The 27th New Jersey Department of Transportation Research Showcase is an opportunity for New Jersey’s transportation community to experience the broad scope of ongoing academic research initiatives and share technology transfer activities being conducted by institutions of higher education (IHE) partners and their associates. It also serves to highlight the benefits of transportation research, including NJDOT’s own program.
This year’s event will feature presentations on cutting-edge research and innovations in New Jersey across three topics: Infrastructure, Safety, and Strategic Workforce Development and Knowledge Management.
Below are the presentations, each featuring an abstract of the research topic, a presenter biography, and a link to the presentation slides.
INFRASTRUCTURE
1:00 – 1:20 PM
Evaluating Storage Stability and Performance Characteristics of Recycled Composite Plastic Modified Asphalt Binders
Presenter: Sk Md Imdadul Islam, Rowan University
1:30 – 1:50 PM
Evaluating Internally Cured High-Performance Concrete Life Cycle Cost Savings in New Jersey Bridges
Presenter: Kaan Ozbay, New York University
2:00 – 2:20 PM
Real-time Monitoring of Far-Field Concrete Cracks Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Presenter: Yao Wang, Stevens Institute of Technology
2:30 – 2:50 PM
Beyond the Clock: Sustainable Solutions for Returned Ready-Mix Concrete
Presenter: Mohamed Mahgoub, NJIT
Evaluating Storage Stability and Performance Characteristics of Recycled Composite Plastic Modified Asphalt Binders
Evaluating Internally Cured High-Performance Concrete Life Cycle Cost Savings in New Jersey Bridges
Real-Time Monitoring of Far-Field Concrete Cracks Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Beyond the Clock: Sustainable Solutions for Returned Ready-Mix Concrete
SAFETY
1:00 – 1:20 PM
New Jersey Micromobility Guide (2025)
Presenter: Hannah N. Younes & Sam Rosenthal, Rutgers University
1:30 – 1:50 PM
Time-to-failure and Socioeconomic Data Analysis for Bridge Assessment and Funding Allocation
Presenter: Lawrencia Akuffo, Rowan University
2:00 – 2:20 PM
A Multi-State Auxetic Metamaterial with Enhanced Stability and Energy Absorption
Presenter: Linzhi Li, Stevens Institute of Technology
2:30 – 2:40 PM
Harsh Braking as a Surrogate for Crash Risk: A Segment-Level Analysis with Connected Vehicle Telematics
Presenter: Md Tufajjal Hossain, NJIT
New Jersey Micromobility Guide (2025)
Time-to-failure and Socioeconomic Data Analysis for Bridge Assessment and Funding Allocation
A Multi-State Auxetic Metamaterial with Enhanced Stability and Energy Absorption for Transportation Protection
Harsh Braking as a Surrogate for Crash Risk: A Segment-Level Analysis with Connected Vehicle Telematics
STRATEGIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
1:00 – 1:20 PM
Mapping the Future: GIS and GPS Applications for Modern Engineering and Surveying
Presenters: Avinash Prasad and Indira Prasad, NJIT and Stevens
1:30 – 1:50 PM
Introducing Transportation Careers to Youth in New Jersey
Presenter: Todd Pisani, Rutgers University
2:00 – 2:20 PM
GPI’s Workforce Development Challenges and Solutions
Presenter: Dave Wagner and Dave Kuhn, Greenman-Pederson, Inc
2:30 – 2:20 PM
Multi-Agent Large Language Model Framework for Code-Compliant Infrastructural Design
Presenter: Jinxin Chen, Stevens Institute of Technology
Mapping the Future: GIS and GPS Applications for Modern Engineering and Surveying
Introducing Transportation Careers to Youth in New Jersey
GPI’s Workforce Development Challenges and Solutions
Multi-Agent Large Language Model Framework for Code-Compliant Infrastructural Design
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