Associate director named for Pavement Research Institute

January 2007
From the CTS Report

Derek Tompkins has been appointed associate director of the Pavement Research Institute (PRI), a joint program of the Department of Civil Engineering (CE) and CTS.

Tompkins will report to the director of the institute, Michael Darter (see article in the November 2006 CTS Report).

Tompkins is a doctoral candidate in civil engineering at the University of Minnesota, advised by Professor Lev Khazanovich. His current research projects include a review of the first ten years of the MnROAD pavement research program; an analysis of dowel performance in jointed pavements using MinneALF, an accelerated loading facility; and his thesis project modeling early-age effects in concrete slabs.

In his new role, Tompkins will collaborate with faculty, staff, and funding organizations to strengthen materials and pavement research, building on the strong pavement research program already in place.

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