
Dr. John DeSantis
Assistant Professor
Rayen School of Engineering
Moser Hall 2440
phone: (330) 941-3011
Research Interests
Pavement Design, Concrete Materials, Machine Learning, Finite Element Modeling
Teaching Interests
Transportation Engineering, Pavement Design, Concrete Materials
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2020
Ph D, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
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2014
BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
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2013
BA, Mathematics/Engineering
Saint Vincent College
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2024
TRB/ISCP
5th International Workshop on Concrete Pavements - Invited Guest Speaker
1/30 invited speaker internationally in Hudson, WI. Unable to attend due to funding.
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2023
ASCE T&DI
ASCE T&DI Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference - Invited Guest Speaker
Invited guest speaker for National Conference on Pavement Engineering. Unable to attend due to funding.
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2020 - 2022
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral Research Associate
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2014 - 2019
University of Pittsburgh
Graduate Research Student
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2025
"Joint Performance in Bonded Concrete Overlays of Asphalt"
J. DeSantis, J. Vandenbossche, K. Alland, S. Sachs, T. Burnham, A. Montenegro
Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Pavements, International Society for Concrete Pavements, Inc
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2025
"Failure Modes in Unbonded Concrete Overlays"
K. Alland, J. Vandenbossche, S. Sachs, J. DeSantis, T. Burnham, L. Khazanovich
Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Pavements, International Society for Concrete Pavements, Inc
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2024
"Gyratory compactor and mixture volumetric evaluation of roller-compacted concrete for pavement constructability"
J. Ouellet, . Roesler, JR, J. DeSantis
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, volume 456
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2024
"Establishing an Effective Equivalent Linear Temperature Gradient for Design of Bonded Concrete Overlays"
C. Donnelly, S. Sen, J. DeSantis, J. Vandenbossche
Engineering Computations
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2024
"Erosion Potential of Stabilized Support Layers for Concrete Pavements and Overlays"
J. DeSantis, J. Roesler
Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board
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2023
"Mechanistic-empirical model to predict transverse joint faulting of bonded concrete overlays of asphalt"
J. DeSantis, S. Sen, J. Vandenbossche
ROAD MATERIALS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN, volume 24, issue 5, p. 1173-1195
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2022
"Performance Evaluation of Stabilized Support Layers for Concrete Pavements"
J. DeSantis, J. Roesler
Illinois Center for Transportation -
2022
"Longitudinal Cracking Investigation on I-72 Experimental Unbonded Concrete Overlay"
J. DeSantis, J. Roesler
Illinois Center for Transportation -
2022
"Improved artificial neural networks for predicting the response of unbonded concrete overlays in a faulting prediction model"
J. DeSantis, N. Buettner, J. Vandenbossche, Q. Zhang
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, volume 23, issue 11, p. 3949-3957
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2022
"Assessing Premature Cracks in Urban Concrete Pavements"
J. DeSantis, J. Roesler, R. Montemayor
Transportation Research Record
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2021
"Effects of Interlayer Properties on the Performance of Unbonded Concrete Overlays"
J. Vandenbossche, J. DeSantis
International Society for Concrete Pavements, p. 388-392 -
2021
"Mechanistic-Empirical Faulting Prediction Model for Unbonded Concrete Overlays of Concrete"
C. Donnelly, J. DeSantis, J. Vandenbossche, S. Sachs
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, SAGE Publications, volume 2675, issue 12, p. 280-292
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2021
"Evaluation of Premature Cracking in Urban Concrete Pavement"
J. Roesler, R. Montemayor, J. DeSantis, P. Gupta
Illinois Center for Transportation -
2021
"Redevelopment of Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting the Response of Bonded Concrete Overlays of Asphalt for use in a Faulting Prediction Model"
J. DeSantis, J. Vandenbossche
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, volume 2675, issue 9, p. 196-207
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2020
"Modeling the Development of Permanent Deformation in Asphalt Interlayers of Unbonded Concrete Overlays of Concrete Pavements"
N. Souder, J. DeSantis, J. Vandenbossche, S. Sachs
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD, volume 2674, issue 9, p. 489-499
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2020
"Faulting development in concrete pavements and overlays"
J. DeSantis, S. Sachs, J. Vandenbossche
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING, volume 21, issue 12, p. 1445-1460
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2016
"Effects of Interlayer Systems on Reflective Cracking in Unbonded Overlays of Existing Concrete Pavements"
S. Sachs, J. Vandenbossche, K. Alland, J. DeSantis, L. Khazanovich
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, SAGE Publications, volume 2591, issue 1, p. 33-41
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2025 - present
Task Force Member
ORIL - Pavement Condition Rating Method and Use for Local Agencies -
2025 - present
Task Force Member
ORIL - Optimizing Fiberglass Reinforced Concrete Mix for use on Local Roadways in Ohio -
2025 - present
Board of Directors of a Company
ODOT Research Initiative for Locals (ORIL) -
2024 - 2027
Task Force Member
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) -
2024 - present
Attendee, Meeting
13th International Conference of Concrete Pavements -
2024 - 2024
Reviewer, Grant Proposal
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) -
2024 - 2024
Reviewer, Conference Paper
International Conference on Concrete Pavements -
2023 - 2023
Reviewer, Grant Proposal
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) -
2023 - present
Board of Directors of a Company
International Society of Concrete Pavements -
2023 - 2023
Conference-Related
American Society of Civil Engineers: Airfield and Highway Pavements -
2023 - present
Interaction with Industry
Ohio Concrete -
2023 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation -
2022 - present
Committee Member
Transportation Research Board AKP20: Rigid Pavement Design and Rehabilitation -
2022 - present
Committee Member
Transportation Research Board AKP20: Rigid Pavement Design and Rehabilitation -
2022 - 2022
Reviewer, Grant Proposal
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) -
2022 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
Structures -
2021 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
TRB Committee AKC50, AKP00(1), and AKP20 -
2019 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Transp. Engineering, Part B: Pavements -
2019 - present
Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering -
2014 - present
Member
International Society of Concrete Pavements
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2025 - present
Organizer
STEM Outreach - Surveying Merit Badge for Scouts of America -
2023 - 2023
Volunteer
Lake to River Science Day -
2022 - 2023
Volunteer
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign