NCAT International Visitors Seek Guidance on China Test Track

L-R: Li Ningyuan, Polo He, Buzz Powell (NCAT), and David Timm (Auburn)The National Center for Asphalt Technology regularly hosts international visitors who often seek a greater understanding of NCAT operations and the latest U.S. asphalt pavement technology. The most recent international guests were Polo He, CEO of the Asphalt Concrete Committee of National Standardization of China, and Li Ningyuan, a senior pavement management engineer with the Ministry of Transportation in Ontario, Canada. The two guests arrived on Jan. 26, 2012, to meet with NCAT engineers and tour the center’s facilities, including the state-of-the-art laboratory and NCAT Pavement Test Track. Specifically, they wished to consult with NCAT about their efforts to build a new test track in Shenzhen, China.