Dr. John DeSantis
Assistant Professor
Rayen School of Engineering
Moser Hall 2440
phone: (330) 941-3011
Research Interests
Pavement Design, Concrete Materials, Machine Learning, Finite Element Modeling
Teaching Interests
Transportation Engineering, Pavement Design, Concrete Materials
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Education
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2020
Ph D, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
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2014
BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
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2013
BA, Mathematics/Engineering
Saint Vincent College
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Awards and Honors
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2024
TRB/ISCP
5th International Workshop on Concrete Pavements - Invited Guest Speaker
1/30 invited speaker internationally in Hudson, WI. Unable to attend due to funding.
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2023
ASCE T&DI
ASCE T&DI Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference - Invited Guest Speaker
Invited guest speaker for National Conference on Pavement Engineering. Unable to attend due to funding.
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Professional Positions
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2020 - 2022
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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2014 - 2019
University of Pittsburgh
Graduate Research Student
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Intellectual Contributions
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2024
"Establishing an Effective Equivalent Linear Temperature Gradient for Design of Bonded Concrete Overlays"
C. Donnelly, S. Sen, J. DeSantis, J. Vandenbossche
Engineering Computations
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2024
"Erosion Susceptibility of Stabilized Subbase Layers"
J. DeSantis, J. Roesler
Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board
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2022
"Assessing Premature Cracks in Urban Concrete Pavements"
J. DeSantis, J. Roesler, R. Montemayor
Transportation Research Record
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Professional Service
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2024 - 2026
Task Force Member
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) -
2024 - 2024
Reviewer, Grant Proposal
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) -
2024 - present
Reviewer, Conference Paper
International Conference on Concrete Pavements -
2023 - 2023
Reviewer, Grant Proposal
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) -
2023 - present
Board of Directors of a Company
International Society of Concrete Pavements -
2023 - present
Conference-Related
American Society of Civil Engineers: Airfield and Highway Pavements -
2023 - present
Interaction with Industry
Ohio Concrete -
2023 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation -
2022 - present
Other
Transportation Research Board AKP20: Rigid Pavement Design and Rehabilitation -
2022 - present
Committee Member
Transportation Research Board AKP20: Rigid Pavement Design and Rehabilitation -
2022 - 2022
Reviewer, Grant Proposal
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) -
2022 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
Structures -
2021 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
TRB Committee AKC50, AKP00(1), and AKP20 -
2019 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Transp. Engineering, Part B: Pavements -
2019 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering -
2014 - present
Member
International Society of Concrete Pavements
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Public Service
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2023 - present
Volunteer
Lake to River Science Day -
2022 - present
Volunteer
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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