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# Editorial Board

Editors and Editorial Board for the Conference Book of Proceedings

## Editors

**Susan Frankenstein**, ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, USA

**Massimo Martelli**, National Research Council, Italy

## Assistant Editors

**Maria Stevens**, ERDC – Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, USA

**Sally Shoop**, ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, USA

**Sarah Piedmont**, ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, USA

## Editorial Board

**Michael Parker**, ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, USA

**Sally Shoop**, ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, USA

**Schalk Els**, University of Pretoria, South Africa

**Susan Frankenstein**, ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, USA

**David Gorsich**, Ground Vehicle Systems Center, USA

**Brad Hansen**, ERDC – Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, USA

**Henry Hodges**, Nevada Automotive Test Center, USA

**Heidi Howard**, ERDC – Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, USA

**Mike Letherwood**, Ground Vehicle Systems Center, USA

**Sarah Piedmont**, ERDC – Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, USA

**Lutz Richter**, SoftServe, Inc., Germany

**John Rushing**, ERDC – Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, USA

**Maria Stevens**, ERDC – Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, USA

**Mehari Tekeste**, Iowa State University, USA

**Junya Yamakawa**, National Defense Academy, Japan


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