Punyaslok Rath

Bill Buttlar and Punyaslok Rath

Sep. 22, 2025

The alchemy beneath our wheels

Mizzou ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ researchers are transforming waste materials like tires and plastic into resilient roads with a brilliance that belies their origins.

Olivia English, Bill Buttlar, Punyaslok Rath, Red Clark, James Meister, Helmut Leodarta.

May 29, 2025

Public works association honors Mizzou pavement engineers

ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ researchers have been recognized for their role in an innovative Kansas City infrastructure project.

Front view of an airplane taking off from runway

April 22, 2025

Project Runway: Second life for waste plastics and old tires

Mizzou researchers are taking their experience on the road to the airport.

From left: Bill Buttlar, Punyaslok Rath, Nandita Gettu, Anneliese Owor

Jan. 15, 2025

Mizzou Civil Engineers receive High Value Research Award  

Researchers from the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI) accepted a High Value Research Award for their work in sustainable pavements. 

Bill Buttlar and Punya Rath examine rubber-modified asphalt in the Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab in Lafferre Hall.

Oct. 15, 2024

Where rubber meets the road

Mizzou researchers are devising a way to demonstrate how rubber-based asphalt reduces greenhouse emissions.

May 30, 2024

Ask a Mizzou expert: Why do potholes form on roads?

As the nation’s drivers zig and zag to try to avoid potholes, University of Missouri expert Punya Rath explains the science behind these street craters. A member of the Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab (MAPIL), Rath specializes in researching asphalt materials.

Sep. 14, 2023

Mizzou ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ welcomes new faculty

Bio-inspired materials, sustainable energy, autonomic computing and advanced manufacturing are just a few of the areas of expertise new faculty members are bringing to Mizzou ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½.