John DeSantis

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

2026

"Investigation of Predictive Models to Simulate Pumping Beneath Concrete Pavements"

N. Pokhrel, J. DeSantis

Transportation Research Board

2026

"Investigation of Predictive Models to Simulate Pumping Beneath Concrete Pavements"

N. Pokhrel, J. DeSantis

Transportation Research Record

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

2022

"Longitudinal Cracking Investigation on I-72 Experimental Unbonded Concrete Overlay"

J. DeSantis, J. Roesler

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

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

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

2026 - 2026

Reviewer, Journal Article
Processes

2026 - 2026

Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Transp. Engineering, Part B: Pavements

2026 - 2026

Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Transp. Engineering, Part B: Pavements

2025 - present

Committee Member
AKN14 Transportation Research Board: Concrete Pavement Design and Construction

2025 - 2026

Task Force Member
ORIL - Research on Call Task 6: ORIL Program Assessment

2025 - 2025

Reviewer, Journal Article
Transportation Research Board

2025 - 2025

Reviewer, Journal Article
Transportation Research Board

2025 - 2025

Reviewer, Journal Article
Transportation Research Board

2025 - 2025

Reviewer, Journal Article
Transportation Research Board

2025 - 2025

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology

2025 - 2025

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2025 - 2025

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2025 - 2026

Board of Directors of a Company
ODOT Research Initiative for Locals (ORIL)

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

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Journal Article
TRB Committee AKC50, AKP00(1), and AKP20

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Journal Article
TRB Committee AKC50, AKP00(1), and AKP20

2024 - 2028

Task Force Member
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Grant Proposal
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Conference Paper
International Conference on Concrete Pavements

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Conference Paper
International Conference on Concrete Pavements

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Transp. Engineering, Part B: Pavements

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Transp. Engineering, Part B: Pavements

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2024 - 2024

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2024 - 2024

Attendee, Meeting
13th International Conference of Concrete Pavements

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
TRB Committee AKC50, AKP00(1), and AKP20

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
TRB Committee AKC50, AKP00(1), and AKP20

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
TRB Committee AKC50, AKP00(1), and AKP20

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 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Transp. Engineering, Part B: Pavements

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
Journal of Transp. Engineering, Part B: Pavements

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2023 - 2023

Reviewer, Journal Article
International Journal of Pavement Engineering

2023 - present

Interaction with Industry
Ohio Concrete

2022 - 2022

Reviewer, Journal Article
TRB Committee AKC50, AKP00(1), and AKP20

2022 - 2025

Officer, Other Officer
Transportation Research Board AKP20: Rigid Pavement Design and Rehabilitation

2022 - 2025

Committee Member
Transportation Research Board AKP20: Rigid Pavement Design and Rehabilitation

2022 - 2022

Reviewer, Journal Article
Structures

2022 - 2022

Reviewer, Grant Proposal
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

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