MASTERS Returns: June 25, 2025
TXAPA's Level 2 and Aggregate Committees, in collaboration with TxDOT, presents the second annual Materials & Asphalt Technology Research Summit (MASTERS). This one-day event features world-class researchers delivering practical insights that directly impact asphalt mix design, materials, and performance. Engineers, contractors, and industry professionals alike will benefit from this high-value session—worth 6 PDHs. The event will be held in Central Texas (location to be announced soon).
Speakers

Imad Abdallah
Director – Center for Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CTIS)
University of Texas at El Paso

Moises Saca Estevanott
Associate Transportation Researcher – Pavement Management
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)
Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Arrivals, Check-in |
8:30 AM - 9:20 AM | Fine Aggregates to Increase Skid |
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM | Incorporating Lab Skid Measurements into the Balanced Mix Design Process |
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM | Break |
10:50 AM - 11:40 AM | Updates on Item 300 Research |
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM | Networking Luncheon |
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | Effects of RAP on PG Polymer Concentration |
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Use of Sniffing and Robotics Technologies for Binder Testing |
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM | Break |
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM | A Texas Perspective on the Use of HPG Binders |