Research projects
Standardization of Highly Polymer-Modified Asphalt Mixtures (HPMix), 2022-2025 Funded by VSS: 221876 CHF, executed at: Empa, role: project leader (main project author)
Potential Use of lignin filler waste for the production of sustainable warm asphalt, 2023-2024, Funded by Leading House for the Latin American Region: 40,100 CHF, executed at: Empa, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) and Universidad del Bio-Bio (UBB), role: project leader
Fate of Polymers in Recycled Asphalt: a Multiscale Approach, 2023-2027, Funded by Swiss National Science Foundation: 558,780 CHF, executed at: Empa, role: project author. In collaboration with TU Wien (B. Hofko) and the University of Antwerp (W. Wan den bergh)
Evaluation of high RAP test section in canton Aargau, 2020-2022, Funded by Teifbauamt Canton Aargau: 45,100 EUR, executed at: EMPA, role: project leader (main project author)
Evaluation of rejuvenation performance, 2020-2021, Funded by the rejuvenation producer: 31,000 EUR, executed at: EMPA, role: project leader (main project author)
Highly Recycled Asphalt Pavement (HighRAP), Funded by ASTRA, BAFU, Canton ZH, GR and industry partners: 798,000 EUR, executed at: EMPA, role: project leader (main project author)
Sustainable, Accessible, Safe, Resilient and Smart Urban Pavements, H2020 MSCA-ITN-2017 project No. 765057, funding: 3,879,000 EUR, executed at: Celu Eksperts and Riga Technical University, role: project partner leader (one of project authors)
Innovative use of reclaimed asphalt pavement for sustainable road construction layers, ERDF project No. 1.1.1.1/16/A/148, funding: 648,000 EUR, executed at: RTU, role: researcher (one of project authors)
Sustainable fully recycled asphalt concrete. 2015-2018. Switzerland Federal office for the environment project. Funding 840,000 EUR. Executed at: EMPA, Switzerland. Role: researcher (main project author).
Analysis of the reclaimed asphalt in Latvia and development of guidelines for its use in hot mix asphalt production, Latvian State Roads project No. LVC2015/1.10/2/AC, funding: 54,000 EUR, executed at: Riga Technical University role: project leader (sole project author)
100% recycled asphalt and the use of rejuvenators. 2011-2014. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Internal Research Project. Executed at: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US. Funding: 133,000 EUR. Role: project leader.
100% asphalt recycling as a business. 2014-2015. Green Technology Incubator. Funding: 10,000 EUR. Executed at: Green Technology Incubator, Riga. Role: project leader.
New “Intelligent” Nano - Composite Materials for Roads, Bridges, Buildings and Transport Vehicle. 2013-2015. EC Framework 7 project No. 2013/0025/1DP/1.1.1.2.0/13/APIA/VIAA/019. Funding: 470,000 EUR. Executed at: Riga Technical University. Role: researcher.
Prediction of the dynamics of development permanent deformations for Warm Mix Asphalt and life cycle analysis. 2011-2013. Latvian Council of Science Project No.Z.11.1838, Funding: 54,000 EUR. Executed at: Riga Technical University. Role: project leader.
Resistance of asphalt mixture against plastic deformations. 2007-2015. Latvian State Roads „Research programme on new technologies", Executed at: Riga Technical University. Role: scientific assistant.
Jaunas tehnoloģijas izstrāde ceļu seguma sagatavošanā samazinot siltumnīcefekta gāzu emisiju, 2010-2011. Klimata pārmaiņu finanšu instrumenta projekts No. KPFI-2/29. Funding: 300,000 EUR. Executed at: A Pieci. Role: technical director.
Development of a New Asphalt Concrete Composite Material and Shear Strength Testing Technology by Finding Useful Utilization for By-products of Steel Industry and Dolomite Quarries, 2010-2013. European Regional Development Fund Project No. 2010/0254/2DP/2.1.1.1.0/10/APIA/VIAA/015. Funding: 242,000 EUR. Executed at: Riga Technical University. Role: scientist.
Silto asfalta maisījumu tehnoloģiju izspēte izmantojot Latvijā pielietotus izejmateriālus. 2010-2011. RTU fundementālo un lietišķo pētījumu projekts No. ZP-2010/1. Funding: 3,000 EUR. Executed at: Riga Technical University. Role: project leader.
The use of steel slag and dolomite quarry waste products for road construction applications, 2011-2012. Latvian State Roads „Research programme on new technologies", Executed at: Riga Technical University. Role: scientific assistant.