Schedule

2023 CONFERENCE AGENDA

TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2023
7:00 a.m. REGISTRATION - Miner Lounge
COFFEE, JUICE, and DANISH in EXHIBITOR’S HALL - Missouri-Ozark Room
First Session - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE - St. Pat’s Ballroom A, B & C
Moderator: John Donahue, PE, Construction and Materials Liaison Engineer, MoDOT
8:00 a.m. WELCOME Dimitri Feys, PhD, Dept. of Civil, Arch., & Env. Engineering, Missouri S&T
Joel Burken, PE, PhD, Dept. of Civil, Arch., & Env. Engineering, Missouri S&T
8:15 a.m.

HISTORY OF THE MISSOURI CONCRETE CONFERENCE

Dr. David Richardson, PE, PhD, Dept. of Civil, Arch., & Env. Engineering, Missouri S&T
8:45 a.m.

PERFORMANCE ENGINEERED MIXTURES

Brett Trautman, PE, Physical Laboratory Director, Construction & Materials Division, MoDOT
9:15 a.m. OUTLOOK FOR THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY

Joe Clendenen, PE, Technical Service Engineer, LafargeHolcim

9:45 a.m. NETWORKING/REFRESHMENT BREAK and EXHIBITOR’S HALL - Missouri-Ozark Room
Second Session - READY MIX - St. Pat’s Ballroom A, B & C
Moderator:
Jim Curry, Technical Service Director, Farmer-East Ready Mix Divisio
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10:15 a.m. CONCRETE SHRINKAGE CRACKS, PLASTIC VS DRYING Marvin Obermeyer, PE, LEED AP, F.ASCE Technical Services Engineer, Buzzi Unicem USA 
10:45 a.m. FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE IN WALL APPLICATIONS Matt Hansen, National Business Development Manager, Euclid Chemical
11:15 a.m.

QUALITY CONTROL

Dave Nolan, PE, SE, SCI Engineering, Inc.
11:45 a.m. IN-TRANSIT MANAGEMENT OF CONCRETE: INCREASE IN QUALITY AND REDUCTION OF CEMENT Nathan Tregger, Director for Data Analytics, Verifi LLC
12:15 p.m. SECOND SESSION ADJOURNS - Lunch on your own  -  EXHIBITORS BOOTHS AVAILABLE
REGISTER HERE ACI LUNCHEON - $30/person - limited to 40
Location: Meramec-Gasconade Room, Speaker:  Daniel Gorla, Topic: 100 Above the Park
Third Session - SUSTAINABILITY - St. Pat’s Ballroom A, B & C
Moderator: Tim Borgmeyer, Market Manager, Buzzi Unicem USA
1:45 p.m.

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS AND THE ROAD TO NET ZERO

Dr. John T. Kevern, PhD, PE, FACI, LEED AP, Dept. of Civil Engineering, UMKC
2:15 p.m. REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF CONCRETE USING CO2 MINERALIZATION Rhett Dunlap, Strategic Business Mngr, CarbonCure Technologies
2:45 p.m.

CARBON-NEGATIVE AND ECO-EFFICIENT SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS

Dr. Hongyan Ma, Associate Professor, CArEE, Missouri S&T
3:15 p.m. NETWORKING/REFRESHMENT BREAK and EXHIBITOR’S HALL - Missouri-Ozark Room
3:45 p.m.

3D PRINTING WITH GEOPOLYMERS

Dr. Mohamed ElGawady, Benavides Faculty Scholar and Professor, Missouri S&T

4:15 p.m. CONCRETE SUPPLY CHAIN OUTLOOK Brian Killingsworth, Exec. Vice Pres., Local Paving Division, NRMCA
4:45 p.m.

CONCRETE PAVEMENT SUSTAINABILITY

Eric Ferrebee, PE, Director of Technical Services, ACPA 
5:15 p.m. THIRD SESSION & CONFERENCE ADJOURNS FOR THE DAY
5:30 p.m. SOCIAL GATHERING - Public House on Rolla Street
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2023
7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION - Miner Lounge
COFFEE, JUICE, and DANISH in EXHIBITOR’S HALL - Missouri-Ozark Room
Fourth Session - HOT TOPICS - St. Pat’s Ballroom A, B & C
Moderator:  Dave Nolan, PE, Vice President, SCI Engineering, Inc.
8:00 a.m. MoDOT UPDATE
Jonathan Varner and Brett Trautman, PE, MoDOT
9:00 a.m. ACPA UPDATE Feras El Ghussein, PE, Executive Director, MO/KS Chapter of ACPA
9:30 a.m. I-270 NORTH PROJECT UPDATE Eric Kopinski, MoDOT
10:00 a.m. ROCHEPORT BRIDGE UPDATE Brandi Baldwin, MoDOT
Fifth Session - PAVEMENT RESTORATION - St. Pat’s Ballroom A, B & C
Moderator:  

10:30 a.m. NETWORKING/REFRESHMENT BREAK and EXHIBITOR’S HALL - Missouri-Ozark Room
11:00 a.m.

LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS - CONCRETE PAVEMENTS & CONCRETE OVERLAYS

Jesse Jonas, MO/KS Chapter ACPA
11:30 a.m. CONCRETE PAVEMENT REST. TECHNIQUES John Donahue, PE, MoDOT
12:00 p.m. HYDRODEMOLITION TECHNOLOGY FOR RESTORING REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES Pat Martens, Bridge Preservation Engineer, Bridge Preservation and Inspection Services
12:30 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS Dimitri Feys, PhD, Dept. of Civil, Arch., & Env. Engineering, Missouri S&T
  CONFERENCE ADJOURNS - THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING