Director of Research
Transtec Group, Inc., A Terracon Company
Austin, TX, United States
Dr. George Chang is a world expert on pavement smoothness and intelligent compaction/construction technologies. Dr. Chang has founded the International Society for Intelligent Construction - ISIC (www.IS-IC.org). His research, teaching, specification development, and software tools have helped make significant technological advancements in the above fields. The websites he develops and maintains, Profile Viewing and Analysis - ProVAL (www.RoadProfile.com) and Intelligent Construction Technologies (www.IntelligentConstruction.com), have evolved into the one-stop-shop for pavement smoothness and intelligent compaction/construction. He has been leading the International Roughness Index (IRI) US national deployment effort with ProVAL and intelligent compaction with Veta since 2001 and 2007, respectively.
Dr. Chang has been the president of the International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC), chairman of the Road Profile Users' Group (RPUG), TRB AKP50 Pavement Surface Properties and Vehicle Interaction committee, and ASTM E17.31 Profile Measurement subcommittee. He is an Emeritus member of the TRB AKP50 Pavement Surface Properties and Vehicle Interaction Committee and a member of the TRB AKT30 Pavement Rehabilitation Committee. Dr. Chang received many industry awards, including the ASTM Kummer Lecture Award, ASTM Meyer-Horne Outstanding Achievement Award, RAI Power List Award to rejuvenate the US infrastructure, NOVA award from Construction Innovation Forum (CIF), Founders' Award from RPUG, ASTM Billiard-Stubstad Award, TRB Certificate of Appreciation from the TRB AFD90 (currently AKP50) Committee. His research work has been featured in numerous professional publications and reports.
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Pavements Plenary Session: Emerging Technology Applications in Pavement Engineering
Monday, June 9, 2025
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM MT