98-535 Kaonohi St
Aiea, HI 96701
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Please join us for a discussion on modified asphalts and how they have been used in Hawaii presented by guest speakers are Chris Lubbers of Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. and Dr. Ricardo Archilla of the University of Hawaii, along with local industry representatives. Since being produced locally, the use of modified asphalts in the production of asphalt pavement mixes has been increasing in the islands.
Agenda:
• Welcome
• Pavement mix types and uses of modified asphalts in Hawaii
• Methods for modifying asphalts
• Description SBS Polymer – the method of modification use in Hawaii
• How is the modified binder produced
• Results from the UH research
• Question and Answer (Panel Discussion)
• Closing remarks
Who should attended: Anyone interested in learning about modified asphalts and their uses including decision makers, government agencies, design consultants and contractors.
About our guest speakers:
Rich Gribbin serves as the Statewide Manager – QC/QA for James W. Glover, Ltd. A long-time Hawai’i contracting and material supply company (ABC license #3). He has chaired HAPI’s Technical Committee and is currently the sitting senior contractor HMA technician on the committee.
Chris Lubbers currently serves as technical sales and market development manager for emulsions in Kraton Polymers’ Paving and Roofing business unit headquartered in Houston, TX. He received a B.S in Chemical Engineering from Ohio University and an M.S in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Chris has spent the past fifteen years in the asphalt industry, primarily focused on polymer-modified emulsions and hot-mix paving binders as well as polymer-modified roofing membranes. He is an active member of AI, AEMA, AMAP, and the various regional pavement preservation partnerships (PPP’s) and user-producer groups (UPG’s).
Richard Levins has many years of experience in various roles for the asphalt industry. He is currently the President of Asphalt Hawaii, the local supplier of asphalt binder in Hawaii.
Dr. Ricardo Archilla is an Associate Professor from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Engineering. His area of specialty in transportation engineering include: Transportation Infrastructure Management Systems, Pavement Engineering, Deterioration Modeling, Transportation Systems Analysis, Transportation Systems Analysis, Applied Statistics, and Traffic Engineering.
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