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Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Organizational Primary Roles and Responsibilities
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Office of the Associate Administrator
|
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Trentacoste |
Michael |
michael.trentacoste
@fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3999 |
Associate Administrator for Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T)/Director of Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) |
Office of the Associate Administrator |
- National Highway Research and Technology Partnership leadership development and coordination
- Corporate facilitation and coordination of research, technology, and innovation deployment
- Advancement of Agency's strategic mission and role of "Innovators for a Better Future"
|
Joe Peters |
Camano |
Esther |
esther.camano@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3999 |
Executive Assistant |
Office of the Associate Administrator |
- Administrative support
- Office management
|
Liz Simpson |
Porter |
Jonathan |
jonathan.porter@ fhwa.dot.gov |
|
Chief Scientist |
Office of the Associate Administrator |
- Strategic Planning for Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
- Coordination of research and development at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
- Exploratory Advanced Research at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
|
Cheryl Richter |
Moyer |
Joe |
joe.moyer@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3370 |
Scientific Quality Assurance Manager |
Office of the Associate Administrator |
- Lab Assessment
- Data Quality
- Peer Review
|
|
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Elston |
Debra |
debra.elston@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3181 |
Director |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management |
- Overall leadership of research and technology program development and innovation management
- Lead for the Exploratory Advanced Research Program
- Primary contact for national research partnerships and State research programs
- Leadership and communication for the research and technology program
- Federal Highway Administration research and technology program development and innovation management
- Co-Chair Research, Technology and Education Reauthorization Working Group
- Liaison with Transportation Research Board Research and Technology Coordinating Committee
- Primary contact for coordination of international research and technology programs
|
Jack Jernigan
Joe Conway |
Horton |
Nicole |
nicole.horton@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3166 |
Administrative Assistant
(Contractor) |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management |
- Administrative support to the Director, Office of Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
- Office activities scheduling
- Office materials proofreading
- Correspondence control/routing organization
- Time and Attendance
- Travel
|
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Vacant |
Vacant |
|
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Administrative Assistant
(Contractor) |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management |
- Administrative support to the Team Directors, Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team; Communications and Outreach Team; and the Exploratory Advanced Research Team
- Backup administrative support to the Director, Office of Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
|
|
Landolt |
Jean |
jean.landolt@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3146 |
Research and Technology Program Coordinator |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management |
- Advice to office director on office operations
- Program coordination and monitoring
- Fiscal accountability within office
- Contract administration support
- Office management initiatives
- Program and budget monitoring
- Accountable property inventory
|
Jack Jernigan |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Exploratory Advanced Research Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Kuehn |
David |
david.kuehn@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3414 |
Team Director/Program Manager |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation
Management: Exploratory Advanced Research Team |
- Federal Highway Administration leadership
- Scientific coordination
- Partnership development
- Visionary leadership for Exploratory Advanced Research Program
- International and national scientific program coordination
- Leadership and communication for Corporate Master Plan for Research and Deployment of Technology & Innovation
|
Terry Halkyard |
Halkyard |
Terry |
terry.halkyard@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3467 |
Advanced Research Program Analyst |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Exploratory Advanced Research Team |
- Exploratory Advanced Research program development and administration
- Budget delivery
- Exploratory Advanced Research partnerships
- Broad agency announcements
- Contract support management
- Internships and rotational assignments
|
David Kuehn |
Simmons |
Samyra |
samyra.simmons@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3469 |
Advanced Research Program Analyst |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Exploratory Advanced Research Team |
- Exploratory Advanced Research program development and administration
- Communications and outreach
- Program planning and delivery
- Internal research solicitation
- Program publications, Web development, and marketing
|
Terry Halkyard |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Communications and Outreach Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Conway |
Joe |
joe.conway@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3186 |
Team Director/
Program Manager |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Communications and Outreach Team |
- Leadership
- Budget planning
- Communications and outreach strategy
- Innovation management and delivery
- Research and technology story
|
Jack Jernigan |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
|
Marketing and Communications Specialist/
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Communications and Outreach Team |
- Research and technology information management
- Research and technology transfer and innovation delivery
- Communications and outreach support
- Federal Highway Administration Research Library
- Office liaison for Office of Infrastructure Research and Development and Office of Safety Research and Development
|
Tamara McCrae |
Ellis |
Zachary |
zachary.ellis@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3193 |
Publishing and Marketing Specialist/
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Communications and Outreach Team |
- Meeting planning contract management
- Research and technology multimedia publishing coordination
- Focus newsletter managing editor
- Information sharing, management, and preservation
- Meetings and conference planning management
- Printing coordination and oversight
- Office liaison for Office of Operations Research and Development
- Records management and preservation
|
Joe Conway |
Magoulas |
Paula |
paula.magoulas@
dot.gov |
202-493-3398 |
Communication Specialist/
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Communications and Outreach Team |
- Communications and outreach projects coordinator
- Communications/publications support service coordinator
- Communications/graphic consultation
- Public Roads creative director
- Communication support services management
- Communication and outreach projects coordination
- Success story coordination
- Office liaison for Office of Safety Research and Technology
|
Martha Soneira |
McCrae |
Tamara |
tamara.mccrae@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3382 |
Marketing Specialist and Logistics/Tour Coordinator |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Communications and Outreach Team |
- National exhibit coordination
- Research and technology communications support
- Facility tour coordination
- Federal Highway Administration exhibit services support
- Facility tours
- Research and Technology Product Distribution Center
- Priority, Market-Ready Technologies and Innovations communication and measurement
|
Joe Conway |
Soneira |
Martha |
martha.soneira@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3468 |
Marketing and Communications Analyst/
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Communications and Outreach Team |
- Marketing and communications leadership
- Public Roads editor-in-chief
- Research and technology Marketing and communication support services management
- Research and technology marketing and communications network liaison
- Federal Highway Administration Research Library
- Telling the research and technology story—the value of research
|
Paula Magoulas |
Vanlandingham |
Dawn |
dawn.vanlandin
gham@dot.gov |
202-493-3198 |
Information Management Specialist/
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Communications and Outreach Team |
- Research and technology multimedia and Web publishing
- Research and technology and Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Web site management
- Communications and Web consultation
- Public Roads managing editor
- Communications and outreach projects coordination
- Office liaison for Office of Safety Research and Technology
|
Joe Conway |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Jernigan |
Jack |
jack.jernigan@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3363 |
Team Director/
Program Manager |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
- Legislation and budget
- National research and technology program development and evaluation
- Nationally coordinated research and technology program
- Research and technology partnership development
- Research and technology Leadership Team secretariat
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Vacant |
Vacant |
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National Partnership Manager/
Program Analyst |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
- Coordination of national research and technology programs
- Research and technology program formulation in cooperation with Federal Highway Administration headquarters and field offices
- National Highway research and technology program
- Liaison with Research and Innovative Technology Administration for University Transportation Center program
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Vacant |
Vacant |
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Research and Technology Legislation and Budget Analyst/
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
- Development of research and technology budget and budget delivery plan
- Development and review of reauthorization legislative proposals
- Development of research and technology Legislative Implementation Plan
- Future Strategic Highway Research Program 2
- Annual research and technology budget and budget delivery plan
- Legislative proposals
- Liaison with Future Strategic Highway Research Program 2
- Liaison with Transportation Research Board Research and Technology Coordinating Committee
- Federal Highway Administration headquarters and field office coordination
|
Jack Jernigan |
Interrante |
Erica |
erica.interrante@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3204 |
Professional Development Program Intern |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
- Legislation and budget
- Marketing and communications
- Complete developmental assignments
|
Jack Jernigan |
Munro |
John |
john.munro@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3368 |
Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation Lead/Program Analyst |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
- Research and technology strategic planning
- Intellectual property system development and coordination
- Research and technology performance planning and performance metrics development
- Representative to Federal Laboratory Consortium lead
- US Department of Transportation Research, Development and Technology Program Management Working Group
- Small Business Innovative Research program management
- International Program coordination
- Scientific peer review support
|
Debra Elston |
Williams |
Lisa |
lisa.williams@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3375 |
Transportation Pooled Fund Program Manager/
Program Analyst |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
- Promotion and administration of the Transportation Pooled Fund Program
- Management of Transportation Pooled Fund Program
- Federal Highway Administration liaison for transportation pooled fund projects
- Transportation Pooled Fund Program Web site updates
- Transportation Pooled Fund Program annual report
- Briefings and training on Transportation Pooled Fund Program
- Communicate standard operating procedures
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Technology Implementation Group (TIG) coordination
|
Bill Zaccagnino |
Zaccagnino |
Bill |
william.zaccagnino@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3183 |
Research and Technology State Program Analyst/
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
- Office of Research, Development, and Technology State Planning and Research Program manager
- Federal Highway Administration manager for National Cooperative Highway Research Program
- Research, development, and technology liaison for Transportation Research Board activities
- State peer exchange program
- Federal Highway Administration manager for State peer exchange program
- Transportation Pooled Fund Program Manager
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Standing Committee on Research and Research Advisory Committee
- Core Program contract with Transportation Research Board
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program coordination
- Liaison for National Cooperative Highway Research Program Projects 20-5 and 20-82
- State peer exchange monitoring
- University Transportation Center liaison
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Jack Jernigan
Joe Conway |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Support |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Boteler |
Jennifer |
jennifer.boteler@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3071 |
Librarian (Contractor) |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: Federal Highway Administration Research Library |
- Federal Highway Administration Research Library manager
- Reference and interlibrary loans
|
Martha Soneira |
Brigham |
Carlton |
report.center@
fhwa.dot.gov |
301-577-0818 |
Product Distribution Center Manager (Contractor) |
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management: R&T Publications Support |
- Research and technology Product Distribution Center, Lanham, MD
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Joe Conway |
Office of Information and Management Services: Management Services Division |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Kerr |
Brian |
brian.kerr@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3000 |
Facilities Manager |
Office of Information and Management Services, Management Services Division (HAIM-20) |
- Facilities Manager
- Facilities operations and maintenance
- Occupant emergency planning
- Facility safety and health
- Environmental reviews and energy conservation programs
- Facility support contract administration
|
Lyle Hayhurst |
Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Richter |
Cheryl |
cheryl.richter@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3070 |
Acting Director |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development |
- Program direction and guidance for the Office of Infrastructure research and development
- Technical and administrative supervision of Infrastructure research and development teams
- Interaction with headquarters and Federal Highway Administration Resource Center
- Consolidated research, development, and technology multiyear needs, programs, and budget
- National Partnership Initiative advancement
- Corporate management strategies development
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Richter |
Cheryl |
cheryl.richter@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3422 |
Research Program Manager |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development |
- Policy, direction, and management support to Office Director
- Program development and delivery direction to Infrastructure research and development teams
- Infrastructure research and development management strategies and business practices
- Infrastructure research and technology Program development
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Fitzgerald |
Cara |
cara.fitzgerald@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3376 |
Program Coordinator |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development |
- Advice to Office Director on office operations
- Program coordination and monitoring
- Fiscal accountability within the office
- Office management initiatives
- Program and budget monitoring
- Accountable property inventory updates
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Abdi |
Hiwot |
hiwot.abdi@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3022 |
Administrative Program Assistant |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development |
- Administrative support for the Infrastructure research and
development program
- Time and attendance personnel documents
- Team leader council meeting plans and minutes
- Office supplies
- Office communication activities
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|
Person |
Gloria |
gloria.person@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3022 |
Administrative Assistant |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development |
- Administrative support to the Technical Director for
pavement research and development, the Advanced Research Coordinator, the
Pavement Materials and Construction Team, the Pavement Design and Performance
Modeling Team, and the Long-Term Pavement Performance Team, Technical
Director for bridge and structures research and development; the Bridge
Design and Construction Team; the Bridge Safety, Reliability, and Security
Team; and the Infrastructure Inspection and Management Team
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Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development: Technical Direction, Bridges and
Structures Research and Development |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Friedland |
Ian M. |
ian.friedland@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3023 |
Technical Director |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Technical
Direction, Bridges and Structures Research and Development |
- Leadership and technical direction for bridge- and
structures-related programs and studies
- Promotion of research, development, and technology
products
- Program and budget documents
- External partnerships development
- Technology facilitation for bridges and other highway
structures
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Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development: Technical Direction, Pavement
Research and Development |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
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Technical Director |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Technical
Direction, Pavement Research and Development |
- Leadership and technical direction for pavement-related
programs and studies
- Promotion of research, development, and technology
products
- Program and budget documents
- External partnerships development
- Technology facilitation for pavements
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Katherine Petros |
Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge Design and Construction Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Hartmann |
Joseph |
joseph.hartmann@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3059 |
Team Leader |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge Design
and Construction Team |
- Bridge Design and Construction Team Leader
- High-performance steel research
- Bridge of the Future
- Fatigue and fracture
- Corrosion resistant steel
- Forensic investigations
|
Mike Adams
Fassil Beshah |
Adams |
Mike |
mike.adams@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3025 |
Research Civil Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge Design
and Construction Team |
- Geotechnical Laboratory Manager
- Retaining wall systems
- Construction engineering
- Shallow foundations engineering
- Engineering geology
- Bridge of the Future
- Integrated Abutment Bridge System
- Geosynthetic reinforced soil structures
|
Fassil Beshah |
Beshah |
Fassil |
fassil.beshah@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3041 |
Structures Laboratory Manager |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge Design
and Construction Team |
- Structures Laboratory Manager
- High-performance materials
- Bridge of the Future
|
Joseph Hartmann |
Graybeal |
Benjamin |
benjamin.graybeal@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3122 |
Research Structural Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge Design
and Construction Team |
- High-performance concrete
- Ultra high-performance concrete
- Structural testing
- Concrete bridges
- Bridge of the Future
- High-performance concrete bridges
- Concrete specifications
- High-performance materials
|
Joseph Hartmann |
Penrod |
John |
john.penrod@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202- 493-3051 |
Research Structural Engineer |
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- Long Term Bridge Performance
Program (LTBP)
- LTBP pilot program
|
Hamid Ghasemi |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
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Research Structural Engineer |
Office
of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge Design and Construction
Team |
- Steel structures
- High-performance
steel
- Steel specifications
- Steel fabrication and erection
- Structural testing
- Bridge of the Future
|
Joey
Hartmann |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
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Research Geotechnical Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge Design
and Construction Team |
- Geotechnical engineering
- Soil mechanics and soil dynamics analysis and
modeling
|
Mike Adams |
Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge Safety, Reliability, and
Security Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Duwadi |
Sheila |
sheila.duwadi@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3106 |
Team Leader |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge
Safety, Reliability, and Security Team |
- Bridge Safety, Reliability, and Security Team Leader
- Timber bridge research
- Bridge design
- Bridge and tunnel security
- Bridge and tunnel security research program
- Advanced wood/fiber-reinforced polymer composites
|
Harold Bosch |
Bosch |
Harold |
harold.bosch@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3031 |
Research Structural Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge
Safety, Reliability, and Security Team |
- Aerodynamics Laboratory Manager
- Structural dynamics
- Aerodynamic stability
- Wind loads on structures
- Wind research
- Aerodynamic stability of bridges
- Wind-induced vibration of cables
- Aerodynamic properties of tapered cylinders
- Prediction methods for aerodynamic response
- Computational fluid dynamic flow simulation
|
Sheila Rimal Duwadi |
Kerenyi |
Kornel |
kornel.kerenyi@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3142 |
Research Hydraulic Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge
Safety, Reliability, and Security Team |
- Hydraulics Laboratory Manager
- Hydraulics and hydrology of highway structures
- Bridge scour
- Pressure flow scour
- Culvert hydraulics
- Bottomless culverts
- Highway drainage
- Multihazard modeling
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Sheila Rimal Duwadi |
Munley |
Eric |
eric.munley@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3046 |
Research Structural Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge
Safety, Reliability, and Security Team |
- Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
- Adhesive-bonded connections
- Security assessment and training
- Vessel collision
- Bridge and tunnel security
- Fiber-reinforced polymer specification development
- Accelerated test development for fiber-reinforced polymer materials
- Bridge and tunnel vulnerability assessments
- Countermeasure Assessments
- Bridge and tunnel security research
|
Sheila Rimal Duwadi |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
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Research Structural Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge
Safety, Reliability, and Security Team |
- General bridge engineering
- Historic structures
- Historic covered bridges
- Load and resistance factor design for structures
|
Sheila Rimal Duwadi |
Yen |
Phillip |
wen-huei.yen@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3056 |
Research Structural Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Bridge
Safety, Reliability, and Security Team |
- Seismic research program
- Bridge vibration testing
- Bridge seismic instrumentation
- Seismic vulnerability
- Multihazard analysis of highway structures
- Seismic performance testing
- International research collaboration in bridge seismic design and retrofitting
|
Sheila Rimal Duwadi |
Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development: Infrastructure Inspection and
Management Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Vacant |
Vacant |
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Team Leader |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development:
Infrastructure Inspection and Management Team |
- Infrastructure Inspection and Management Team Leader
- Stewardship and management of existing bridges
- Nondestructive evaluation
- Bridge management systems
- Corrosion and coating
- Bridge system preservation
- Forensic investigations
|
Hamid Ghasemi |
Ghasemi |
Hamid |
hamid.ghasemi@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3042 |
Research Structural Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Infrastructure Inspection and Management Team |
- Long-Term Bridge Performance Program manager
- Bridge asset management research
- Structural health monitoring
- United States-Turkey collaboration on bridge design and health monitoring related issues
- Health monitoring of signature bridges
|
John Penrod |
Jalinoos |
Frank |
frank.jalinoos@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3082 |
Research Structural Engineer |
Infrastructure Inspection and Management Team |
- Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory Manager
- Bridge nondestructive evaluation
- Steel Bridge Testing Program
- Nondestructive evaluation technologies for bridges
- Ground-penetrating radar
- Crack detection methods
- Condition assessment of prestressed tendons
- Automated ultrasonic testing
- Federal Highway Administration Steel Bridge Testing Program
|
(Team Leader) |
Lee |
Seung-Kyoung |
seung-kyoung.lee@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3077 |
Research Corrosion Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development:
Infrastructure Inspection and Management Team |
- Bridge Coatings and Corrosion Laboratory Manager
- Corrosion protection of highway structures
- Corrosion of reinforced concrete bridge elements
- Material integrity testing for bridges
- Infrastructure durability
|
Paul Virmani |
Virmani |
Paul |
paul.virmani@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3052 |
Research Chemist |
Infrastructure Inspection and Management Team |
- Corrosion protection systems
- Bridge deck durability
- Corrosion costs and preventive strategies
- Nondestructive tools for corrosion detection
- Cathodic protection systems
- Corrosion resistant reinforcement
- Corrosion resistant structural steel
- Alkali-silica reactivity
|
Seung-Kyoung Lee |
Penrod |
John |
john.penrod@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3051 |
Research Structural Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and
Development: Infrastructure Inspection and Management Team |
- Long-Term Bridge Performance Program
- Bridge inspection
- Bridge management
|
Hamid Ghasemi |
Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development: Long-Term Pavement Performance Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
López |
Aramis |
aramis.lopez@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3145 |
Team Leader |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Long-Term
Pavement Performance Team |
- Long-Term Pavement Performance Team Leader
- Long-Term Pavement Performance product coordination
- Long-Term Pavement Performance daily operations
- Long-Term Pavement Performance technical support services
- Long-Term Pavement Performance international coordination
- Transportation Research Board Long-Term Pavement Performance Committee
- Transportation Research Board Long-Term Pavement Performance Expert Task Groups
|
Jack Springer |
Jiang |
Jane |
jane.jiang@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3149 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Long-Term
Pavement Performance Team |
- Long-Term Pavement Performance database activities
- Long-Term Pavement Performance Falling weight deflectometer operations
- Falling weight deflectometer calibration and pooled fund study
- LTPP database management
- Transportation Research Board Transportation Research Board Long-Term Pavement Performance Expert Task Group on operation
- Design Guide Implementation Team
|
Aramis López |
Springer |
Jack |
jack.springer@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3144 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Long-Term
Pavement Performance Team |
- Long-Term Pavement Performance field operations
- Long-Term Pavement Performance materials testing
- Long-Term Pavement Performance seasonal monitoring data
- Long-Term Pavement Performance distress data collection
- Long-Term Pavement Performance Automated Weather Stations
- Long-Term Pavement Performance Materials Reference Laboratory
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Subcommittee on Materials - Secretary
- Regional contract support
- Resilient Modulus and material testing
|
Aramis López |
Walker |
Deborah |
deborah.walker@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3068 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Long-Term Pavement Performance Team |
- Long-Term Pavement Performance traffic activities
- Long-Term Pavement Performance communications
- Specific Pavement Studies Traffic Pooled Fund Study
- Long-Term Pavement Performance traffic analysis software
- Long-Term Pavement Performance traffic data collection
- Long-Term Pavement Performance traffic data forecasting and backcasting
- Transportation Research Board Transportation Research Board Expert Task Group on Long-Term Pavement Performance traffic documentation
|
Aramis López |
Wiser |
Larry |
larry.wiser@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3079 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Long-Term
Pavement Performance Team |
- Long-Term Pavement Performance Program Customer Support Service Center
- Long-Term Pavement Performance data analysis
- Long-Term Pavement Performance profile measurement
- Long-Term Pavement Performance data studies and computed parameters
- Long-Term Pavement Performance Program Customer Support Service Center operations
- Data analysis projects and contracts
- Transportation Research Board Expert Task Group on Long-Term Pavement Performance operation and data analysis
|
Aramis López |
Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement Design and Performance
Modeling Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Petros |
Katherine |
katherine.petros@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3154 |
Team Leader |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Design and Performance Modeling Team |
- Team Leader
- Pavement design and performance modeling
- Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
- Mechanistic performance prediction models
- Performance-related specifications
|
Nadarajah
Sivianeswaran |
Kopac |
Peter |
peter.kopac@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3143 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Design and Performance Modeling Team |
- Advanced quality systems
- Pavement performance-related specifications
- Statistical quality control
- Quality assurance specifications
- Optimal statistical acceptance procedures
- Relating construction to performance
- Concrete pavement road map
- Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
|
Katherine Petros
James Sherwood |
Sherwood |
James |
jim.sherwood@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3150 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Design and Performance Modeling Team |
- Portland cement concrete pavement design and performance
- Portland cement concrete pavement maintenance and rehabilitation
- Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Implementation Team
- Traffic and loading analysis
- Concrete performance prediction modeling
- Ultra-thin whitetopping
|
Katherine Petros
Peter Kopac |
Sivaneswaran |
Nadarajah |
nadarajah.sivaneswaran@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3147 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Design and Performance Modeling Team |
- Pavement performance modeling
- Pavement management systems
- Remaining service life
- Life cycle cost analysis
- Mechanistic analysis of pavement structures
- Performance prediction modeling
- Construction analysis for pavement rehabilitation strategies development
- Composite pavements
|
Katherine Petros |
Weaver |
Eric |
eric.weaver@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3153 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Design and Performance Modeling Team |
- Computation resource manager
- Asphalt Research Consortium
- Pavement analysis techniques
- Tire pavement interaction
- Geosynthetics in pavements
|
Katherine Petros |
Office of
Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement Materials and Construction
Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Youtcheff |
Jack |
jack.youtcheff@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3090 |
Team Leader |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Materials and Construction Team |
- Team Leader of Pavement Materials and Construction Research
- Understanding the performance of modified binders in asphalt mixes
- Moisture sensitivity of asphalt
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) long-life pavements
- Asphalt Research Consortium
- Asphalt durability
|
Nelson Gibson
Richard Meininger |
Arnold |
Terrence |
terry.arnold@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3305 |
Materials Research Chemist |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Materials and Construction Team |
- Chemistry Laboratory Manager
- Asphalt chemistry and technology
- Fundamental properties of asphalt, modified asphalt and alternative materials
- Understanding the performance of modified binders in asphalt mixes
- Alkali-silica reactivity
|
Jack Youtcheff |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
|
Materials Research Chemist |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Materials and Construction Team |
- SIMAP Laboratory Manager
- Asphalt rheology and chemistry
- Fundamental properties of asphalt and modified asphalt
- National Research Council research associate manager
|
Jack Youtcheff |
Faridazar |
Fred |
fred.faridazar@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3076 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Materials and Construction Team |
- Computer guidelines for portland cement concrete pavement performance prediction
- Long-term behavior of jointed concrete pavement
- Early-age behavior of continuously reinforced concrete pavement
- Lithium technologies to mitigate or prevent alkali-silica reactivity
- Computer-based guidelines for concrete pavements
- HIPERPAV
|
Richard Meininger |
Gibson |
Nelson |
Nelson.gibson@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3073 |
Materials Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Materials and Construction Team |
- Asphalt Laboratory Manager (Binder and Mixture)
- Accelerated Loading Facility research
- Asphalt technology
- Superpave modification
- Warm mix
- Performance tests
- Understanding the performance of modified binders in
asphalt mixes
|
Jack Youtcheff |
Meininger |
Richard |
rick.meininger@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3191 |
Research Highway Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Materials and Construction Team |
- Portland Cement Concrete Laboratories Manager
- Portland cement concrete component materials, properties, and specifications
- Portland cement concrete
mixture proportioning
- Portland cement concrete properties and performance
- Aggregate Research
- Concrete mix design and analysis
- Rapid test for alkali-silica susceptibility
- Portland cement concrete freeze-thaw performance
- Portland cement concrete thermal coefficient of expansion-test method and data for Long-Term Pavement Performance database
|
Jack Youtcheff |
Sixbey |
Dennis |
dennis.sixbey@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3078 |
Research Materia/s Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Materials and Construction Team |
- Laboratory services support
- Surface characteristics
- Portland cement concrete pavement materials
|
Jack Youtcheff |
Heldt |
David |
david.heldt@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3459 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Infrastructure Research and Development: Pavement
Materials and Construction Team |
- Concrete materials research
|
Richard Meininger |
Office of Operations Research and Development |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Peters |
Joe |
joe.peters@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3303 |
Director |
Office of Operations Research and Development |
- Leadership of the Office of Operations Research and Development
- Transportation management and operations improvement through research, development, and testing
- Identification of future opportunities
- Development of Federal Highway Administration operations and management research and development program
- Advocacy for a nationally coordinated operations research and development program
- Research and development program/project tracking
|
Robert Ferlis |
Klein |
Janet |
janet.klein@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3303 |
Administrative Assistant |
Office of Operations Research and Development |
- Administrative support
- Office management
|
|
Office of Operations Research and Development: Technical Direction |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Ferlis |
Robert |
robert.ferlis@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3268 |
Technical Director |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Technical Direction |
- Coordination of project team activities with Federal Highway Administration's strategic plan and performance plan goals and objectives
- Technical advice for project teams
- Customer/partner feedback
- Research, development, and technology product deployment
- Exploratory Advanced Research Program
- Unit planning
- Intelligent transportation system support
- Advanced mobility systems
- Liaison to headquarters and field offices
- Vehicle-highway automation
- Vehicle-infrastructure integration
|
Raj Ghaman |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Enabling Technologies Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
McHale |
Gene |
gene.mchale@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3275 |
Team Leader |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Enabling Technologies Team |
- Technical direction
- Team management and leadership
- Infrastructure-related aspects to cooperative vehicle-infrastructure collision avoidance systems
- Vehicle-infrastructure integration
|
Peter Huang |
Arnold |
James |
james.a.arnold@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3265 |
Electronic Engineer |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Enabling Technologies Team |
- Global positioning system
- Dedicated short-range communication
- Spectrum management
- Nationwide differential global positioning system and high-accuracy nationwide differential global positioning system
- Technical support to intelligent transportation systems communications systems
|
Rudy Persaud |
Gibson |
David |
david.gibson@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3271 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Enabling Technologies Team |
- Advanced and innovative research
- University research liaison
- Traffic sensors and detection
- Small Business Innovative Research liaison
- Sensors and controllers for cooperative intersection collision avoidance systems
- University Research Centers of Excellence
- Stereo-Pedestrian Sensor Project
|
Gene McHale |
Huang |
Peter |
peter.huang@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3484 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Enabling Technologies Team |
- Vehicle-infrastructure integration enabling research
- Intersection collision avoidance
- Technologies for cooperative intersection collision avoidance Systems testing and evaluation
- Intelligent transportation systems applications for work zones
|
David Gibson |
Persaud |
Rudy |
rudy.persaud@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-439-3391 |
Highway Research Specialist |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Enabling Technologies Team |
- Rural intelligent transportation systems
- Global positioning system
- Environmental sensor stations investments
- Nationwide differential global positioning system deployment
|
James Arnold |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Travel Management Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Ghaman |
Raj |
raj.ghaman@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3270 |
Team Leader |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Travel Management Team |
- Program management and development
- Contract management
- Technical direction
- Team management and leadership
- University Transportation Center
- Strategic Highway Research Program and Liaison
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program liaison
- Adaptive control hardware and software development including national standards
- Dynamic control software
- Adaptive Control Software "Lite"
- Traffic management center pooled fund
- Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
- Advanced traffic control
- Operations research
|
Deborah Curtis |
Curtis |
Deborah |
deborah.curtis@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3267 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Travel Management Team |
- Adaptive control software, ramp metering, adaptive control software evaluation, and operation of work zones
- Exploratory Advanced Research Program
- Freight analysis and modeling
- Performance measures
- Vehicle-infrastructure integration day 1 applications
- Modeling and Simulation Workshop
- Adaptive Control Software LITE Phase II
- QuickZone and Work Zone Final Rule
|
Raj Ghaman |
Thompson |
Dale |
dale.thompson@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3420 |
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Travel Management Team |
- Operations partnerships
- Access management
- Performance measures and data quality
- Traffic management center pooled fund
- Integrated corridor management systems
|
Raj Ghaman |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
|
Transportation Engineer |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Travel Management Team |
- Development of dynamic traffic assignments systems
- Capacity and level of service
- Infrastructure security
- Weather
- Dynamic traffic assignments and traffic flow theory
- Technical support and program management
- Software testing
- Adverse weather traffic operations
- Integration of dynamic traffic assignments in integrated corridor management
|
Raj Ghaman
Deborah Curtis |
VanGorder |
Randall |
randall.vangorder@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3266 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Travel Management Team |
- Traffic Research Laboratory (TReL) development and management
- Incident management
- Vehicle-infrastructure integration specialty vehicles
- Technology facilitation
- Manage Traffic Research Laboratory
- Development of TReL integrated environment
- TReL strategic plan development
- Specialty vehicle field operational test with Minnesota Department of Transportation
|
Raj Ghaman |
Yang |
David |
david.yang@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3284 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Operations Research and Development: Travel Management Team
|
- Freeway operations
- Traffic analysis and simulation tools
- Next Generation Simulation Modeling
- Traffic modeling of evacuations
- Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment Analysis System
- Next Generation Simulation program
- Traffic Analysis Toolbox
- CORridor SIMulation (CORSIM) Application Guidelines
- Ramp Management and Control Handbook
- Coordinated Freeway and Arterial Operations Handbook
- Empirical Studies of Traffic Flow in Inclement Weather
|
Raj Ghaman |
Office of Resource Management |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Condes |
Jodi |
jodi.condes@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3173 |
Director |
Office of Resource Management |
- Expert leadership in management, logistics, and planning for Office of Research, Development, and Technology (Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center)
- Oversight of all Office of Research, Development, and Technology/Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center business operations and support
- Consultant for Office of Research, Development, and Technology senior management for all business operations
|
Chris Shehade |
Dupuy |
Carmen |
carmen.dupuy@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3175 |
Administrative Assistant (Contractor) |
Office of Resource Management |
- Office operations and support
- Purchase request processing and tracking
- Data entry activities for accountable property, employee development, and facility security activities
- Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center central telephone information
- Support activities for administrative management programs
- Records management for Office of Resource Management
- Timekeeping, travel arrangements, and correspondence tracking for Office of Resource Management
|
|
Curtis |
Georgia |
georgia.curtis@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3180 |
Administrative Management Specialist |
Office of Resource Management |
- General operating expenses (GOE) funding financial management
- Office of Research, Development, and Technology purchase card review, reconciliation, and program oversight
- Office of Research, Development, and Technology employee development program coordination
- FOIA point of contact for Office of Research, Development, and Technology
- Travel management policy assistance
- Travel credit card issuance, oversight, and reporting
- Managerial Cost Accounting System management back-up
|
Chris Shehade
Trisha Laughman |
Farrell |
Kathleen |
kathleen.farrell@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3339 |
Procurement Analyst |
Office of Acquisition Management |
- Onsite liaison with Office of Research, Development, and Technology
- Advance acquisition planning
- Acquisition Workforce Development
- Training
- Formal certifications (including assisting in the Office of Management and Budget guidance and requirements)
- Acquisition policy/guidance development
- Quality reviews of procurement request packages
|
Chris Shehade |
Laughman |
Trisha |
trisha.laughman@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3185 |
Administrative Management Specialist |
Office of Resource Management |
- Human resource management consultation and guidance
- Workforce and succession planning
- Competitive sourcing program implementation and updates
- Position management reviews and consultation
- Student volunteer program coordinator
- Office of Research, Development, and Technology teleworking coordinator
- UPACS administrator for Office of Research, Development, and Technology purchase card holder for training courses
|
Jodi Condes |
Lee |
Angela |
angela.lee@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3471 |
Administrative Management Specialist |
Office of Resource Management |
- Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Accountable Property Officer
- Accountable property inventory and records management
- Facility space management assistance
- U.S. Department of Transportation vehicle and wireless communication device administration
- Facility space utilization studies
- Purchase request quality review support
|
Masoud Nasabz
adeh |
Nasabzadeh |
Masoud |
masoud. nasabzadeh@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3047 |
Research Facility Technical Support Specialist |
Office of Resource Management |
- Technical support to research and development activities at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
- Contract administration of information technology support and electronics laboratory contracts
- Emergency planning and continuity of operation plan management
- Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Strategic Capital Investment Plan and facility studies
- Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center physical security management
- Information technology consultant for Office of Research, Development, and Technology
|
Jodi Condes |
Nguyen |
Quang |
quang.nguyen@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3298 |
Accountant/Financial Manager |
Office of Resource Management |
- Office of Research, Development, and Technology budget execution
- Managerial Cost Accounting System management
- Program funds review, research, and reconciliation
- Financial management support for Office of Research, Development, and Technology allotments
- Contracting Officer Technical Representative for financial management support contracts
- National Science Foundation annual report and civil rights acquisition-related reports
|
Chris Shehade |
Shehade |
Chris |
chris.shehade@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3179 |
Senior Financial Manager |
Office of Resource Management |
- Financial consultation to the Research and Technology Leadership Team
- Research and technology budget execution and reporting
- Financial management and internal controls policy reviews and process management
- Financial consultation on Office of Research, Development, and Technology funding issues
- Financial management of all research, development, and technology funding and activities
- Transportation Pooled Fund Program financial management consultant
- Financial Management System administrator for Office of Research, Development, and Technology
|
Quang Nguyen |
Office of Safety Research and Development |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Krammes |
Ray |
ray.krammes@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3312 |
Acting Director |
Office of Safety Research and Development |
- Advocacy for a nationally coordinated safety research and development program
- Development of Federal Highway Administration safety research and development program
- Advanced research program leadership
- Future Strategic Highway Research Program 2 safety coordination
- Federal Highway Administration safety research and technology roadmap development
- Research, Development, and Technology Leadership Council efforts to improve Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
- Facilitation of safety research and development product and service deployments
- Advanced research planning and implementation process
|
Ray Krammes |
Simpson |
Liz |
liz.simpson@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3260 |
Administrative Assistant (Contractor) |
Office of Safety Research and Development |
- Administrative support
- Office management
|
|
Office of Safety Research and Development: Technical Direction |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Krammes |
Ray |
ray.krammes@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3312 |
Technical Director |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Technical Direction |
- Safety research and development program direction, delivery, and coordination
- Direction and delivery of Federal Highway Administration safety research and development program
- Technical oversight and guidance
- National Highway Research and Technology Partnership Initiative-Safety
- SafetyAnalyst project
- Highway Safety Manual coordination
|
|
Cobb |
Lincoln |
lincoln.cobb@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3313 |
Technology Facilitator |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Technical Direction |
- Technology transfer and marketing safety products
- Customer feedback
- Technology facilitation strategy development
- Safety research and development Web site
- Digital highway measurement system project
|
Ray Krammes |
Martin |
Diana |
diana.martin@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3168 |
Program Analyst |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Technical Direction |
- Procurement planning and management
- Accounting and budget planning, development, and monitoring
- Tracking office expenditures
- Accountable property inventories
- Information technology equipment and office/lab space needs assessment
|
Ray Krammes |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Advanced Research Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Lee |
Kunik |
Kunik.lee@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3491 |
Chief Safety Scientist |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Advanced Research Team |
- Develop innovative change for an integrated approach to improving highway safety
- Exploratory Advanced safety Research safety initiatives
- Nanoscale science and technology applications for highway safety
|
Ray Krammes |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Human Centered Systems Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Granda |
Thomas |
thomas.granda@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3365 |
Team Leader, Engineering Research Psychologist |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Human Centered Systems Team |
- Human Centered Systems research program (safety and operations)
- Human Centered Systems technical support management
- Transportation Management Center Pooled-Fund Study
|
Paul Tremont |
Do |
Ann |
|
|
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Human Centered Systems Team |
- Pedestrian and bicycle safety
- Geometric design and safety
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research Program
|
Amanda Emo |
Emo |
Amanda |
amanda.emo@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3395 |
Engineering Research Psychologist |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Human Centered Systems Team |
- Older driver research
- Speed management research
- Pedestrian and bicycle safety research
- Visibility studies
- Traffic Control Devices Pooled Fund Study
|
Thomas Granda |
Tremont |
Paul |
paul.tremont@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3338 |
Engineering Research Psychologist |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Human Centered Systems Team |
- Human Centered Systems Laboratory Manager
- Safety and operations human factors research
- Highway driving simulator
- Human factors research on novel intersection safety
|
Thomas Granda |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
|
Research Psychologist |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Human Centered Systems Team |
|
|
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadside Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Opiela |
Ken |
kenneth.opiela@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3371 |
Team Leader |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadside Team |
- Roadside Team Leader
- Management of George Washington University's National Advanced Crash Analysis Program
- Monitor changing roadside safety trends and contributing factors
- Develop and execute roadside safety research and development plan and disseminate results
- Develop and maintain finite element models of vehicles and roadside elements for crash simulation
- Support efforts related to updating national crashworthiness standards
- Evaluation of roadside hardware effectiveness
- Analysis and design of physical infrastructure protection
- Analysis of vehicle rollover crashes and mitigation options
|
Eduardo Arispe |
Arispe |
Eduardo |
Eduardo.arispe@
fhwa.dot.gov |
|
Research Mechanical Engineer |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadside Team |
- Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory Manager
- Advance the use of dynamic finite element analysis software to design crashworthy roadside safety structures and predict vehicle crash outcomes
- Coordinate use of finite element analysis by Centers for Excellence
- Promote application of new materials (i.e., high performance composites) for roadside safety devices
- Develop software to determine finite element analysis material model coefficients from test data
|
Ken Opiela |
Vacant |
Vacant |
|
|
Highway Safety Engineer |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadside Team |
- Vehicle and hardware modeling
- Roadside safety
- Optimization and Inverse roadside safety analysis
- Simulation modeling research and development
- Rollover causation and reduction
|
Ken Opiela |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadway Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Andersen |
Carl |
carl.andersen@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3366 |
Team Leader |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadway Team |
- Roadway Team Leader
- Arens Photometric and Visibility Laboratory
- Roadway visibility research
- Night visibility enhancement
- Roadway visibility modeling
- Traffic signal light improvement
- Visibility and lighting research
|
Joe Bared |
Bared |
Joe |
joe.bared@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3314 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadway Team |
- Intersection safety and operations
- Safety and geometric design
- Surrogate safety assessment methods in traffic simulation models
- Safety and operational evaluation of alternative intersection and interchange designs
|
Wei Zhang |
Chen |
Clayton |
clayton.chen@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3054 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadway Team |
- Geometric design and safety
- Safety analysis tools
- Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)
|
Carl Andersen |
Davis |
Gregory |
gregory.davis@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3367 |
Intelligent Transportation Systems Safety Research Program Manager |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadway Team |
- Vehicle-Infrastructure integration
- Intelligent transportation systems safety research
- Cooperative intersection collision avoidance systems
- Intelligent highway countermeasures
|
Carl Andersen |
Zhang |
Wei |
wei.zhang@
fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3317 |
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadway Team |
- Intersection safety research
- Exploratory advanced research on pedestrian detection
- Advanced detection control systems for signalized intersections
- Safety evaluation of access management
|
Joe Bared |
Vacant |
|
|
|
Highway Research Engineer |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Roadway Team |
- Visibility
- Traffic engineering and human factors
- Pavement marking retroreflectivity research
- Speed management research
- Traffic control devices research
|
Carl Andersen |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Safety Management Team |
Contact Last Name |
Contact First Name |
E-mail |
Phone |
Title |
Office |
Primary Role(s) and Responsibilities |
Backup Person |
Tan |
Carol |
carol.tan@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3315 |
Team Leader |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Safety Management Team |
- Highway safety analysis
- Highway safety data
- Geographic information system safety applications
- Safety management systems
- Highway Safety Information System
- Development of Model Minimum Inventory of Roadway Elements
- Motorcycle Crash Causation Study
- Wildlife-Vehicles Collision Reduction Safety
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Roya Amjadi |
Amjadi |
Roya |
roya.amjadi@ fhwa.dot.gov |
202-493-3383 |
Transportation Specialist |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Safety Management Team |
- Traffic Engineering and Safety
- Highway safety analysis
- Low-cost Safety Improvement Evaluation Pooled-Fund Study
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Carol Tan |
Vacant |
Vacant |
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Research Mathematical Statistician |
Office of Safety Research and Development: Safety Management Team |
- Highway safety analysis
- Safety management
- Geographical information systems safety applications
- Countermeasure evaluation
- Safety Edge Evaluation Pooled-Fund Study
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Carol Tan |
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