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  1. "Nebraska Balanced Mix Design - Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2022 - 05/2024, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI: Mahdieh Khedmati, Funding: $140,649.

  2. "PPE Treatment, Disposal and Management", Agency: Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, 07/2021 - 12/2021, Principal Investigator (PI): Jane Okalebo, Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), Funding: $14,653.

  3. "Nebraska Balanced Mix Design - Phase I", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2021 - 05/2023, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI: Mahdieh Khedmati, Funding: $137,947.

  4. "Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging - Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2021 - 05/2023, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI: Mohammad Ghashami, Funding: $140,617.

  5. "Research on Soybean Oil as a Sustainable Recycling Agent", Agency: Nebraska Soybean Board, 10/2020 - 09/2023, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PIs: Sibel Irmak, Mohammad Ghashami, Jongwan Eun, Majid Nabavi, Funding: $265,469.

  6. "Using Corn Oil for Improving Performance of Asphalt Pavements", Agency: Nebraska Corn Board, 07/2020 - 07/2024, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PIs: Sibel Irmak, Mohammad Ghashami, Jongwan Eun, Majid Nabavi, Funding: $322,199.

  7. "Effect of Antioxidant Additives and Recycling Agents on Performance of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures – Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2020 - 05/2022, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI: Jiong Hu, Funding: $145,134.

  8. "Effect of Antioxidant Additives and Recycling Agents on Performance of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures – Phase I", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 02/2020 - 05/2022, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Funding: $397,788.

  9. "Research on High-RAP Mixtures with Rejuvenators-Field Implementation", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2019 - 12/2021, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Funding: $99,950.

  10. "Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 01/2019 - 06/2019, Role: Principal Investigator (PI), Funding: $45,000.

  11. "RILEM TC 272 PIM - TG1 binder", Collaborative research project between Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) and International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials (RILEM), 04/2019 - 12/2019, Role: Leader.

  12. "Pavement Compaction Optimization Development Projects", Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) R06C and Nebraska Department of Transportation, 12/2018 – 12/2019, Role: Leader.

  13. "High-RAP Mixtures with Rejuvenators and WMA Additives – Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Department of Roads, 07/2017 - 12/2018, Role: Leader.

  14. "Research on High-RAP Asphalt Mixtures with Rejuvenators and WMA Additives", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2014 - 09/2016, Role: Leader.

  15. "Evaluation of Thin Asphalt Overlay Practice Preserving Nebraska Asphalt Pavements", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 01/2014 - 06/2015, Role: Member.

  16. "Biofiber-Inspired Construction Materials toward Sustainable Agriculture and Civil Infrastructure", Agency: UNL-REU Summer Research Program, 06/2015 - 08/2015, Role: Member.

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