Dr. Yetkin Yildirim - Dr. Yetkin Yildirim is the project manager of the Superpave and Asphalt Technology Program at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary interests are in the areas of pavement materials, construction and rehabilitation. Dr. Yildirim has extensive experience with asphalt materials and their performance. Currently, he has been directing six research projects at the Superpave and Asphalt Technology Program. He also serves as a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin, teaching classes on pavement materials, such as “Bituminous Mixture Design”, “Bituminous Materials”, and “Preventative Maintenance of Asphalt Pavements” both at the graduate and the undergraduate level.
Some of the TxDOT research projects related to asphalt materials and managed by Dr. Yildirim at the Superpave and Asphalt Technology Program include: “Toner Modified Asphalt”, “Develop Guidelines for Designing and Constructing Thin Asphalt Concrete Pavement Overlays on Continuous Reinforcement Concrete Pavement”, “Long Term Research on Bituminous Coarse Aggregate”, “Effect of Crushed Aggregates on HMA Performance”, “Comparison of Hot Poured Crack Sealant to Emulsified Asphalt Crack Sealant”, “Correlation of Field Performance to Hamburg Wheel-Tracking Test Results“, “Calculation of Mixing and Compaction Temperatures for Modified Asphalt Binders”
He can be reached at 512-232-1932 or 512-475-7914 (fax) or at yetkin@mail.utexas.edu.
Dr. Thomas W. Kennedy - Dr. Thomas W. Kennedy is Engineering Foundation Professor Emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin. His current research interests are in materials characterization, additives to improve asphalt cements and asphalt mixtures, soil stabilization, and improved construction procedures. He has made over 400 technical presentations and authored in excess of 300 papers and technical reports and supervised research in excess of $18 million. He can be reached at 512-475-7512 (voice) or 512-475-7913 (fax).
Ms. Clair LaVaye - Ms. LaVaye is a Website adminstrator and Manager of Communications and Media Services at The Center for Transportation Research. She can be reached at 512-232-3129 (voice) or 512-232-3153 (fax) or lavaye@uts.cc.utexas.edu.
Delia Avila - Graduate research assistant. She can be reached at avilad@mail.utexas.edu.
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