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Chris is a materials engineer at the Center for Transportation Research and Education. He specializes in asphalt pavement materials. He joined InTrans in August 2005, sharing a joint appointment with Iowa State University's Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering as an associate professor.

Interest Areas

• Asphalt materials characterization
• Asphalt design, performance and construction
• Asphaltrheology
• Pavement design

Honors and Awards

• 2005-2009; Adjunct Faculty Member, Michigan Technological University
• 2003-2004; Howard E. Hill Chi Epsilon Outstanding Faculty of the Year for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University

Selected Publications

1. Williams, R.C., Engineering a Bio Asphalt for Use in Hot Mix Asphalt, Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association Annual Conference and Equipment Exhibit, Columbia, Missouri, January 12, 2010.
2. Williams, R.C. Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Asphalt Mixtures, Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference, Columbus, Ohio, October 19, 2010.
3. Williams, R.C. and Cascione, A., Use of Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Asphalt Mixtures, 53rd Annual Asphalt Conference, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Missouri, December 7, 2010.
4. Williams, R.C. and Cascione, A., Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Asphalt Paving Mixtures: Good Practices in Shingle Processing, Mix Design, Production and Placement that Meets an Owners Expectations, Minnesota Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 8, 2010.
5. Williams, R.C. and Abdel Raouf, M., Development of Non-Petroleum Binders for Use in Flexible Pavements, Louisiana Transportation Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 9-11, 2011.
6. Williams, R.C. Rocky Mountain Asphalt User/ Producer Group Meeting, Denver, Colorado, February 2011.