Dr. Thomas J. Van Dam, P.E. - Associate Professor
Director of the Transportation Materials Research Center
Co-Director of the Facility for Analysis of Non-Conductive/Volatile Materials

Dr. Van Dam is an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, having specific interest in pavement materials, evaluation, design, and performance.  He is currently involved in a number of projects for the Michigan Department of Transportation, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, the South Dakota Department of Transportation, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the Innovative Pavement Research Foundation investigating concrete pavement durability and performance.  Dr. Van Dam is the Director of the TMRC and the Co-Director of Michigan Tech's Non-Conductive/Volatile Materials Characterization Facility.  Dr. Van Dam conducted doctoral work at the University of Illinois studying the design and performance of general aviation airport pavements.  As a Project Manager for four years at ERES Consultants, Inc., he supervised the airport pavement evaluation and design services area.  Dr. Van Dam's international experience includes two years of service in Tanzania, East Africa, as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer and more recently working as a consultant to the Asian Development Bank in Malaysia.  He is also co-director of the Peace Corps Masters International program in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Michigan Tech.  He is the Chair of TRB Committee AFN30, Durability of Concrete and an active member of ACI Committee 201, Durability of Concrete.