{"id":179,"date":"2026-10-20T17:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2026-10-20T17:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T21:15:35","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ritrl\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M.S. THESIS\/REPORT AND ACADEMIC SUPERVISION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A Feasibility Study To Integrate A Pavement Management System with a Geographic Information System for the URI Campus,&#8221; William O&#8217;Rourke, CVE592, Spring 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A Feasibility Study to Apply the System Identification to Pavement Structure,&#8221; Gang Wang, CVE692, Spring 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The East Coast Greenway as a Transpo1iation Alternative,&#8221; Stephen J. O&#8217;Neill, CVE591, Summer 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Development of A Simplified Manual for Operating the H&amp;V Machine and Instron Machine to Determine the Resilient Modulus of Bituminous Materials,&#8221; Scott E. Burrowes, CVE491, Fall 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Resilient Modulus Testing within the Environmental Chamber,11 Richard P. Izzo, CVE492, Spring 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Application of Planning and Engineering Practices for the Development oflnnovative Multi-Use Trail Systems,&#8221; Stephen J. O&#8217;Neill, CVE591, Summer 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Investigation of Typical Cross Sections and Determination of Job Mix Formulae for Asphalt Paving Mixtures in Rhode Island,&#8221; Donald C. Murphy, Jr., CVE591, Fall 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Feasibility Study of a Light Rail System Service along Route 2 in Wmwick, RI,&#8221; Andrew J. Carrier and Craig J. Lanphear, CVE491, Fall 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A Study on Performance-Based Specifications for Asphalt Cement Binders,&#8221; Richard Izzo, CVE591, Fall 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Seventh Year Repmi on the Implementation of a Pavement Management System with Micro PAVER on the Kingston Campus of the University of Rhode Island,&#8221; Michael R. Colletta, CVE492, Spring 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A Study in Modern Railroad Engineering,&#8221; Henry S. Young, CVE592, Spring 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Material Properties Determined by the Incremental Static-Dynamic Creep Test to Predict the Performance of Flexible Pavements with Crumb Rubber,&#8221; Maged Fam, CVE491, Fall 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Refinement of the URI Procedure to Evaluate the Seasonal Variation of Soil Resilient Modulus,&#8221; Christopher M. Douton, CVE491, Fall 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Investigation of Rutting at Major Intersections and Roadways in Rhode Island,&#8221; Michael J. Swift, CVE591, Fall 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8221;Evaluation of Hot Mix Asphalt Properties in Rhode Island,11 Vanhseng Phanthavong, CVE491, Fall 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Preparation of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Specimens to Assess Water Pollutants from the Asphalt Pavement Containing Recycled Rubber,&#8221; Justin, S. Monaghan, Spring 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Evaluation of Surfacing Alternatives for the Access Road to the Water Quality Pond in Bailey Brook Watershed, RI,&#8221; Nicole Bazinet, Fall 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;A Study on Alkali Silica Reaction,&#8221; Michael J. Foisey, Spring 1995 &amp; Spring 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Highway Maintenance &#8211; A Case Study on Interstate 95, the Pawtuxet River to Route 10,&#8221; William R. 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Vajjhala, Spring 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Design for Reconstruction of Breakneck Hill Road from Louisquisset Pike to Great Road,&#8221; Paul Carlson, Spring 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Evaluation and Implementation of the Superpave Mix-design In Rhode Island,&#8221; Jody Richards, Spring 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Field Performance of Thermoplastic Marking Recess on Modified Open Graded Mixes,&#8221; Eugene Mozzoni, CVE491, Fall 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Evaluation and Application of Superpave Asphalt Mix-Design for Cold In-Place Recycling Mixtures Using Asphalt Emulsions,&#8221; Keith Gaulin, CVE49 l, Fall 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Estimation of Traffic Using Weigh-In-Motion Techniques,&#8221; Edgar Kraus, CVE591, Fall 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Investigation and Evaluation of Components for the University of Rhode Island Transportation Center&#8217;s Transpo1iation System Analysis Laboratory (TSAL),&#8221; Daniel Abedon, CVE591, Fall 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Prediction of the Rutting Characteristics of CIR Asphalt Pavements using the Incremental Static Dynamic Creep Test and VESYS Computer Program,&#8221; Kristina Steen, CVE591, Fall 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Design and Implementation of White-Topping on Severely Rutted Intersections,&#8221; CVE 591, Kathleen M. Wilson, Fall 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Establishment of An Airfield Pavement Management System (PMS) for T. F. Green Airpo1i,&#8221; Ahmed Shihadeh, CVE592, Spring 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Data Extraction from LTPP for Seasonal and Long-Term Pavement Comparative Analyses of Resilient Moduli Determined with WESDEF Backcalculation Software using DataPave for Connecticut Site,&#8221; George Monaghan, CVE 591, Summer 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Sidewalk Evaluation and Design including Traffic Calming Interests in Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA),&#8221; Michael Defrancesco, CVE 592, Spring 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Development of a pilot Rhode Island Intelligent Road along Rt. 138,&#8221; Wilfred Hernandez, CVE 592, Spring 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Fiber Composite Caps for Protection of Piers and Pier Caps, Silver Spring Cove Bridge #485-US Route l ,&#8221; Craig Boyer, CVE 592, Spring 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Road Pavement and Drainage Analysis for the Town of Jamestown, RI,&#8221; Chris Fontaine, CVE 491, Fall 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Moisture Effects on Asphalt Mixtures,&#8221; Kenneth Coelho, CVE592, Spring 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Evaluation of Rhode Asphalt Binder on the Performance of Hot Mix Asphalt Using the Superpave Specification,&#8221; Sonja-Lara Kurz, CVE591, Fall 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Experimental Features program on Rhode Island Cross-Alert Signal System,&#8221; Kathleen Wilson, CVE 691, Fall 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Investigation of the Kingston Congregational Church Steeple,&#8221; James Marsland and Ross Singer, CVE 491, Fall 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Evaluation of Rutting on Bristol Ferry Road, Turnpike Avenue, and West Main Road in RI,&#8221; Kathleen Wilson, CVE 692, Spring 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Determination of Optimum Asphalt Content using SuperPave and Bailey methods,&#8221; Wooram Youn, CVE492, Spring 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Comparative Analysis of Marshall and Superpave Mix-Design Methods for Infrastructure Management Program,&#8221; Wansoo Yang, CVE592, Spring 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Engineering and Quality Assurance Issues on Construction of the New Sakonnet River Bridge,&#8221; Wilfred Hernandez, CVE691, Fall 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Upgrading Data Acquisition System for Resilient Modulus Testing,&#8221; Andrew Woods, CVE492, Spring 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Canonchet Farm Parking Lot Relocation Study,&#8221; Jonathan Costa, CVE59 I, Fall 2011. &#8220;Rutting Characteristics of Warm Mix Asphalt,&#8221; Francisco Martinez, CVE59 I, Fall 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Comparative analysis between Rigid and Flexible Solar Panels,&#8221; Brett Neilan, CVE49 I, Fall 2011. &#8220;Harvesting Solar Energy Absorbed by Asphalt Pavement,&#8221; Andrew Correia, CVE592, Spring 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Installations in Business-Industrial Constructions,&#8221; Diego Lasala Hernandez, CVE491, Fall 2012. &#8220;Sustainable Asphalt Mixture on the Bridge Deck,&#8221; Joseph Godino, CVE592, Spring 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Solar Energy harvesting from Roadway,&#8221; Savinnah Greger, Northeastern Univ. Student, Summer 2013. &#8220;Comparative Study between Rigid and Flexible Solar Cells,&#8221; Benjamin Dahn, CVE492, Spring 2013. &#8220;Flexible Solar Panel Application to Roadway Operations,&#8221; Oyekan Tomisin, CVE491 Fall 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Sustainable Concrete Pavement Structures for New England States,&#8221; Dorothee Elizabeth Niehaus, CVE592, Spring 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Investigation of Cold Central Plant Recycling with Portland Cement,&#8221; Kevin Lapierre, CVE492 Spring 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Utilization of Superpave Technologies for Cold Mix Asphalt Characterization,&#8221; Fausto Rodriguez, CVE492 Spring 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Determination of Optimum Binder Content for RI Asphalt Base Mixture with Superpave Mix-Design,&#8221; Kehinde Oladosu, CVE492 Spring 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Cold In-Place Recycling as a Sustainable Rehabilitation Program of Asphalt Pavements,&#8221; Oyekan Tomisin, CVE592 Spring 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Prognosis of railway tracks based on intelligent inference,&#8221; Trestin E. Wehbe, Fall 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Asphalt Mixtures with Crumb Rubber Modifier,&#8221; Neha Shrestha, CVE59 l, Fall 2018 and CVE592 Spring 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;New Pavement Systems for Longevity and Constructively,&#8221; Kehinde Oladosu, CVE492 Spring 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Warm Mix Asphalt with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement,&#8221; Neha Shrestha, CVE592, Spring 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Pilot Study for Warm Mix Asphalt with Laboratory Scale Foamed Bitumen Plant,&#8221; Matthew Schryver, fall 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Energy Harvesting and Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Life,&#8221; Austin Decotis, CVE592, Spring 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Innovative Asphalt Mixtures for Longevity and Environment,&#8221; Mohammed Alotaibi, CVE692, Spring 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Superpave Asphalt Mix Design and Balanced Mix Design,&#8221; Scott Campbell, CVE592, Spring 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AND ACADEMIC SUPERVISION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Effects of Various Additives and Modifiers on the Properties of Asphaltic Materials,&#8221; Walaa S. Mogawer, 1985 &#8211; 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Analysis of Seasonal Variation on Soil Resilient Modulus of Granular Subgrade Soils,&#8221; Myung S. Jin, 1987-1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Evaluation and Development of Aggregate Gradations and Job Mix Formula for High-Performing Hot Mix Asphalt,&#8221; Kyungwon Park, 2001-2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Sustainable Asset Management System for Transportation Infrastructure and System,&#8221; Ajay Singh, 2009-2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Evaluation of Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies and Performance Sensing System,&#8221; Kathleen M. 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