Current Projects
Alternative Pavement Rehabilitation Strategy Using a Geogrid Interlayer
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jamilla Teixeira, Dr. Jongwan Eun and Dr. Chung Song
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: August 2025 - July 2027
Local Characterization of Unbound Materials (Soils/Aggregates) for AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design in Nebraska
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jongwan Eun, Dr. Seunghee Kim Dr. Jiong Hu and Dr. Jamilla Teixeira
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2023 - January 2026
Development of ME Pavement Design for Cementitious Material Reinforced Subgrades
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jongwan Eun and Dr. Jamilla Teixeira
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: August 2025 - July 2027
Evaluation of Low-Temperature Cracking (LTC) Performance Testing Methods to Assess Nebraska Asphalt Mixtures
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Chun-Hsing and Dr. Jamilla Teixeira
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2024 - May 2026
Electric Arc Furnace Slag as a Paving Material – Phase I: Microstructure Characterization and Environmental Analysis
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jamilla Teixeira, Dr. Jongwan Eun and Dr. Jiong Hu
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/ Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2024 - May 2026
Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging – Phase II
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Mohammad Gashami, Dr. Jamilla Teixeira, Dr. Hamzeh Haghshenas and Robert Rea
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2021 - October 2024
The Utilization of Waster Plastic as a Polymer Modifier for Asphalt Binders
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jamilla Teixeira and Dr. Nirupam Aich
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2024 - May 2026
The Use of Recycled Plastic in Asphalt Pavements: Feasibility Study
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jamilla Teixeira, Dr. Hamzeh Haghshenas and Robert Rea
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2023 - January 2026
Feasibility Study of Local Waste Plastic Materials in Concrete
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jamilla Teixeira and Dr. George Morcous
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: March 2025 - May 2026
Nebraska Balanced Mix Design Phase II
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Hamzeh Haghshenas and Dr. Jamilla Teixeira
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2022 - May 2025
Effect of Antioxidant Additives and Recycling Agents on Performance of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures – Phase II
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jamilla Teixeira, Dr. Madieh Khedmati and Dr. Hamzeh Haghshenas
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2020 - December 2024
Effect of Antioxidant Additives and Recycling Agents on Performance of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures – Phase I
PI and co-PIs: Dr. Jamilla Teixeira, Dr. Madieh Khedmati and Dr. Hamzeh Haghshenas
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/Nebraska Department of Transportation - NDOT
Duration: July 2020 - May 2024
