New Mexico Transportation Center (NMTC)

Director, University of New Mexico
NMTC Website

Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC)

Associate Director, University of New Mexico, Department of Civil Engineering
SPTC Website

International Workshop on Energy and Sustainability

I have organized an International Workshop on Energy and Sustainability in the Development of Asphalt Pavements and Paving Materials, June 7-9, 2010, Xian, China.
Workshop Presentations

Symposium: Pavement Materials & Modeling at Multi-scale

I have organized a Symposium on Pavement Materials and Modeling at Multi-scale at Engineering Mechanics Institute's EMI2010 Conference, August 9-11, 2010, University of Southern California
Symposium Website

In the Media

• http://www.sptc.org/briefs/ SPTC Tech Brief, February Edition, 2016
• http://www.soe.unm.edu/latest/july-dec14/tarefder-receives-international-award.html, 2014
• Change Agent, School of Engineering Magazine, 2013
• UNM Connected, NM Business Weekly Insert, October Issue, 2012
• http://news.unm.edu/, UNM Serving You, 2010
• The Santa Fe New Mexican, Newspaper, 2009
• UNM Today, University of New Mexico News (main page), 2009
• http://www.unm.edu/~civil, Civil Engineering News, 2009
• http://www.forconstructionpros.com/, Website, 2009