Dr. Susan Tighe
McMaster University, Canada

President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University and Professor

Dr. Tighe continues to be an active researcher and has gained national and international recognition for her outstanding contributions to the development, design, and management of sustainable concrete and asphalt transportation infrastructure. Her reputation as a scholar, educator, and professional engineer is well illustrated by the breadth of her technical publications in pavements and infrastructure and involvement in several national and international research projects in Canada, Africa, Chile, India, China, Australia, New Zealand and throughout North America. She led the development of the 2013 Pavement Asset Design and Management Guide for the Transportation Association of Canada and is author of more than 400 technical publications.