Professor Khazanovich from the University of Minnesota will be joining us next Thursday ( October, 15, 2015) for the Kent Seminar series. He will be speaking about “Mechanistic-Empirical Design of Concrete Pavements; Past, Present, and Future.” Pizza and soft drinks will be provided.
There will be a Meet ‘n’ Greet session from 1:30-2:00pm with students at ATREL afterward.
To join online, please click here for information.
For more information you can contact Rebekah Yang (ryyang3@illinois.edu).
Professor Fries from Southern Illinois University will be joining us next Thursday ( October, 8, 2015) for the Kent Seminar series.He will be speaking about “Real-Time Traveler Information Research: Is IDOT freeway information accurate?” Pizza and drinks will be provided
There will be a Meet ‘n’ Greet session with students at ATREL afterward at 1:30 P.M.
To join online, please click here for information.
For more information please contact Mohammed Sawalha (sawalha2@illinois.edu).
We will be watching “America Revealed: Nation on the Move” Wednesday (October, 7,2015) at 6:15 P.M. in Newmark Rm 2310. There will be a $5 subsidized dinner from Pancheros. Please RSVP for dinner here by Sunday evening.Please email Di (dwu13@illinois.edu ) for more information.
We have a special opportunity to participate in a 2-day workshop led by Bill Pine from Heritage Construction and Materials. Mr. Pine is an expert on the Bailey Method who developed a spreadsheet tool that can be used to analyze asphalt mixes and aggregate gradations. This will be a very informative class that he often gives to practitioners. Please note that you must be able to attend the full 2-day session (8AM-5PM) to participate. The workshop is free and lunch will be provided. The workshop will take over September, 26 and October, 3.
Contact Rebekah Yang (ryyang3@illinois.edu) for questions.
We have an invite to see precast concrete slab replacement on Algonquin Road in Barrington IL next Friday September 18. They will be removing existing concrete around 7am and installing new slabs around 10am.Please contact John Kulikowski (kulikow2@illinois.edu) for more information.
Our first outside Kent Seminar speaker is Professor Amlan Mukherjee from Michigan Tech. His talk will be in the ATREL classroom at 12:30pm next Thursday September 17. We will have a Meet ‘n’ Greet session with him immediate after.
Meet ‘n’ Greet with Professor Karim Chatti
Thursday, April 30, 2:00 – 3:00 PM at the ATREL Classroom*
Come and join us after the Kent Seminar, to welcome Professor Karim Chatti. He is a Professor at Michigan State University, and specializes in pavement dynamics, vehicle-pavement interaction, pavement roughness, long-term pavement performance, and pavement health monitoring and non-destructive evaluation. Take advantage of this opportunity to have a direct and friendly conversation with him and ask any question regarding his professional work and/or path to career success. See you there!
*Note: The Advanced Transportation Research Engineering Laboratory (ATREL) is off-campus and the address is 1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866.
For any questions, please contact Tamim Khan (aukhan2@illinois.edu).
We have scheduled a tour of the NCSA Blue Waters super-computing facilities for this Friday, May 1 at 4pm. We will be touring both the visualization room and the machine room, which will take about 1.5 hour in total. These facilities are actually in separate locations on campus, so we will need to drive to get from one location to the other.
If interested in the tour, please contact Yang, Rebekah Y ( ryyang3@illinois.edu ) with the following by 5pm on Wed, April 29:
Details about the tour will then be sent out to those interested later this week.
Meet ‘n’ Greet with Professor Dave White
Thursday, April 23, 2:00 – 2:30 PM at the ATREL Classroom*
Come and join us after the Kent Seminar, to welcome Professor Dave White. He is an Associate Professor at Iowa State University, and specializes in pavement foundation analysis, in-situ testing, and sensor technologies. Take advantage of this opportunity to have a direct and friendly conversation with him and ask any question regarding his professional work and/or path to career success. See you there!
*Note: The Advanced Transportation Research Engineering Laboratory (ATREL) is off-campus and the address is 1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866.
For any questions, please contact Tamim Khan (aukhan2@illinois.edu).
Meet ‘n’ Greet with Professor Charles Schwartz
Thursday, March 19, 12:30– 1:30 PM at the ATREL Classroom
Are you interested in learning more about different aspects of pavement engineering and especially about the use of recycling materials in pavements? For this week, we are pleased to welcome our distinguished lecturer, Professor Charles Schwartz, Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Maryland College Park. He has participated in leadership roles for many national research projects, and he has regularly assisted federal, state, and local agencies, and private firms on pavement-related topics. Get to know more about Prof. Schwartz, and take advantage of the “Meet ‘n’ Greet” session before the seminar to have a friendly conversation with him and ask more informal questions about his career. Lunch will be provided! Come and join us!
Address to ATREL: 1611 Titan Drive Rantoul, IL 61866
Contact: Mojtaba Ziyadi (ziyadi2@illinois.edu)