Dr. David R. Jones, IV Scholarship

Applications are now closed for the 2020 Dave Jones Scholarship. Winners will be honored at the 2020 AMAP Annual Conference & Workshop. Past year winners are listed below.

The Dr. David R. Jones IV annual scholarship is an award set up by the Association of Modified Asphalt Producers (AMAP) and funded by AMAP and donations.

All college graduate students and undergraduates who have completed their sophomore year and are currently enrolled at an accredited college or university in North America are eligible to apply. Applicants should be majoring in a field of study that is related to asphalt technology such as civil engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry or other related major. Preference will be given to applicants with experience and interest in the field of asphalt technology directly related to asphalt modification and innovations in material science applicable to improving the durability of asphalt materials.

The scholarship is named in honor of Dr. David R. Jones IV who served in a variety of capacities throughout his career in the asphalt industry including working for Owens Corning/Trumbull and also at the University of Texas where he was a key part of the Asphalt Research Team responsible for the Performance Graded (PG) Asphalt Binder Specification. Dave was a member of many industry committees and held 24 asphalt-related patents or patent applications.

The Association of Modified Asphalt Producers is dedicated to the development, production, and use of modified asphalts for highway paving. The association promotes technical research, education, production, and planning assistance. The Association welcomes members from research organizations, polymer production companies, asphalt production companies, contractors, and governmental agencies.

Winners

2020

Mackenzie Steffen, University of Saskatchewa, Canada
Miguel Montoya, Purdue University
Shishi Chen, University of Missouri-Columbia
Thomas Calhoon, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities

2019

Press release: AMAP Scholarship Winners for 2019

Mahesh Acharya, Idaho State University
Marco Rocha, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Behnam Jahangiri, University of Missouri-Columbia
Jenna Metera, University of California, San Diego

2018

Press release: AMAP Scholarship Winners for 2018

Katie Haslett, University of New Hampshire
Gabrielle Wickizer, Rowan University
Akshay Gundla, Arizona State University
Mostafa Nakhaei, Auburn University

2017

Press release: AMAP Scholarship Winners for 2017

Claire Like, Louisiana State University
Mona Nobakht, Texas A&M University
Clint Van Winkle, Auburn University

2016

Press release: AMAP Scholarship Winners for 2016

Antonio Angel Barragan, Indiana University | Purdue University
Laura E. Dalton, West Virginia University
Padmini Gudipudi, Arizona State University

2015

David J. Mensching, University of New Hampshire
Ka Lai N. Ng Puga, Iowa State University
Shenghua Wu, Washington State University

2014

Andrew Cascione, Iowa State University
Raquel Moraes, University of Wisconsin
Rostyslav Shamborovskyy, Rutgers University

2012

Kristen Derewecki, Rutgers University
Xue Luo, Texas A&M University

2011

Brennan Anderson, Mississippi State University
Katherine Gray, Univ. of New Hampshire
Andrew Horgan, Villanova University

2010

Eric Coffman, University of Akron