Prof. Prithvi Singh Kandhal
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Transportation |
| Occupation | Professor and Associate Director |
| Location | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Introduction | Prof. Prithvi Kandhal is currently Associate Director Emeritus of the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University, Alabama, USA. Prior to joining NCAT in 1988, Prof. Kandhal served as Chief Asphalt Engineer of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for 17 years. Prof. Kandhal has served as Chairman of the US Transportation Research Board Committee on Bituminous Mixtures. He also served as Chairman of ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials, responsible for over 200 standards used worldwide. He is also past President of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, which has members in all continents of the world. Prof. Kandhal has published over 120 papers in the area of asphalt paving technology. He also co-authored the first-ever textbook on hot mix asphalt technology, which is being used in over 25 universities in the US. In 2011, Prof. Kandhal was inducted on the “Wall of Honour” established at the largest asphalt road research center in the United States. In 2012, he received the honorary membership (considered as “Lifetime Achievement Award in Asphalt Road Technology”) from the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists. |