Ernest J. Barenberg Concrete Materials and Pavement Instructional Laboratory

Alumnus and Professor Emeritus Ernest J. Barenberg (PhD 65) served for more than 40 years on the transportation engineering faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During that time, he served as Associate Head for four years and as an associate director for the Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Airport Technology for more than eight years. Over the course of his long career, he made many contributions through consulting and research in his primary areas of expertise – concrete pavements, paving materials and railroad track systems. His was active in a number of professional societies and was a founding member and the first president of the International Society for Concrete Pavements. Additional funding is required to fully furnish and equip this lab.