i-ETC 2026: The Sixth Annual Intermountain Engineering, Technology, and Computing Conference
Ash Grove Cement
Cement Manufacturing: Interconnected Engineering, Energy, and Environmental Opportunities
This presentation examines how cement is produced, its environmental impact, and the engineering innovations helping reduce emissions and improve sustainability.
Heath Hall is Director of Technical Services for the Western Region at Ash Grove Cement Company, with over 15 years of experience in the cement industry and 7 years in ready-mixed concrete. His work focuses on materials and quality control, and he is an active member of ASTM Committees C01 (Cement, Lime, and Gypsum) and C09 (Concrete and Aggregates). He holds BS and MS degrees in biological engineering from Utah State University and lives in Nephi, Utah with his wife and four children.
Managing Director of Grid Innovation &
Strategy at PacifiCorp
Bridge Whispering: Giving Voice to the Secrets of Bridge Decks
This interdisciplinary research uses mechanical excitation and acoustic signal processing to detect internal delamination defects in concrete bridge decks. The result is an automated inspection system capable of operating at highway speeds.
Dr. Brian Mazzeo, originally from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, earned his BS in electrical engineering from MIT and completed his PhD at Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar. He joined Brigham Young University in 2008, where he is now a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and his research focuses on electromagnetic and acoustic nondestructive testing, spanning work from protein spectroscopy to developing rapid scanning systems for detecting damage in concrete bridge decks.
Committee members have worked hard to ensure the success of i-ETC and create a lasting impact that will inspire knowledge and innovation for generations to come.
Advisory Board Chair & IEEE Liaison
(UVU)
Advisory Board
(USU)
Sponsorship and Industry Liaison
(UVU)
Advisory Board
(BYU)
General Chair 2026
(BYU)
Advisory Board
(UVU)
General Co-Chair
(UVU)
General Co-Chair
(BYU Idaho)
Publication Chair
(MSU)
Publication Co-Chair
(SDSMT)
Engineering Track Chair
[Electrical) (BYU)
Engineering Track Co-Chair
(Mechanical) (BYU)
Engineering Track Co-Chair
(Civil) (Infrastructure Research)
Computing Track Chair
(BYU)
Computing Track Co-Chair
(USU)
Technology Track Chair
(BYU)
Poster Chair
(UVU)
Poster Co-Chair
(USU)
Poster Co-Chair
(SLCC)
Web Chair
(UVU)
Web Intern
(UVU)
Chair
(IEEE Utah PES)
Chair
(IEEE Utah Section)
Treasurer
(UVU)
Registration Chair
(UVU)
Local Arrangements Chair
(BYU)
Local Arrangements Co-Chair
(Intermountain Nutrition)
Local Arrangements
Committee Member (BYU)
Local Arrangements
Committee Member (BYU)
