Western Regional Superpave Center

The Western Regional Superpave Center (WRSC) in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of five centers established by the Federal Highway Administration to promote the implementation of superpave technology for asphalt pavements (http://www.wrsc.unr.edu ). The WRSC conducts national and regional research into pavement materials, design, performance, and rehabilitation. The research activities of WRSC are funded by federal and state agencies and private industry. The WRSC research activities are conducted by full-time researchers and graduate students at both the Master and Doctoral levels.