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Dr. Dawson is in his 12th year as a pavement, geotechnical, and subsurface utility engineer with NTH Consultants, Ltd. (NTH). He has a wide background in pavement research, management, and design. He has completed research projects for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) involving pavement design, material characterization, maintenance, and management. He has participated in and led numerous projects which have included pavement surface and structural evaluations, geotechnical explorations, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and transportation utility coordination. Dr. Dawson’s geotechnical design experience includes earth retention, embankment, road sign and signal, ITS structure, bridge, and other deep and shallow foundations using LRFD and other techniques. He has also led several geophysical investigations to locate buried structures/utilities and subsurface voids.

Pavements Engineer, CEMEXMr. Cervantes graduated from California State University, Northridge (CSUN), with a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (U of I). As a college student he conducted research on several topics at CSUN, Carnegie Mellon University, NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the U of I. His Master’s thesis focused on minimizing concrete pavement thickness through full scale pavement testing of short slabs. Upon completion of his graduate work, he was hired by the US Navy to develop an airfield concrete pavement material that could resist extremely elevated temperatures and pressures. He currently works for CEMEX as a pavements engineer, promoting the use of cement based paving solutions. When he is not at a construction site or talking about concrete, he lends a helping hand with programs that encourage youth to graduate with post-secondary STEM degrees. 

Mr. Slocum joined CNCA as the Northern California/Northern Nevada pavements engineer in January 2014 before being promoted to Director of Engineering in 2020. He provides technical expertise, education, concrete resources, and several other services to municipalities, engineers, and developers to advance the understanding and use of cementitious roadway solutions for streets, highways, and parking areas. Mr. Slocum specializes in conventional concrete, full-depth reclamation, roller compacted concrete, concrete overlays, and pervious concrete, but is knowledgeable on most cement-related applications. He is the Past President of the American Concrete Institute (ACI NCAWNV Chapter) and ASCE Feather River Branch and is active in other local societies including APWA, SNCA, and others.

Prior to joining CNCA, Mr. Slocum worked as a geotechnical consulting engineer in Walnut Creek, California. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering after completing undergraduate courses at University of the Pacific (Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Engineering Management). Mr. Slocum is a licensed civil engineer in the states of California and Nevada.

Dr. Dawson is in his 12th year as a pavement, geotechnical, and subsurface utility engineer with NTH Consultants, Ltd. (NTH). He has a wide background in pavement research, management, and design. He has completed research projects for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) involving pavement design, material characterization, maintenance, and management. He has participated in and led numerous projects which have included pavement surface and structural evaluations, geotechnical explorations, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and transportation utility coordination. Dr. Dawson’s geotechnical design experience includes earth retention, embankment, road sign and signal, ITS structure, bridge, and other deep and shallow foundations using LRFD and other techniques. He has also led several geophysical investigations to locate buried structures/utilities and subsurface voids.

Dr. Ayers is the president of Global Pavement Consultants, Inc. (GPC). GPC conducts business worldwide and concentrates primarily on pavement design, construction, evaluation, full-depth reclamation with cement, rehabilitation and concrete overlays. Dr. Ayers specializes in pavement analysis using the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Procedure, forensic analysis, just-in-time-training prior to project start-up, troubleshooting both during and after construction and development and delivery of pavement and materials-related seminars and short courses.

Dr. Ayers has extensive experience in the design and construction of concrete overlays, concrete roadways, unbound and stabilized base courses including cement-treated bases, lean concrete bases, full-depth reclamation (FDR) utilizing existing asphalt materials and roller-compacted concrete (RCC). He recently completed development of the Aggregates and Portland Cement Concrete training modules for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Materials Engineering course, the design chapter for the new FDR Guidelines and several chapters in the new FHWA Guide for Concrete Pavement Distress Assessments and Solutions. He also serves as an expert witness on a variety of design and materials-related issues focusing on concrete and RCC pavements. He has substantial experience in field investigations and forensic studies and has conducted numerous large-scale investigations using the MIT SCAN B2 for determining embedded steel location and alignment in concrete pavements.

Dr. Ayers has been very active in the industry serving on a variety of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) expert tasks groups, FHWA projects and university-based research programs. He instructs design and construction courses for the University of Wisconsin, Halfmoon Education, FHWA and others. He is currently working on overseas projects in Belarus, Ukraine, and in Moldova, as well as numerous projects across the U.S.

Prior to founding GPC in January 2011, Dr. Ayers served as a director for the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), in Rosement, Illinois. He managed the contractor-based education and training program and provided technical services for ACPA as well as contributing to a variety of projects for both the public and private sectors. He has also served as a university professor at Oklahoma State University, a division manager at ERES Consultants and a group leader at Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Mr. Kindler graduated with a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Case Institute of Technology, after which he spent six years with ODOT as maintenance engineer in District Six. He went on to spend eight years with the City of Columbus as a street maintenance engineer, and 14 years as a partner in a preventative maintenance construction company, introducing Ralumac (micro surfacing) to Ohio and surrounding states. Since then he has been a consultant providing pavement management and pavement preservation techniques to clients in Ohio and Florida and various states in between. He has participated in two national PAVER workshops and numerous state and local workshops pertaining to pavement management and pavement preservation. Presently, Mr. Kindler is teaching a course in pavement design at The Ohio State University.

Dr. Ayers is the president of Global Pavement Consultants, Inc. (GPC). GPC conducts business worldwide and concentrates primarily on pavement design, construction, evaluation, full-depth reclamation with cement, rehabilitation and concrete overlays. Dr. Ayers specializes in pavement analysis using the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Procedure, forensic analysis, just-in-time-training prior to project start-up, troubleshooting both during and after construction and development and delivery of pavement and materials-related seminars and short courses.

Dr. Ayers has extensive experience in the design and construction of concrete overlays, concrete roadways, unbound and stabilized base courses including cement-treated bases, lean concrete bases, full-depth reclamation (FDR) utilizing existing asphalt materials and roller-compacted concrete (RCC). He recently completed development of the Aggregates and Portland Cement Concrete training modules for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Materials Engineering course, the design chapter for the new FDR Guidelines and several chapters in the new FHWA Guide for Concrete Pavement Distress Assessments and Solutions. He also serves as an expert witness on a variety of design and materials-related issues focusing on concrete and RCC pavements. He has substantial experience in field investigations and forensic studies and has conducted numerous large-scale investigations using the MIT SCAN B2 for determining embedded steel location and alignment in concrete pavements.

Dr. Ayers has been very active in the industry serving on a variety of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) expert tasks groups, FHWA projects and university-based research programs. He instructs design and construction courses for the University of Wisconsin, Halfmoon Education, FHWA and others. He is currently working on overseas projects in Belarus, Ukraine, and in Moldova, as well as numerous projects across the U.S.

Prior to founding GPC in January 2011, Dr. Ayers served as a director for the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), in Rosement, Illinois. He managed the contractor-based education and training program and provided technical services for ACPA as well as contributing to a variety of projects for both the public and private sectors. He has also served as a university professor at Oklahoma State University, a division manager at ERES Consultants and a group leader at Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Mr. Kindler graduated with a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Case Institute of Technology, after which he spent six years with ODOT as maintenance engineer in District Six. He went on to spend eight years with the City of Columbus as a street maintenance engineer, and 14 years as a partner in a preventative maintenance construction company, introducing Ralumac (micro surfacing) to Ohio and surrounding states. Since then he has been a consultant providing pavement management and pavement preservation techniques to clients in Ohio and Florida and various states in between. He has participated in two national PAVER workshops and numerous state and local workshops pertaining to pavement management and pavement preservation. Presently, Mr. Kindler is teaching a course in pavement design at The Ohio State University.

Vice President/Project Manager at RDM International, Inc.Mr. Decker has more than two decades of experience in pavement design, materials testing, quality control/quality assurance, and construction management. He is currently licensed in 22 states.  Mr. Decker serves as RDM’s vice president and as a project manager for various airport, roadway and forensic investigation projects.  Over the past five years he has successfully completed over 70 projects across the U.S. and abroad.  Mr. Decker has provided numerous training courses, project presentations and paper presentations for clients, professional society conferences and state, federal and international government organizations.  He has presented on topics including Proper Paving Techniques, P-401 Mix Design Requirements, P-401 Placement Requirements, P-501 Mix Design Requirements, P-501 Placement Requirements, Current Airfield Pavement Initiatives, FAA Update to P-401 (Superpave), From Pavement Design to Durability and Performance, Smoothness and Drainage, GMIA Paving in the Bullseye, Runway 10R/28L Replacement:  A Case Study of a Large Airfield Project at CMH, ACC Construction Session on Quality Acceptance and Testing, Resurfacing the Runway to the Nation’s Capitol, P-501 Placement using Slipform Pavers, Soil Cement Stabilization, Sustainable Design and Construction of Airfield Pavements, and Compaction of HMA Pavements.

Senior Director, Local Paving, Pave Ahead
Mr. Justice is based in the Philadelphia area, and works with local, regional and state technical and promotion partners to help deliver concrete parking and street paving projects by supporting promotion, design and construction activities as well as provide training and presentations on concrete applications and promotion. Mr. Justice is also a pervious concrete and pervious pavements specialist, having been involved in over 300 pervious pavement projects and has spoken at hundreds of industry events, workshops and webinars. Prior to joining the NRMCA, Mr. Justice was the promotion director for the Portland Cement Association Northeast for over 10 years. Prior to that, Mr. Justice worked as a civil engineer with over 25 years of experience as an engineering project manager, concentrating on pavement projects for airports, parking lots and roads. 

Green Paving Professor of Practice at Florida International University
Dr. Ali came to FIU with more than 21 years of civil engineering experience, mostly in pavement design, analysis and construction. He joined the CEE faculty in December of 2011 as green paving professor of practice and is working to advance the new green paving initiative of Florida International University.
Dr. Ali earned a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from The City University of New York. He has spent much of his career in the transportation sector focusing on pavement evaluation, pavement engineering and consulting for various public and private employers, including a role as highway research fellow for the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Additionally, Dr. Ali has participated in the delivery of hundreds of roadway and airport construction projects in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Florida.
Recently, Dr. Ali served as an executive at the Florida Department of Transportation, where he worked for more than a decade and participated in the delivery of $3 billion of highway construction and maintenance projects.
Dr. Ali is especially interested in geotechnical engineering and the technical development and promotion of pavement recycling. In his role at FIU, he is conducting externally-funded research and development on green paving methods, including pavement recycling and use of innovative paving materials.
Dr. Ali has previously served in higher education as a member of the Florida Atlantic University Civil Engineering Department’s Technical Advisory Committee and as graduate research assistant at the CUNY Institute For Transportation Systems. He has published more than 30 papers and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Transportation Research Board and the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, among other organizations.

Dr. Dawson is in his 12th year as a pavement, geotechnical, and subsurface utility engineer with NTH Consultants, Ltd. (NTH). He has a wide background in pavement research, management, and design. He has completed research projects for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) involving pavement design, material characterization, maintenance, and management. He has participated in and led numerous projects which have included pavement surface and structural evaluations, geotechnical explorations, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and transportation utility coordination. Dr. Dawson’s geotechnical design experience includes earth retention, embankment, road sign and signal, ITS structure, bridge, and other deep and shallow foundations using LRFD and other techniques. He has also led several geophysical investigations to locate buried structures/utilities and subsurface voids.

Project Engineer with Advanced Materials Services, LLCMr. Hurley joined AMS in 2007. He has over 15 years’ experience in the design, testing, and construction of pavements. Mr. Hurley has developed asphalt mix designs for contractors, and he has conducted numerous research projects evaluating a wide range of sustainable engineering concepts. Prior to joining AMS, he was a laboratory engineer at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT). Mr. Hurley earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Auburn University, where he completed the Cooperative Education program as an asphalt technician at NCAT. He is a registered professional engineer in Alabama.

Principal Engineer of Advanced Materials Services, LLCDr. Prowell joined AMS in 2007. He has over 20 years of experience in construction, materials and pavement design. Dr. Prowell has designed flexible and rigid pavements for a variety of usages ranging from parking lots, interstate highways and intermodal (port) facilities. He is also active in supporting sustainable engineering concepts, including: warm mix asphalt, pervious pavement materials, and higher utilization of recycled materials. Prior to joining AMS, Dr. Powell was an assistant director at the National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University and a senior research scientist at Virginia Transportation Research Council, a division of Virginia Department of Transportation. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University, a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and a doctorate in Civil Engineering from Auburn University. Dr. Powell has served on a number of Transportation Research Board Committees, including AFK50, Characteristics of Asphalt Paving Mixtures to Meet Structural Requirements, and AFO00 (2), Pavement Materials and the Urban Climate. He is a registered professional engineer in Oregon, South Carolina, and Virginia.

President of Advanced Materials Services, LLCMrs. Prowell founded AMS in 2007. She has a broad range of consulting experience in geotechnical engineering including: site investigations, shallow foundations, deep foundations, retaining structures, and embankment design. In addition to managing AMS, she provides technical expertise for subgrade characterization and preparation. Mrs. Prowell earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. She is a registered professional engineer in Alabama and Virginia.

Director, Market Development, CEMEXMr. Mack has 25 years of pavement engineering experience with expertise in concrete pavement design, rehabilitation, construction, forensic evaluation, management, materials specification and evaluation. He also has experience in life cycle cost analysis and life cycle assessment (environmental impact). He has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago’s, Graduate School of Business with a specialization in Finance, and Masters of Science and a Bachelors of Science degrees in Civil/Pavement Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Mack is a registered professional engineer in the states of Illinois and Texas. He is active and holds leadership roles in numerous industry associations and national/state organizations across the US.

Paving Solution Engineer, CEMEXMr. White joined Cemex in April 2014 as a paving solutions engineer covering the Atlanta and East Tennessee divisions. In this position, he works with engineers, architects, developers and contractors, as well as with cities and counties, to identify and develop cement and concrete opportunities and improve concrete pavement designs for parking lots, streets, and other applications. He has over 20 years of civil site design experience with expertise in pavement rehabilitation and maintenance, concrete pavement design, and construction administration project oversight. Mr. White has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Georgia. He sits on the Paving Committee of the American Society of Concrete Contractors and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Council of Engineering Companies.

Pavement Engineer, CEMEXMr. Shaw is a professional engineer with CEMEX. He provides technical design and construction consultation on cement based pavements to owners, agencies, engineers, project managers and contractors and other stakeholders who are evaluating pavement alternatives for construction projects on local roads, streets, highways, parking facilities, airports and industrial applications. He also works with agencies and owners to revise and write specifications, advance state-of-the art design methods and technology such as roller compacted concrete (RCC) through the promotion of optimized standards, and develop construction practices. Prior to joining CEMEX, Mr. Shaw spent over 10 years with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) as a transportation engineer, where he was roadway designer, project manager and contract manager, among other roles. Some of his responsibilities included facilitating meetings and representing the department on agency-related projects. He established and maintained an effective working relationship as a liaison between the consultant communities, other department sections, local governments, federal agencies, other stakeholders and the public to ensure success of the project development process.

Manager & Director of Paving Solutions, CEMEXMr. Zollinger develops optimized pavement solutions for public and private clients. He provides technical support for conventional concrete pavement, roller-compacted concrete pavement, and cement stabilization installations to owners, specifiers, and contractors. He also provides technical and strategic support to ten pavement engineers located in CEMEX markets. Mr. Zollinger is chairman of the Board of Directors of the RCC Pavement Council and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Concrete Pavements. He is also a member of the Portland Cement Concrete Construction Committee of the Transportation Research Board, and an RCC Task Force Member for the American Concrete Pavement Association. Mr. Zollinger earned his M.S. degree in Civil Engineering, emphasis in Pavement Engineering, from Texas A&M University.

Green Paving Professor of Practice at Florida International University
Dr. Ali came to FIU with more than 21 years of civil engineering experience, mostly in pavement design, analysis and construction. He joined the CEE faculty in December of 2011 as green paving professor of practice and is working to advance the new green paving initiative of Florida International University.
Dr. Ali earned a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from The City University of New York. He has spent much of his career in the transportation sector focusing on pavement evaluation, pavement engineering and consulting for various public and private employers, including a role as highway research fellow for the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Additionally, Dr. Ali has participated in the delivery of hundreds of roadway and airport construction projects in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Florida.
Recently, Dr. Ali served as an executive at the Florida Department of Transportation, where he worked for more than a decade and participated in the delivery of $3 billion of highway construction and maintenance projects.
Dr. Ali is especially interested in geotechnical engineering and the technical development and promotion of pavement recycling. In his role at FIU, he is conducting externally-funded research and development on green paving methods, including pavement recycling and use of innovative paving materials.
Dr. Ali has previously served in higher education as a member of the Florida Atlantic University Civil Engineering Department’s Technical Advisory Committee and as graduate research assistant at the CUNY Institute For Transportation Systems. He has published more than 30 papers and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Transportation Research Board and the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, among other organizations.

Dr. Dawson is in his 12th year as a pavement, geotechnical, and subsurface utility engineer with NTH Consultants, Ltd. (NTH). He has a wide background in pavement research, management, and design. He has completed research projects for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) involving pavement design, material characterization, maintenance, and management. He has participated in and led numerous projects which have included pavement surface and structural evaluations, geotechnical explorations, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and transportation utility coordination. Dr. Dawson’s geotechnical design experience includes earth retention, embankment, road sign and signal, ITS structure, bridge, and other deep and shallow foundations using LRFD and other techniques. He has also led several geophysical investigations to locate buried structures/utilities and subsurface voids.

Vice President/Project Manager at RDM International, Inc.Mr. Decker has more than two decades of experience in pavement design, materials testing, quality control/quality assurance, and construction management. He is currently licensed in 22 states.  Mr. Decker serves as RDM’s vice president and as a project manager for various airport, roadway and forensic investigation projects.  Over the past five years he has successfully completed over 70 projects across the U.S. and abroad.  Mr. Decker has provided numerous training courses, project presentations and paper presentations for clients, professional society conferences and state, federal and international government organizations.  He has presented on topics including Proper Paving Techniques, P-401 Mix Design Requirements, P-401 Placement Requirements, P-501 Mix Design Requirements, P-501 Placement Requirements, Current Airfield Pavement Initiatives, FAA Update to P-401 (Superpave), From Pavement Design to Durability and Performance, Smoothness and Drainage, GMIA Paving in the Bullseye, Runway 10R/28L Replacement:  A Case Study of a Large Airfield Project at CMH, ACC Construction Session on Quality Acceptance and Testing, Resurfacing the Runway to the Nation’s Capitol, P-501 Placement using Slipform Pavers, Soil Cement Stabilization, Sustainable Design and Construction of Airfield Pavements, and Compaction of HMA Pavements.

Senior Director, Local Paving, Pave Ahead
Mr. Justice is based in the Philadelphia area, and works with local, regional and state technical and promotion partners to help deliver concrete parking and street paving projects by supporting promotion, design and construction activities as well as provide training and presentations on concrete applications and promotion. Mr. Justice is also a pervious concrete and pervious pavements specialist, having been involved in over 300 pervious pavement projects and has spoken at hundreds of industry events, workshops and webinars. Prior to joining the NRMCA, Mr. Justice was the promotion director for the Portland Cement Association Northeast for over 10 years. Prior to that, Mr. Justice worked as a civil engineer with over 25 years of experience as an engineering project manager, concentrating on pavement projects for airports, parking lots and roads. 

Director, Market Development, CEMEXMr. Mack has 25 years of pavement engineering experience with expertise in concrete pavement design, rehabilitation, construction, forensic evaluation, management, materials specification and evaluation. He also has experience in life cycle cost analysis and life cycle assessment (environmental impact). He has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago’s, Graduate School of Business with a specialization in Finance, and Masters of Science and a Bachelors of Science degrees in Civil/Pavement Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Mack is a registered professional engineer in the states of Illinois and Texas. He is active and holds leadership roles in numerous industry associations and national/state organizations across the US.

Paving Solution Engineer, CEMEXMr. White joined Cemex in April 2014 as a paving solutions engineer covering the Atlanta and East Tennessee divisions. In this position, he works with engineers, architects, developers and contractors, as well as with cities and counties, to identify and develop cement and concrete opportunities and improve concrete pavement designs for parking lots, streets, and other applications. He has over 20 years of civil site design experience with expertise in pavement rehabilitation and maintenance, concrete pavement design, and construction administration project oversight. Mr. White has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Georgia. He sits on the Paving Committee of the American Society of Concrete Contractors and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Council of Engineering Companies.

Dr. Andrew Braham, P.E., graduated from the University of Wisconsin with his B.S. and M.S. degrees, and from the University of Illinois with his Ph.D. degree. Between his masters and doctorate, Dr. Braham worked with Koch Materials Company as a field engineer and a research engineer, developing and tracking field performance of innovative pavement maintenance and rehabilitation products. After his Ph.D., he was a post-doctoral research fellow at Southeast University in Nanjing, China. Dr. Braham is currently an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas, where he has continued to study transportation materials, while expanding into sustainability. He has taught five different undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Arkansas in transportation and sustainability.
Dr. Braham has published a textbook in sustainability, Fundamentals of Sustainability in Civil Engineering, has written 25 peer-reviewed journal publications, and has given over 120 presentations around the world. He has developed an online, on-demand certificate program with Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturing Association titled: “Introduction to Asphalt Emulsion” and developed the online Pavinar webinar series. He is a director-at-large for the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, is an editorial board member for two journals, and serves on three committees of the Transportation Research Board.

Green Paving Professor of Practice at Florida International University
Dr. Ali came to FIU with more than 21 years of civil engineering experience, mostly in pavement design, analysis and construction. He joined the CEE faculty in December of 2011 as green paving professor of practice and is working to advance the new green paving initiative of Florida International University.
Dr. Ali earned a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from The City University of New York. He has spent much of his career in the transportation sector focusing on pavement evaluation, pavement engineering and consulting for various public and private employers, including a role as highway research fellow for the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Additionally, Dr. Ali has participated in the delivery of hundreds of roadway and airport construction projects in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Florida.
Recently, Dr. Ali served as an executive at the Florida Department of Transportation, where he worked for more than a decade and participated in the delivery of $3 billion of highway construction and maintenance projects.
Dr. Ali is especially interested in geotechnical engineering and the technical development and promotion of pavement recycling. In his role at FIU, he is conducting externally-funded research and development on green paving methods, including pavement recycling and use of innovative paving materials.
Dr. Ali has previously served in higher education as a member of the Florida Atlantic University Civil Engineering Department’s Technical Advisory Committee and as graduate research assistant at the CUNY Institute For Transportation Systems. He has published more than 30 papers and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Transportation Research Board and the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, among other organizations.