Heather Martin is a second year masters student with a concentration in transportation at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. In addition to her AITE Scholarship Award, Heather has also received the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Graduate Fellowship from the USDOT and worked as a full-time summer intern in the Research, Implementation & Safety group at the NYCDOT.

Sean Coffey is working on two research projects, however his primary project is a UTRC and NJDOT funded project, “Correlation between Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) Results and Polymer Modification of Binder”. The purpose of the project is to develop new specifications for polymer binder modified binders for the state of New Jersey. Towards this goal, Sean Coffey is conducting extensive testing of hot mix asphalt consisting of broad range of polymer and non-polymer modified binders.