Lee P Leon
Lecturer
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: 868-662-2002 Ext.83435
Email: lee.leon@sta.uwi.edu
Qualification
- PhD Civil Engineering UWI (2019)
- MSc Civil Engineering UWI (2008)
- BSc Civil Engineering UWI (2007)
Fellowships and Training
- National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) – Professor Training Course in Asphalt Technology (June 2015)
- Inceptra – Introduction to ABAQUS (2015)
- Dassault Systems – Modelling Viscoelasticity and Inelasticity Using ABAQUS (2015)
Research Interest Groups
- Highway Geometric Design
- Pavement Materials and Performance
Professional Experience
- Lecturer - UWI (April 2020– Present)
- Assistant Lecturer - UWI (Sept 2017 – April 2020
- Research Assistant - UWI (Sept 2009 – Aug 2017)
- Materials and Geometric Design Engineer - Sustainable Pavements (Sept 2011 – Apr 2016) (Part time consultant)
- Geometric Design Engineer - Earth Investigation Systems Ltd (EISL) (Sept 2012 – Present) (Part time consultant)
- Project Engineer - Beston Consulting (Jun 2008 – Sept 2009)
- Part Time Lab Demonstrator - UWI, Trinidad & Tobago (Sept 2007 – Sept 2009)
- Teacher - Ministry of Education, St Lucia (Sept 2002 – Jul 2004)
- Site Supervisor - Rebar Plus LTD, St Lucia (Jul 2000 – Aug 2002)
Skills
- AutoCAD Civil 3D Training for Geometric and Drainage Designs to Junior and Senior Civil Engineers (July 2014)
- Conference manuscript reviewer
- Presentation at UWI Civil & Environmental Engineering Seminar on the topic - “Pavement Performance and Testing, Civil Engineering Department Perspective” (2018)
Honours and Awards
- Award for Best Undergraduate Special Investigative Project in the area of Environmental Geotechnics from Lauriston Lewis & Associates Ltd - 2007
UWI Service
- Member of the JBM Accreditation Committee for the Dep’t of Civil & Environmental Engineering – Artefacts Coordinator (2016 – present)
- Member of UWI Staff Games Committee, 2012-2015
Public Service
- Engineering Technical Advisor - To San Juan and Mount Lambert R.C. Church, Trinidad & Tobago
- Civil Engineering Advisor - St. John's Academy, Portsmouth, Dominica (Post Hurricane Disaster)
Courses Taught
- CVNG 2003 Civil Engineering Design II (2011-Present)
- CVNG 3009 Highway Engineering (2014 – Present)
- CVNG 3011 Pavement Design and Management (2016-Present)
- CVNG 3015 Special Invest. Project (2015-Present)
- CVNG 3014 Civil Eng. Design Project (2017-Present)
Research Projects
- Evaluation of the crack healing performance of Trinidad Lake Asphalt(TLA) mixes using the Indirect Tensile Stiffness Modulus (ITSM) test method', Antonia Marks, 2019. (2019)
- Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements (RAP) in Stone Matrix Asphalt Pavement Surface Mixes, Yovindra Bridglal, 2019. (2019)
- Crack Healing Potential of Asphalt Concrete Mix using Trinidad Lake Asphalt and Refined Bitumen, Shannon Noel, 2018.
- Forensic Analysis of Asphalt Binders Stored at Asphalt Plants in Trinidad and Tobago, Abbigal Ruben, 2018.
- Stress- Strain Behaviour of Asphalt Concrete in Compression due to Geometrical Changes, Shian Edwin, 2017.
- Temperature Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixes for Climate Change, Kellesia Williams- Gittens, (Distinction) 2017.
- Fracture Energy of Trinidad Lake Asphalt – Using Tension Test, Fitz Beckford, (Distinction) 2017
- Crack Healing of Trinidad Lake Asphalt Hot Mixes, Rico Nurse, (Distinction) 2017.
- Static Creep of Trinidad Lake Asphalt, Rajesh Harnarine, 2017.
- Fracture Energy of Trinidad Lake Asphalt – Using Semi Circular Notch Test, Naqiy Abdul-Latif, (Distinction) 2017.
Graduate Students
- Maria Motilal - Assessment of Predictive Models for Estimating Fatigue Performance of Hot Mixes Made with Trinidad Lake Asphalt (2013)
- Keron Sinaswee - The Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Stone Matrix Asphalt Mixtures (2018)
- Dale Diaz - The Fatigue Resistance of Rap in Asphalt Concrete Mixes Using Two Different Binders ( 2019)
Publications and Presentations
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