Dr. Kitae Nam
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WCAT Manager and Research Associate Phone: (509) 335-4710 |
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2004, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2000, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- B.S., Architectural Engineering, 1997, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 9/2004 - Present, WCAT Supervisor and Instructor, Washington State University
- 1/2003 - 5/2004, Teaching Assistant, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1/1999 - 12/2002, Graduate Research Assistant, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1/1997 - 7/1997, Junior Researcher, Construction & Economy Research Institute of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- 8/1995 - 12/1996, Structural Engineer trainee, LG Engineering Ltd., Seoul, Korea
AWARDS
- The Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists Award (2005)
- Campus Community Student Scholarship, Madison, Wisconsin (2004)
- Korean Scholars and Students in Transportation Award (2002, 2004)
- First Class Honors Award, Sung Kyun Kwan University (1997)
- Undergraduate Full Scholarship, Sung Kyun Kwan University (1991-1996)
RESEARCH
- Asphalt Binder Rheology and Modeling
- Microstructure Characterization of Civil Engineering Materials Using X-ray CT Analysis Techniques
- Asphalt Mixture Design and Characterization
- Advanced Laboratory Testing, Pavement Design, and Field Performance Evaluation
- Pavement Management Systems
- Statistical Analysis, Modeling, and Computer Applications in Civil Engineering
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Bahai, Hussain U.; Nam, Kitae; Delgadilli, Rodrigo (2005) "Development of Guidelines for PG Binder Selection for Wisconsin", Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Report No. WHRP 05-08.
- Nam, Kitae; Bahia, Hussain U. (2004) "Effect of Binder and Mixture Variables on Glass Transition Behavior of Asphalt Mixtures", Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 74, pp. 18-45.
- Nam, Kitae; Bahia, Hussain U. (2004) "Viscosity Modeling of Modified Asphalt Binders," Journal of International Congress on Rheology, Vol. 14.
- Bonnetti, Karen S.; Nam, Kitae; Bahai, Hussain U. (2002) "Measuring and Defining Fatigue Behavior of Asphalt Binders", Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 1810, pp. 33-43.
- Zeng, Minglan; Bahai, Hussain U.; Nam, Kitae (2000) "Consideration of Strain at Failure and Strength in Prediction of Pavement Thermal Cracking", Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 69, pp. 497-539.
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