For over 150 years, asphalt roads have been deteriorating faster than municipalities can build and repair them. The first asphalt paving steamroller hit road building equipment markets in Europe around the year 1860, and the basic design featuring two heavy metal drums has not changed. An alternative design by Carleton Professor A.O. Abd El Halim originally conceived in the early 1980s and known as the Asphalt Multi-Integrated Roller (AMIR) aims to improve the longevity and resilience of our roadways by preventing cracking at its source. In this lecture, Professor Halim will discuss the design process behind his innovative AMIR technology, and the path to his current partnership with Ottawa-based transportation infrastructure firm R.W. Tomlinson Ltd., paving the way to a higher standard of asphalt compaction and improving the lifespan of roads - all while saving dollars.