Andrew F. Braham
Curriculum Vitae

Andrew F. Braham, Ph.D., P.E.

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Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Civil Engineering; Ph.D., 2008
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Civil Engineering; M.S., 2002
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Civil Engineering; B.S., 2000

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Appointments

Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
08/2022 current
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
08/2016 08/2022
Visiting Associate Professor, UPC, Barcelona, Spain
01/2018 06/2018
Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
11/2010 08/2016
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
02/2009 11/2010
Graduate Research Assistant, Illinois Leadership Center, Urbana, IL
08/2007 05/2008
Field and Research Engineer, Koch Materials Company
06/2002 11/2004

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Selected Books and Special Publications

Ogundipe, T., Braham, A. (2026). Laboratory Engineering of Full Depth Reclamation Mixtures - A White Paper. Posted free for download on ResearchGate, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14780.60802.

Cuyx, H., Braham, A., Hernando, D., Blom, J. (2026). Comparative analysis of bitumen emulsion standards in Europe and the United States, doi: 10.2139/SSRN.6463918.

Braham, A., Timm, D., Hall, K., Myers, L. (2023). Integrating the Flexible Pavement Life Cycle, Transportation Research Circular, E-C286, October 2023, ISSN 0097-8515.

Braham, A., Waller, M., English, J. (2022). Values-Driven Authentic Leadership: Essential Lessons from the LeadershipWWEB Podcast Series, EPIC Books, The University of Arkansas Press, ISBN: 978-1954892064, March, 2022.

Braham, A., Casillas, S. (2021). Fundamentals of Sustainability in Civil Engineering, CRC Press, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 978-0367420253, January, 2021.

Casillas, S., Braham, A., Dave, E., Sias, J. (2020). Asphalt Emulsion Cold In-Place Recycling Mix Design Practices: Designing a Semi-Bound Pavement Material White Paper, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28672.46083

Braham, A. (2020). Introduction to Asphalt Emulsions (Certificate 1). Version 2.0 in Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Professional Development Courses, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.

Underwood, S., Braham, A. (2019). Fatigue or Not Fatigue, That is the Question. Posted free for download on ResearchGate, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13898.41921/1.

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Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

Tiwari, A., Ansari, T., Braham, A., Uddin, S. Laboratory versus plant production: impact of specimen preparation techniques on the performance of balanced mix design asphalt mixtures in Arkansas using the Arkansas choice of performance test, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 27:1, 2674965, 2026, doi: 10.1080/10298436.2026.2674965.

Ogundipe, T., Vaddy, C., Casillas, S., Braham, A. A stress strain based analytical framework for evaluating full-depth reclamation mixtures, Road Materials and Pavement Design, published online Jul. 2026, doi: 10.1080/14680629.2026.2696980.

Tiwari, A., Hedden, J., Ogundipe, T., Simpson, A., Smith, T., Ramallo Jordan, S., Waters, C., Braham, A. Comparison of three flexible pavement structural design methodologies for four Arkansas roadways, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 27:1, 2696964, 2026, doi: 10.1080/10298436.2026.2696964.

Roy, A., Hedden, J., Cox, B., Braham, A. Assessing Rheological Performance of Innovative Sealant Materials Using Traditional Superpave Binder Equipment, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 38(8), 2026, doi: 10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-22513.

Fazeli, R., Turben, T., Elseifi, M., Braham, A. Sustainable asphalt with bio-binders: a review on materials, processing methods, performance, and practical applications, Road Materials and Pavement Design, published online Jan. 2026, doi: 10.1080/14680629.2025.2609675.

Ogundipe, T., Braham, A., Tingle, J. Assessing the Effect of Material Properties on Full-Depth Reclamation Mixtures via Compressive Strength Characterization, Transportation Research Record, Vol 2680(6), June 2026, pp. 338-357, doi: 10.1177/03611981251384956.

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Synergistic Activities

- Program coordinator for Master of Science in Pavement Technology online degree

- Developed and provided on-demand online certificate program with Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturing Association and Global Campus titled
      o "Achieving Quality of Asphalt Emulsions"
      o "Manufacturing of Asphalt Emulsions"
      o "Applications of Asphalt Emulsion"
      o "Introduction to Asphalt Emulsion"
      o Click here to learn more about these courses

- Creator of "Pavinar" webinar series (Click here to go to the YouTube channel)

- Developed with three colleagues "LeadershipWWEB" leadership podcast series (Click here to go to the SoundCloud channel)

- Given 260+ presentations around the world

- Associate Director of Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC) (2023-current)

- Chair of TRB Committee AKN18 "Pavement Maintenance, Preservation, and Rehabilitation" (2025-current)

- Member of International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) Sustainability Committee (2025-current)

- Co-chair of AASHTO TSP-2 Emulsion Task Force Research Subcommittee (2023-current)

- Journal reviewer for Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, Road Materials and Pavement Design, Transportation Research Record

- Current member of University of Arkansas committees: College of Engineering Technology Committee; College of Engineering Promotion and Tenure Committee; Sustainability Minor task group

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Select Courses Taught at University of Arkansas

Developed and taught Transportation Infrastructure (eight semesters, senior/grad)
Developed and taught Sustainability in Civil Engineering (eleven semesters, senior/grad)
Enhanced and taught Structural Design of Pavement Systems (five semesters; grad/senior)
Developed and taught Production and Construction of Pavement (two semesters; grad/senior)
Developed and taught Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation (two semesters; grad/senior)
Developed and taught Sustainability in Civil Engineering (fifteen semesters; online graduate)
Developed and taught Sustainability in Construction Management (nine semesters; online graduate)
Enhanced and taught Transportation Engineering (eight semesters, junior)
Developed and taught Perpetual Pavements Plus (two semesters; grad/senior)
Co-developed and co-taught Think Big Perspectives from Pavement Research (one semester; grad), collaborators:
      o Dr. Amit Bhasin, University of Texas Austin
      o Dr. Shane Underwood, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Advisors and Postdoctoral Sponsors

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Dr. Fujian Ni, Southeast University
Ph.D., Dr. William Buttlar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S., Dr. Hussain Bahia, University of Wisconsin Madison

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Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor

Post-Doctoral Research Scholar

Doctor of Philosophy

Master of Science

Undergraduate Honors Thesis

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Funding Sources

Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Arkansas Department of Transportation
Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturing Association
Asphalt Institute Foundation
Federal Highway Administration
International Slurry Surfacing Association
Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
National Science Foundation
Private industry (8 companies)
SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program
Southern Plains Transportation Center
Strategic Highway Research Program II
United States Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center
United States Department of Transportation
University of Arkansas
Women's Giving Circle

Last updated: July 2026