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Irving, TX 75062-5825
United States
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2025 AMAP March Educational Workshop
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
to Thursday, March 6, 2025
Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas DFW Airport South
4650 West Airport FreewayIrving, TX 75062-5825
United States
Event Details
Join AMAP for our 2025 March Educational Workshop at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas DFW Airport South in Irving, Texas. This event offers an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow professionals and organizations in the industry while gaining valuable insights from educational sessions led by renowned industry experts.
Registration is Now Open! Click "Register Now" above.
Expected topics (subject to change), include:
- Asphalt Binder Chemistry
- Asphalt Emulsions
- Binder Rheology
- Modified Binders
- Pavement Preservation
- Polymers for Asphalt Modification
- Specification Implementation
- And more!
PDH credits will be available for those who are eligible.
For any questions, please contact info@modifiedasphalt.org.
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Agenda
| March 4 | |
| 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Registration |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
| March 5 | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM | Welcome Tanya Nash |
| 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives Overview of the Texas Experience with Modified Binders | Travis Patton, TXDOT |
| 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives TXDOT Binder Certification and Test Methods | Pravat Karki, TXDOT |
| 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives Update on Item 300 | Amit Bhasin, University of Texas - Austin |
| 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives Specification Implementation: Challenges and Opportunities | Jim Warren, TXAPA |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives HP in Texas: Testing and Specifications | Amit Bhasin, University of Texas - Austin |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives HP in Texas: A Contractor's Perspective | Robert Lee, CRH Materials |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives Panel Discussion | Amit Bhasin, University of Texas - Austin; Jim Warren, TXAPA; Robert Lee, CRH Materials |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives Panel Discussion | Amit Bhasin, University of Texas - Austin; Jim Warren, TXAPA; Robert Lee, CRH Materials |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Session 1: Regional and Texas Perspectives Holistic Pavement Sustainability: An Industry Perspective | Chait Bhat, Asphalt Institute |
| 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Session 2: Modified Binder Chemistry Asphalt Binder Chemistry | Dwayne Johnson, Paragon |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Session 2: Modified Binder Chemistry Asphalt Emulsions | Chris Lubbers, Kraton Corporation |
| 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Break |
| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Session 2: Modified Binder Chemistry Polymers for Asphalt Modification | Richard Blackwell, Kraton Corporation |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Session 2: Modified Binder Chemistry Other Binder Modifiers | Dennis Muncy, Ingevity |
| 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Session 2: Modified Binder Chemistry Evolution of Binder Specifications | Tanya Nash, ATS |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Cocktail Reception |
| March 6 | |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Session 3: Binder Testing Binder Rheology – What and Why | Gina Paroline, Anton Paar |
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Session 3: Binder Testing Binder Rheology – How | Gina Paroline, Anton Paar |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Session 4: From Binder to Mix Preparation and Handling of Modified Binders | Mike Worden, Associated Asphalt |
| 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM | Break |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Session 4: From Binder to Mix Handling and Laydown of Modified Asphalt Mixtures | Mike Worden, Associated Asphalt |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 4: From Binder to Mix Modification of Hamburg for PG76+ Binders | Fujie Zhou, Texas A&M University |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Session 4: From Binder to Mix Pavement Preservation | Andre Smit, TXDOT |
| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | Session 4: From Binder to Mix Update on Texas Implementation of BMD | Edith Arambula, Texas A&M |
| 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Closing Remarks |