Professor Training Course

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NCAT has developed an educational program for college and university civil engineering faculty that will allow them to offer undergraduate and graduate courses in Asphalt Technology.

 Check back later for information regarding the summer 2012 course.

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Goals and Objectives
This program is designed to help increase the pool of qualified civil engineers and technologists for the future, by providing faculty with an educational background in Hot Mix Asphalt and asphalt technology.

Program Content
This eight-day course, held in June every year, consists of intensive lectures, laboratory exercises, and discussions to investigate all phases of asphalt technology including:

Asphalt cement

  • crude oil
  • kinds of asphalt
  • asphalt specifications and new SHRP tests

Aggregates

  • aggregate characteristics
  • quarrying operations
  • processing and blending aggregates for HMA

Hot Mix Asphalt

  • desirable HMA properties
  • types of mixes
  • philosophy of mix design
  • mix design methods
  • SHRP tests
  • criteria for selection of a job mix formula
  • mix characterization tests

Construction

  • HMA facility operations
  • equipment for production and placement
  • laydown methods
  • compaction methods
  • quality control/quality assurance

Design and Rehabilitation

  • design
  • maintenance
  • rehabilitation
  • recycling

Laboratory exercises include asphalt binder characterization tests, aggregate characterization tests, and HMA mix design and analysis.

Materials
Each participant is provided a copy of the HMA textbook and other supporting documents. The participant will leave the course with materials needed to teach a course in asphalt technology.

Eligibility
There is no fee for the course or associated materials for any applicants living in the U.S. In addition, a limited number of eligible participants will receive a stipend to cover some housing, food, and transportation costs.  To be eligible for the stipend, applicants must be living and working in the U.S. as a university professor, instructor at a 2-year college or trade school, or as a civil engineering Ph.D. candidate interested in teaching. Stipend recipients must attend the entire course in order to receive the stipend. Instructors from colleges outside the U.S. will also be considered for attendance for a $500 fee and will not be eligible for the stipend. References from department heads are required.

Deadline
Deadline for applications for 2012 course: Check back soon. 

Continuing Eduation
The course will provide 5.2 CEUs or 52 Professional Development Hours.

Location
This course will be conducted at NCAT's research facility in Auburn Technology Park, Auburn, Alabama. Hotel accommodations are close by; however, there is no public transportation in our area.

Instructors
The staff at NCAT will be the primary instructors, but will be assisted by a group of experts from academia and industry. The teaching staff will include:

Dr. Randy West, NCAT
Don Watson, NCAT
Dr. David Timm, Auburn University
Jason Moore, NCAT Lab
Dr. Buzz Powell, NCAT Test Track

To learn more contact Stacie Hunter.