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Materials Engineering and Testing Services

Office of Roadway Materials Testing

Chemical Testing Branch

The Chemical Testing Branch offers the services of a full analytical laboratory.  We confirm quality assurance tests on many different types of highway construction materials.  The following table lists Chemistry Testing Branch contacts and their area of expertise.

Mitch Gipson

Senior Chemical Testing Engineer

Pavement striping and marking, adhesives

(916) 227-7919

mitch_gipson@dot.ca.gov

Barry Marcks

Associate Chemical Testing Engineer

Structural steel preparation and painting

(916) 227-7918

barry_marcks@dot.ca.gov

Lisa Dobeck

Associate Chemical Testing Engineer

Adhesives, joint seals, concrete coatings, structural steel painting, retro-reflective sheeting and markers, cartridge epoxy

(916) 227-7291

lisa_dobeck@dot.ca.gov

George Cornell

 Materials and Research Engineering Associate

Geosynthetic fabrics and drains, pavement markers, signing, delineation products

(916) 227-5284

 

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