John DeSantis

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Dr. John DeSantis

Assistant Professor

Rayen School of Engineering

Moser Hall 2440

phone: (330) 941-3011

jwdesantis@ysu.edu

Research Interests

Pavement Design, Concrete Materials, Machine Learning, Finite Element Modeling

Teaching Interests

Transportation Engineering, Pavement Design, Concrete Materials

  • 2020

    Ph D, Civil and Environmental Engineering

    University of Pittsburgh

  • 2014

    BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering

    University of Pittsburgh

  • 2013

    BA, Mathematics/Engineering

    Saint Vincent College

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 2020 - 2022

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • 2014 - 2019

    University of Pittsburgh

    Graduate Research Student

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 2024

    "Establishing an Effective Equivalent Linear Temperature Gradient for Design of Bonded Concrete Overlays"

    C. Donnelly, S. Sen, J. DeSantis, J. Vandenbossche

    Engineering Computations

  • 2024

    "Erosion Potential of Stabilized Support Layers for Concrete Pavements and Overlays"

    J. DeSantis, J. Roesler

    Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board

  • 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

  • 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

  • 2022

    "Assessing Premature Cracks in Urban Concrete Pavements"

    J. DeSantis, J. Roesler, R. Montemayor

    Transportation Research Record

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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