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Volpe Principal Technical Advisors

The Volpe Center calls upon its elite corps of Volpe Principal Technical Advisors to take lead roles in initiating, developing, and shaping Volpe Center research and technology application programs and other activities that address critical national issues and challenges.

Our Volpe Principal Technical Advisors work closely with the Director, Deputy Director, Office Directors, and other senior technical staff to identify emerging transportation technologies and evolving national concerns, conducting analyses and assessments on topics of national significance, and exploring new opportunities for the Volpe Center to participate in their resolution.

• Dr. Aviva Brecher
  Transportation Safety, Health, and Environment

• Dr. Judith Bürki-Cohen
  Transportation Human Factors

• Dr. Kim Cardosi
  Aviation Human Factors

• Dr. Divya Chandra
  Aviation Human Factors

• Francis J. Coyne
  Terminal and Surface Aircraft Surveillance

• Dr. David L. Damm-Luhr
  Organizational Development

• Dr. Andrew Hansen
  Aviation Modeling and System Design

• Ruth A. MacFarlane Hunter
  Logistics and Emergency Management

• Richard Kochanowski
  Communications, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) and Traffic Management Systems

• William M. Lyons
  Transportation Planning

• David G. Madsen
  Motor Carrier Safety

• Dr. Wassim George Najm
  Intelligent Vehicles and Crash Avoidance

• Rick Oiesen
  Traffic Flow Management

• Dr. Don Pickrell
  Transportation Economics

• David C. Tyrell
  Rail Equipment Crashworthiness

• Karen Van Dyke
  Global Positioning Systems

• Eric York Wallischeck
  Transportation Logistics & Security

• Frank Y. Wang
  Wake Vortex

• Dr. Roger Wayson
  Environmental Measurement and Modeling