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AASHTO SOM votes to adopt EBBR!
The AASHTO SOM voted to adopt the Extended Bending Beam Rheometer (eBBR) test...[read more]
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Hesp Group wins Elaine Thompson Award
Professor Hesp and his students won the Elaine Thompson Award for their paper Physical Hardening in Asphalt...[read more]
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Hesp Research Group in the News
The pothole season has finally ended! Once again Professor Hesp was in high demand for interviews...[read more]
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Dr. Paliukaite Speaks in Greece
Postdoctoral Fellow Migle Paliukaite spoke at the 6th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements in Thessaloniki, Greece...[read more]
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With Sadness and Joy
It was with sadness and joy that Prof. Hesp said goodbye to several students: Bidur Ghimire, John Ikpugha, Isaac Omari and David Sowah-Kuma...[read more]
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Prof. Hesp visits Gdansk, Poland, and Tallinn, Estonia.
Professor Hesp visited the Technical University of Gdansk in Poland, Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia and the Estonian Road Administration...[read more]
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AASHTO SOM votes to adopt DENT!
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Subcommittee on Materials (AASHTO SOM) voted to adopt the DENT test...[read more]
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New England States Act on REOB in Asphalt Supply
The CommonWealth Magazine published an article on how some states are dealing with the presence of recycled engine oil bottoms (REOB) in the asphalt cement supply...[read more]
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Making a DENT in Pavement Cracking for South America
The Double-Edge-Notched Tension (DENT) test was featured in an article in REVISTA CONSTRUYENDO CAMINOS...[read more]
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Intelligent Roads
Want to build better roads that are less harmful to our environment and economy due to reconstruction costs and traffic delays?...[read more]
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Hesp Research Group presents at 2014 Annual Meeting of TRB in Washington D.C.
Kelli-anne Johnson and Michaela Thomas presented their research results at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board...[read more]
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Hesp Research Group Presents in Brazil
Professor Hesp, M.Sc. student Samuel Abiodun and Professor Emeritus Gus Shurvell traveled to Brazil, to present their work at the Petrobras...[read more]
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Six SWEP Students Start Summer Projects
The Queen’s Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP) has been kind to the Hesp Research Group this year and provided partial funding for as many as six new summer positions!...[read more]
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Colleen Kinross and Ryan Bricker Present at ASCE Meeting in Los Angeles
Colleen Kinross and Ryan Bricker presented their summer 2012 research results at the 2013 Airports and Highways Pavements Conference...[read more]
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Wei Chen of CBC’s Ontario Morning Interviews Professor Hesp
The pothole season has been with us again and for that reason Professor Hesp was interviewed by Wei Chen of CBC’s Ontario Morning...[read more]
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Seyed Tabib and Hattie Xu Present at 2013 Annual Meeting of TRB in Washington D.C.
Senior Bituminous Engineer Seyed Tabib of the Materials and Engineering Research Office of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation...[read more]
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Major Grant Support Arrives for Warm Asphalt Rubber (WAR Research)
Major funding has been secured in the form of research grants and contracts...[read more]
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Warsaw Poland Presentations
At the invitation of the Polish Asphalt Paving Association (www.PSWNA.pl), undergraduate student Ryan Bricker...[read more]
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Professors Simon Hesp and Gus Shurvell win MAIREPAV7 Best Paper Award
Professors Simon Hesp and Gus Shurvell are the recipients of a Best Paper Award...[read more]
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Hesp Research Group Invited to Present Research Results in Mexico City
Undergraduate student Andrew McIntyre, graduate student Senthil Kumar, and Professor Simon Hesp were invited...[read more]
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Kingston Uses Quality Asphalt Cement for the Reconstruction of John Counter
The City of Kingston has continued with the implementation of Ontario Standard Test...[read more]
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Ontario MTO Implements LS-299 and LS-308 on Numerous 2012 Provincial Paving Contracts
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has reached agreement with industry to implement LS-299...[read more]
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Hesp Research Group Presents at the Canadian Technical Asphalt Association Meeting in Quebec City
Undergraduate student Syed Rubab accompanied Professor Hesp to Quebec City, to present results on...[read more]
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Kingston Uses Quality Asphalt Cement for the Reconstruction of Division Street
The City of Kingston has continued with the implementation of Ontario Standard Test Methods...[read more]
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Hesp Research Group Presents in Lima, Peru
Undergraduate students Jennifer Erskine and George Warburton accompanied Professor Hesp to Lima, Peru...[read more]
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Professor Simon A.M. Hesp
Ing., Ph.D., P.Eng.
Queen’s UniversityChernoff Hall, Room 309
90 Bader Lane,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
K7L 3N6
613.533.2615
613.876.1742 (cell)
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