The Innovative Materials and Pavements Group

    Welcome to the Innovative Materials and Pavements Group (IMPG)!  Research in the IMPG is focused on the development and evaluation of new asphalt mixture designs, maintenance and rehabilitation strategies for flexible pavements.  We believe in the importance of developing creativity, critical thinking, scholarship, and independence as successful traits in our engineers and scientists.  Please explore the website to learn more about the ongoing and former projects in the field of asphalt pavements and the research scientists and engineers behind the them.

Innovative Materials and Pavements Group

    The Lyles School of Civil Engineering, as our home, has been consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 10 civil engineering undergraduate and graduate programs in the country. Our bituminous laboratory facilities contain all conventional and Superpave asphalt cement and mixture test equipment required for binder classification and mixture design. Test equipment for conducting laboratory accelerated wheel track and full-scale accelerated testing are also included in these facilities.

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