Education

• PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, 1995
• BS, Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, 1982

Professional Experience

• Director, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2015–present
• Research Professor, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Ames, IA, 2020–present
• Research Associate Professor, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Ames, IA, 2014–2020
• Associate Director, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, Iowa State University, 2007–2015
• Adjunct Faculty, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2007–2014
• Engineer & Group Manager, Construction Technology Laboratories (CTLGroup), 1997–2007
• Engineer, Cement and Concrete Institute, South Africa, 1992–1997
• Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1990–1991
• Research Officer, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1987–1989
• Engineer, Stewart Scott, NCL – Consulting Engineers, 1983–1987

Selected Research Experience

• Airport Concrete Pavement Technology Program, Cooperative Agreement 692M15-20-T-00029, Federal Aviation Administration, $3,500,000, 2020–2021
• Technology Transfer of Concrete Pavement Technologies, FHWA DTFH61-12-RA-00014, $9,000,000, 2018–2022
• Evaluation of Penetrating Sealers for Concrete, IHRB, $150,000, 2018–2020
• Performance Engineered Concrete Mixtures, Transportation Pooled Fund, TPF 5(368), $3,000,000, 2017–2021
• Reduced Cementitious Material in Optimized Concrete Mixtures, MnDOT, $150,000, 2017–2019
• Impacts of Internally Cured Concrete Paving on Contraction Joint Spacing, Phase 2, IHRB, $260,000, 2018–2020.
• Entrained Air Void System for Durable Highway Concrete, $550,000, 2015–2019
• Prevention and Restoration of Early Joint Deterioration, IHRB, $75,000, 2015–2016
• Concrete Overlay Performance on Iowa’s Roadways, IHRB, $190,000, 2015–2019
• Extended Life Concrete Bridge Decks Utilizing Improved Internal Curing to Reduce Cracking, ODOT, $180,000, 2015–2018
• Concrete Pavement Mixture Design and Analysis. TPF Pooled Fund and FHWA Cooperative Agreement, approximately $800,000, 2009–2013
• Investigation of Deterioration of Joints in Concrete Pavements, TPF Pooled Fund and FHWA Cooperative Agreement, approximately $800,000, Michigan Technological University and Purdue University, 2009–2015
• Identifying Incompatible Combinations of Concrete Materials, FHWA, FHWA-HRT-06-080, $500,000, 2002–2006

Selected Publications

• Wi, K., Wang, K., Taylor, P., Laflamme, S., Sritharan, S., and Qin, H. 2021. Properties and Microstructure of Extrusion-Based 3D Printing Mortar Containing a Highly Flowable, Rapid Set Grout. Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 124.
• Wang, X., Song, P., Yu, H., Taylor, P., Sadati, S., Freeseman, K., and Ning, Y. 2021. Extended Life Concrete Bridge Decks Utilizing Internal Curing to Reduce Cracking – Materials Characterization and Engineering Demonstration. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 275.
• Ling, Y., Zhang, P., Wang, J., Taylor, P., and Hu, S. 2020. Effects of nanoparticles on engineering performance of cementitious composites reinforced with PVA fibers. Nanotechnology Reviews, Vol. 9, pp. 504–514.

Professional Affiliations

• Registered Professional Engineer, Illinois
• Active member of Transportation Research Board, American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM), American Concrete Institute (ACI) and ACI Iowa
• Vice-chair, ACI 325: Concrete Pavements
• Sub-committee chair, ACI 325-F: Concrete Overlays
• Board Member, International Society of Concrete Pavements
• Chair of Planning Committee for ACI IA Better Concrete Conference
• Member of ACPA Vison 2040 Blue Ribbon Panel to envision the future of transportation and how concrete pavements can help meet the demands

Panels and Boards

• American Concrete Pavement Association, Strategic Advisory Board, 2017–present
• FHWA Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group, 2015–present
• FHWA Pavement Implementation Executive Task Group, 2015–2018
• Executive Committee, TERRA, At-Large member, Academic Sector, 2013–2015
• Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance, TERRA Board, 2010–2015

Honors and Awards

• American Public Works Association, Iowa Chapter, Technical Innovation Award, 2017
• Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Concrete State Award for Technical Achievement, 2017
• Portland Cement Association, PCA Education Foundation J.P. Gleason Fellowship Award, 2015
• Concrete Society of Southern Africa, Western Cape Branch, Annual Grant for Post-Graduate Research in Concrete, 1990