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. |
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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.
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 cement characterization tests, aggregate characterization tests, and HMA mix design and analysis.
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.
All course materials, laboratory supplies, and lectures will be provided at no cost to participants. In addition, a limited number of eligible participants will receive a stipend to cover some of their costs for housing, food and transportation, provided by funds raised by the NAPA Young Leaders and the NAPA Research and Education Foundation. This stipend will be provided to the eligible participant while attending the course at NCAT. Many state asphalt pavement associations also have offered additional financial incentives in the past. Further information about funding can be obtained through the NAPA Research and Education Foundation office in Lanham, Maryland, at (301) 731-4748.
To be eligible for the stipend provided by the NAPA Young Leaders and the NAPA Research and Education Foundation, applicants must be living and working in the U.S. as college and university professors, instructors at 2-year colleges and trade schools, and graduate civil engineering candidates (M.S. and Ph.D.) interested in teaching. Engineers employed by states or federal government, and instructors from colleges outside the U.S., will also be considered for attendance, but will not be eligible for the stipend.
The program is limited to a maximum of 30 participants; the availability of stipends is limited to 20-25 eligible participants (depending on annual budgets).
Deadline for applications: March 31 each year
The course will provide 5.2 CEUs or 52 Professional Development Hours.
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.
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:
Don Watson, NCAT
Dr. David Timm, Auburn University
Jason Moore, NCAT Lab
Buzz Powell, NCAT Test Track
To learn more contact Linda Kerr
