Resilient Modulus of New Mexico Mixes and Soils." (with M. Weldegiorgis, A. Cubera) Presented at the 49th Annual Paving and Transportation Conference, Albuquerque, NM, held on January 9-10, 2012 (presentation & poster)

  24. "Fatigue Endurance Limits of New Mexico Asphalt Mixes." Presented (with D. Bateman) at the 2012 Annual Paving and Transportation Conference, Albuquerque, NM, held on January 9-10, 2012.

  25. "Dynamic Modulus (E*) of Asphalt Mixes Throughout New Mexico for MEPDG Implementation." 2012 Annual Paving and Transportation Conference, Albuquerque, NM, held on January 9-10, 2012 (poster).

  26. "Determining Fatigue Endurance Limits of New Mexico Asphalt Mixes." 2012 Annual Paving and Transportation Conference, Albuquerque, NM, held on January 9-10, 2012 (poster).

  27. "Resilient Modulus (Mr) of New Mexico Soils for MEPDG Implementation." 2012 Annual Paving and Transportation Conference, Albuquerque, NM, held on January 9-10, 2012 (poster).

  28. "Adhesion Loss in Anti-strip Modified Asphalt Binders Due to Moisture." Presented at the 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, January 4-7, 2011 (poster).

  29. "Nanoscale Testing and Molecular Modeling of Aging in Asphalt." Presented at the 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, January 4-7, 2011 (poster).

  30. "US-China Workshop on Energy and Environment in the Development of Sustainable Pavements." Presented at the 2011 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, January 4-7, 2011 (poster).

  31. "Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Oxidative Aging in Asphaltene.” Presented at the Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, EMI2010, held on August 8-11, 2010, Los Angeles, California.

  32. "Future Design of Perpetual Pavements for New Mexico." Presented (with D. Bateman, and J. Mann) at the Annual Paving and Transportation Conference held on January 4-5, 2010, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  33. "Moisture Damage Study of Plastomeric Polymer Modified Asphalt Binder Using Functionalized AFM Tips." Presented at the International Conference on Engineering and Meta-Engineering held on April 6-9, 2010.

  34. "Airport Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Phase II Program in New Mexico." Presented at the 47th Paving and Transportation Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 4-5, 2010.

  35. "Rheology of Asphaltic Matrix.” Presented at the Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, EMI2010, held on August 8-11, 2010, Los Angeles, California.

  36. "A New Method of Measuring Bond Force in Asphaltic Composite." Presented at the Engineering Research and Innovation Conference held on July 22-23, 2009, Hawaii.

  37. "Future Design of Perpetual Pavements: Issues and Options.” Presented at the GeoHunan held on August 3-5, 2009 Changsha, China.

  38. "Moisture Damage Study on Asphalt Binder using Functionalized AFM Probes." Micro-Nano Poster Session, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov 13 - 19, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (poster)

  39. "Nano-Coated Quartz Sensors for Sensitive Moisture Profiling of Porous Media." Presented in the ASCE’s Earth and Space conference held March 3-5, 2008, Long Beach, California.

  40. "Microscopic Quantification of Adhesion Force in Polymer Modified Asphalt Films using Functionalized AFM Tips." NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference help on January 7-10, Knoxville, Tennessee.

  41. "Evaluating Laboratory Modulus and Rutting of Asphalt Concrete." 86th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C. (poster).

  42. "Incrementing Asphalt Vibratory Compactor for Automation of Roadway Compaction." Presented in the ASCE Construction Research Congress held on April 5-7, 2005 at San Diego, CA.

  43. "Testing RAP for Overlay Design Standards." Presented in the ASCE Construction Research Congress held on April 5-7, 2005 at San Diego, CA.

  44. "Modeling Cracks in Aircraft Fuselage Panel Using Disturbed State Concept." Presented in the 2005 Annual Meeting of NASA Idaho EPSCoR, Moscow, Idaho.

  45. "Design and Evaluation of Neural Networks for Rutting of Asphalt Concrete." Presented in the ASCE Civil Engineering Conference and Exposition held on October 20-22, 2004 at Baltimore, Maryland.

  46. "Neural Network Model for Asphalt Pavement Permeability." Presented in the 83rd Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board held on January 11-15, 2004 at Washington D.C.

  47. "Evaluation of Relative Weight of Rutting Parameter." Presented in the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Technical Asphalt Association held on December 20-22, 2002 at Calgary, Canada.

  48. "Parameters Affecting Permeability of Asphalt Concrete." Presented in the Peterson Asphalt Research Conference held on July 14-17, 2002 at Western Research Institute, Laramie, Wyoming.

  49. "Evaluating Rut Potential of Selected Asphalt Mixes for Improved Pavement Performance." Presented in the Second Int. Symp. on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, July 29-August 1, 2001 at Auburn, Alabama.

  50. "On Rutting in Asphalt Concrete." ASCE Mid-Continent Regional Conference, 2001, Norman, Oklahoma.

  51. "Asphaltic Encapsulation of Contaminated Soils and Aggregate." Presented in the Seventh International Petroleum Environmental Conference held on November 7-10, 2000 at Albuquerque, New Mexico.

    52. At Invited Seminars, Workshops, Society and Group Meetings

  52. "Contributions of Antistripping Agents in Asphalt Adhesion: Atomic Force Microscopy and Neural Network Modeling." Presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Moisture-Induced Damage in Asphalt Mixtures, Doha, Qatar, April 23-25, 2013.

  53. "Sustainable Pavements.” Invited Presentation at the TRB Subcommittee AF000 (2), Pavement Materials and the Urban Climate, Washington D.C., January 25, 2011.

  54. "Sensitivity of MEPDG Inputs Using Advanced Statistical Analysis." Presented at New Mexico Department of Transportation Project Panel Meeting, Research Bureau, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 19, 2011.

  55. "Neural Network Modeling of Permanent Deformation and Pavement Research at the University of New Mexico." Invited Seminar at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, June 16, 2010.

  56. "Energy and Environment in the Development of Sustainable Asphalt Pavements." Presented at US-China Workshop in Xian, China, June 8-11, 2010.

  57. "Predicting Failure Behavior of Polymeric Composites (IM-7/977-2) in Space Vehicles Using a Unified Constitutive Model." Presented at the Annual Meeting of New Mexico NASA EPSCoR, June 11, 2009, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

  58. "Statistical Approach for Developing Sensitivity Charts." Presented at the South-West MEPDG User Group Meeting/conference held March 23-24, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada.

  59. "On Successful Research Projects in Asphalt Area with National Science Foundation." Invited Presentation at the Subcommittee AFK50 (1) meeting, 86th Annual Meeting of TRB, 2008, Washington D.C.

  60. “Measuring Intermolecular Forces in Viscoelastic Materials Using an AFM." The AFM Workshop, University of New Mexico, 2008.

  61. "Nanoscale Measurement of Moisture Induced Damage in Asphalt Concrete.” Invited Seminar at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Organized by Oklahoma Transportation Center, 2005, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

  62. "Overview of Activities in Pavement Areas at OU from 1999 to 2003." Invited Presentation to the Funding Agency (Oklahoma DOT, OCAT, and Oklahoma Asphalt Industries) Meeting, 2003, organized by the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma.

  63. "An Alternate Method for Asphalt Content Determination." Oklahoma DOT Research Poster Session, 2002, Oklahoma City (Poster).