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  • Associate Professor, Civil And Environmental Engin
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Professional Service

  • National Cooperative Highway Research Program. Role: Panel Member. Project 09-58: Recycling Agents Used For Asphalt Mixtures Containing High Recycled Asphalt Binder Ration. 08/15/2013 - 09/15/2020
  • Utah Asphalt Pavement Association. Role: Member. Educational Committee. 06/2012 - 07/01/2022

Honors & Awards

  • Walter J. Emmons Award for the best paper presented at the 2019 annual meeting. Association of Asphalt Paving Technologist, 04/15/2020
  • UTRAC Trailblazer Award. Utah Department of Transportation, 03/15/2017
  • Nominated for University 2014-2015 Distinguish Teaching Award. University of Utah, 01/15/2015
  • Outstanding Mentor award. Department of Civil Engineering, 05/2013
  • Ben Jacobsen Kingfisher Ranch Award for Exceptionally Effective Teaching. College of Engineering, 05/2013
  • Most Supportive Professor. Department of Civil Engineering, 2010
  • Top Instructor for Spring 2008. College of Engineering, 2008
  • Most Supportive Professor. Department of Civil Engineering, 2008

Internal Service

  • Senate Advisory Committee on Academic Policy. Member, 08/16/2021 - 08/15/2023. University service.
  • Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Member, 08/16/2021 - 08/15/2022. Department service.
  • Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Member, 08/16/2020 - 08/15/2022. College service.
  • Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Member, 08/16/2020 - 08/15/2022. College service.
  • Department Curriculum Reform . Chair, 01/01/2020 - 07/15/2021. Department service.
  • Search Committee, Lecturer at UAC. Member, 03/15/2019 - 09/15/2020. Department service.
  • Search Committee, Cyber infrastructure. Member, 09/15/2018 - 04/15/2019. Department service.
  • Search Committee, Career Line in Construction. Chair, 09/15/2018 - 04/15/2019. Department service.
  • Infrastructure Faculty Search Committee. Member, 08/17/2017 - 05/31/2018. Department service.
  • Transportation Faculty Search Committee. Chair, 08/15/2017 - 05/31/2018. Department service.
  • Construction Search Committee. Member, 10/15/2015 - 04/15/2016. Department service.
  • Diversity Committee. 06/15/2015 - 06/15/2016. University service.
  • Executive Committee. Member, 08/16/2014 - 08/15/2022. Department service.
  • Associate Chair. Associate Chair, 08/16/2014 - 08/15/2021. Department service.
  • Director Undergraduate Advising. Adviser, 06/15/2014 - 08/15/2022. Department service.
  • Transportation Faculty Search Committee. Member, 08/2013 - 05/2014. Department service.
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies. Member, 08/16/2012 - 08/15/2022. Department service.
  • Parking Appeals Committee. Member, 07/2012 - 08/15/2022. University service.
  • Undergraduate Committee. 07/2012 - 06/15/2021. Department service.
  • Undergraduate Advising. Director, 07/2012 - 06/15/2017. College service.
  • Graduate Committee. Member, 07/2012 - 07/2015. Department service.
  • Auxiliary Faculty Search Committee. Member, 07/2012 - 07/2014. Department service.
  • Department Chair Search Committee. member, 07/2012 - 05/2013. College service.
  • ABET and Curriculum Committee. Member, 08/16/2010 - 08/15/2022. Department service.
  • College Council. Member, 07/2010 - 07/2013. College service.
  • Undergraduate Curriculum Committee. Member, 07/16/2009 - 07/15/2011. Department service.

Community Partnership

  • Transportation Summer Camp. 05/2014 - 07/15/2019

Affiliations

  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK 20 Committee of Asphalt, 03/2011 - 03/2017
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK 20 Committee of Asphalt, 03/2011 - 03/2017
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK 20 Committee of Asphalt, 03/2011 - 03/2017
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK 20 Committee of Asphalt, 03/2011 - 03/2017
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK 20 Committee of Asphalt, 03/2011 - 03/2017
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK 20 Committee of Asphalt, 03/2011 - 03/2017
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK 20 Committee of Asphalt, 03/2011 - 03/2017
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK 20 Committee of Asphalt, 03/2011 - 03/2017

Outreach

  • High School Teacher Training. 06/15/2021 - 07/16/2021
  • LatinX Program. 03/15/2019 - 04/15/2019
  • First Robotics Competition. 01/01/2018 - 05/31/2018
  • Science and Engineering Fair Judge. 02/18/2015 - 04/15/2015
  • Science and Engineering Fair Judge. 02/2014 - 04/2014
  • Engineering Summer Camp. 07/2013 - 07/2013
  • Jordan High School Visit. 09/2012 - 09/2013

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