Dr. Issam I.A. Qamhia is currently a Postdoctoral research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Dr. Qamhia holds a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering with transportation geotechnics specialization from UIUC, and M.S. and B.S. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Birzeit University, respectively. He has over eight years of experience in aggregate characterization. His areas of expertise include repeated load testing, morphological shape characterization, tomography scanning, freeze-thaw testing, aggregate packing studies, as well as field characterization of bound and unbound aggregates through nondestructive and accelerated full-scale pavement testing. Dr. Qamhia has authored/co-authored more than 45 peer reviewed publications in prestigious international journals and conferences of repute, and is a frequent reviewer of journals and international conferences.