Dr. Susan Tighe leads one of the most productive pavement infrastructure research programs in Canada, and led development of the 2013 Transportation Association of Canada Pavement Asset Design and Management Guide, the leading pavement document in Canada. Her pioneering contributions to pavement engineering have been recognized with national and international honours, and profoundly advanced the understanding and implementation of resilient, high performance, and sustainable pavements for Canadian roads and airfields. She has broken new ground in the design of long-life asphalt pavements and the evaluation of recycled materials for usable, low-cost concrete, leading to the first usage of recycled concrete aggregate pavements, as well as protocols for precast concrete panels now used in highway rehabilitation. Her innovations have been implemented across Canada and the globe.