Gary C. Whited, PE

University of Wisconsin-Madison
2314 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Dr.
Madison, WI 53706
whited@engr.wisc.edu 
608-262-7243

Mr. Gary Whited is Program Manager of the Construction and Materials Support Center (CMSC), in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Whited is responsible for managing operations of the Center, conducting research activities, performing engineering studies for federal, state, and local transportation agencies, consulting on materials engineering and construction management projects, and classroom teaching.

Mr. Whited has 35 years of experience in managing transportation programs and providing technical expertise in highway construction management and materials use/testing for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). At WisDOT he held positions of: State Highway Engineer, Administrator - Headquarters Division, State Construction Engineer, State Materials Engineer, Chief Regional Road Design Engineer, Assistant State Geotechnical Engineer, and Soils Engineer. In these positions, he was directly involved in developing policies, procedures, and programs for the use of recycled materials in roadway construction. Those included: flyash in Portland Cement Concrete and as structural fill for embankment construction, tire rubber in Hot Mix Asphalt and embankment construction, foundry sand for structural backfill, industrial by-products for pavement base and subgrade layers, and recycled concrete as aggregate. 

Mr. Whited has a BS from Iowa State University and an MS (geotechnical emphasis) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Mr. Whited has served on a number of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project oversight committees dealing with construction, pavements, and geotechnical engineering. He as served on a variety of National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board (TRB) committees on soils, materials, pavement and construction topics. He was a member of the American Association of Transportation Officials (AASHTO) European Scanning Tour on Construction Contract Administration and chair of the AASHTO European Asphalt Pavement Warranties Scanning Tour. Mr. Whited has authored papers published in the ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, Transportation Research Record, and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).  He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Wisconsin and is a member of ASCE, the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, and Midwest Concrete Consortium.