Bio

Julie Vandenbossche, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Her primary research interests are in the areas of concrete pavements, predictive performance modeling, concrete fatigue, and dowel bar performance. Dr. Vandenbossche is a recognized expert in structural modeling, evaluation, and performance prediction of concrete pavements. She served as a Principal or co-Principal Investigator on many high-profile research projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, National Academy of Science, Federal Highway Administration, and state transportation agencies with funding more than $11 million. She is a current member of University of Pittsburgh Senate Elections Committee and the Transportation Research Board Representative. She serves as an Associate Editor of American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Transportation and an Editorial Board Member of Road Materials and Pavement Design and the International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. Dr. Vandenbossche is a founding member of the Center for Impactful Resilient Infrastructure Science and Engineering (IRISE). Her papers received awards from the Transportation Research Board and American Society of Civil Engineers.