A New Era of Collaboration in Asphalt Engineering with Jo Sias

A New Era of Collaboration in Asphalt Engineering with Jo Sias

From Pave It Black: The Official Podcast of NAPA by National Asphalt Pavement Association

March 10, 2026 · 23 min · Season 10 · Episode 5

About this episode

Jo Sias discusses the evolving landscape of asphalt research and the importance of collaboration across disciplines.

This week, we welcome Jo Sias Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New Hampshire, to discuss the evolving landscape of asphalt research. With nearly 25 years of experience in the field, Jo highlights the growing necessity of cross-disciplinary collaboration, specifically how engineering must integrate with social science and data science to improve long term pavement performance. She emphasizes the importance of the relationship between academic researchers and industry partners to ensure that scientific discoveries are practically applicable at the construction site. Tune in to learn more about the new era of collaboration driving the asphalt pavement industry. This season is sponsored by FleetWatcher by AlignOps . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Jo Sias

Topics covered

  • asphalt research
  • cross-disciplinary collaboration
  • pavement performance
  • engineering
  • social science
  • data science

Keywords

  • asphalt
  • engineering
  • collaboration
  • research
  • pavement
  • social science
  • data science

Sponsors

FleetWatcher by AlignOps

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of New Hampshire, National Asphalt Pavement Association

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