Lauded as a trailblazer in sustainable materials in transportation and pioneer in the use of bio-based and bio-inspired binders as renewable alternatives to petroleum products, Elham Fini has also authored a widely used textbook and has had more than 230 publications reporting on her work, some of which has been covered by major news media outlets. Those and related accomplishments have put Fini, an associate professor in Del E. Webb School of Construction, within the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools, among recent winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Foundation’s Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction Awards.