TTI Staff External Awards and Committees

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Recent TTI Staff Awards

Akram Abu-Odeh Patent Award – Tension Guardrail Terminal TAMUS Office of Technology Commercialization
Dean Alberson Patent Award – Tension Guardrail Terminal Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Patent Award – Guardrail Elements Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Chapter Honor Member for 2014 New Mexico State University Chi Epsilon
Dusty Arrington Practice Ready Paper Award TRB – Design and Construction Group
Roger Bligh Practice Ready Paper Award TRB – Design and Construction Group
Two Patent Awards – Guardrail Elements, Terminals Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Patent Award – Tension Guardrail Terminal TAMUS Office of Technology Commercialization
Jean-Louis Briaud Aytaliev Honorable Medal of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society
Regents Fellow Service Award TAMUS Board of Regents
Cross USA Lecture Award Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Brad Brimley 2014 SWUTC Student of the Year Southwest Regional University Transportation Center
Robert Brydia Best ITS Project in Texas TxDOT – Waco District
Lance Bullard, Jr. Patent Award – Guardrail Elements Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Patent Award – Tension Guardrail Terminal Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Paul Carlson Regents Fellow Service Award TAMUS Board of Regents
Eldon J. Yoder Award Transportation Research Board
Jon Epps Steinberg Award American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Melisa Finley Practice Ready Paper Award TRB – Committee on Workzone Traffic Control
Kay Fitzpatrick Regents Fellow Service Award TAMUS Board of Regents
Burton W. Marsh Distinguished Service Award Institute of Transportation Engineers
Blue Ribbon Award on Advancing Research TRB Operational Effects of Geometric Design Committee
Kay Fitzpatrick
Marcus Brewer
Raul Avelar
D. Grant Mickle Award Transportation Research Board
Kay Fitzpatrick
Raul Avelar
2014 Outstanding Paper Award TRB – Committee on Pedestrians
Gene Hawkins Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award Institute of Transportation Engineers
Mary Beth Hueste Preservation Achievement Award Board of Historic Fort Worth, Inc.
Stefan Hurlebaus Patent Award-Traffic Signal Supporting Structures and Methods TAMUS Office of Technology Commercialization
Stefan Hurlebaus
Joshua White
ASNT Fellowship Award American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Dallas Little Saudi-Aramco Honorary Chair King Faisal University
Mike Lukuc SAE Delco Electronics Intelligent Transportation Systems Award SAE International
David Martin
Bernie Fette
David Dennis
Clyde Hance
Richard Cole
Terri Parker
2014 Telly Award, Decision Time, Texas Lyceum Telly Award
Vicky Nelson
Samantha Atchison
Robert Wunderlich
2015 MarCom Award, Safetynet MarCom Award
Adam Pike Young Professional Best Paper Award Transportation Research Board
Chris Poe, I-35 Central Texas Team WASHTO Award Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Journey Toward Excellence Award Texas Department of Transportation
Steve Roop Four Patent Awards – Freight Shuttle System Texas A&M System Technology Commercialization
Praprut Songchitruksa Young Researchers Best Paper Award TRB – Safety Data, Anaysis and Evaluation Commitee
Cliff Spiegelman 2014 Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science
Charlie Stevens, Jr. 2015 Young Engineer of the Year Award National Society of Professional Engineers
2014 State Young Engineer of the Year Award Texas Society of Professional Engineers
2014 Houston Chapter Young Engineer of the Year Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Shuman Tan
Todd Hansen
Michael Martin
Student Project Award (Campus Bike Share Program) 2014 American Institute of Certified Planners
TTI – Gameday Experience 2014 Team Awards of Excellence International Parking Institute and Texas Parking and Transportation Association
Katie Turnbull W. N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award Transportation Research Board
2014 Class Leadership America
Lubinda Walubita Mwape Peer Leadership Award Recognition of Pivotal Accomplishments by Zambians
Fujie Zhou
Tom Scullion
Sheng Hu
Walter J. Emmons Award Association of Asphalt Paving Technologies

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TTI Staff in Leadership Positions – Transportation Research Board

 

Dean Alberson Roadside Safety Design Member
Rafael Aldrete NCHRP Project Panel on Guide for Selecting Level-of-Service Targets for Maintaining and Operating Highway Assets Member
Transportation in the Developing Countries Member
Stuart Anderson Construction Section Chair, Communications Coordinator
Design and Construction Group Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Alternative Quality Systems for Application in Highway Construction Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems Member
Charles Aubeny Engineering Behavior of Unsaturated Soils Member
Richard Baker Congestion Pricing Member, Communications Coordinator
Congestion Pricing Outreach Subcommittee Chair
Kevin Balke User Information Committee Member
David Bierling HMCRP Project Panel on Improving Recovery from Episodic Events Involving Hazardous Materials Transport Member
Marine Environment Member, Research Coordinator
Transportation of Hazardous Materials Member
Roger Bligh Roadside Safety Design Chair
Design Member
Jeff Borowiec Aviation System Planning Vice Chair
Intergovernmental Relations in Aviation Member
Marcus Brewer Geometric Design Member
Roundabouts Secretary, Communications Coordinator
Jonathan Brooks Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation (APO55) Young Member, Communications Coordinator
Lacy Brown Access Management Young Member
Lance Bullard, Jr. NCHRP Project Panel on Criteria for Restoration of Longitudinal Barriers: Phase II Member
Arturo Bujanda Aviation Economics and Forecasting Member
Project 03-36, FY 2015 Influence of Demographic Factors on Air Passenger Demand Member
Mark Burris Transportation Policy Section Member
SHRP 2 Technical Expert Task Group on Local Methods for Modeling, Economic Evaluation, Justification, and Use of Value of Travel Time Reliability (VTTR) in Transportation Decision Making (Project L35) Member
Transportation Economics Chair
Paul Carlson Operations Section Member
Signing and Marking Materials Member, Research Coordinator
Traffic Control Devices Committee Cochair
Linda Cherrington Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Member
Transit Management and Performance Member, Research Coordinator
Dennis Christiansen Managed Lanes Emeritus Member
Sue Chrysler NCHRP Project Panel on Developing Improvements for Evacuating Tunnels During Emergencies Member
Highway Safety Performance Member
Ivan Damnjanovic Construction Management Member
Karen Dixon Highway Safety Performance Committee Member
Operational Effects of Geometrics Member
Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Member
Chiara Silvestri Dobrovolny Roadside Safety Design Young Member
Conrad Dudek Freeway Operations Emeritus Member
Suzie Edrington Paratransit Member
Taxi Joint Subcommittee Member
William Eisele Urban Freight Transportation Member
Jon Epps General Issues in Asphalt Technology Emeritus Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Field versus Laboratory Volumetrics and Mechanical Properties Member
Cindy Estakhri Pavement Maintenance Member
Pavement Preservation Member
Emmanuel Fernando Surface Properties – Vehicle Interaction Member
Melisa Finley Work Zone Traffic Control Member
Traffic Control Devices Member, Communications Coordinator
Joint Subcommittee on Positive Protection in Work Zones Chair
Kay Fitzpatrick Operational Effects of Geometrics Chair
Operations Section Member
William Frawley Transportation Planning for Small- and Medium-Sized Communities Member
Srinivas Geedipally Motorcycles and Mopeds Young Member
Tina Geiselbrecht Environmental Justice in Transportation Member
Nasir Gharaibeh Portland Cement Concrete Construction Member
Pavement Management Systems Member
Ginger Goodin Vehicle Highway Automation Member
Subcommittee on European – U.S. Transportation Research Symposium on Road and Vehicle Connectivity and Automation Member
Greg Griffin Task Force on the Traffic Monitoring Conferences Member
Ed Hard Transportation and Land Development Member
Travel Survey Methods Member
Gene Hawkins Roundabouts Member
Tort Liability and Risk Management Member
Traffic Control Devices Member
Russell Henk Task Force on Emergency Evacuation Secretary
Stefan Hurlebaus Field Testing and Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Transportation Structures Member
Kenneth Joh Accessible Transportation and Mobility Secretary
Emad Kassem Mineral Aggregates Young Member
Edgar Kraus Eminent Domain and Land Use Member, Research Coordinator
Utilities Member
Jim Kruse Marine Environment Chair
Marine Group Member
Committee on Reinvesting in Inland Waterways: What Policy Makers Need to Know Member
Beverly Kuhn Section – Users Performance Chair
Safety and Systems Users Group Member
Freeway Operations Committee Member
Subcommittee on Active Traffic Management Chair
Darrell Kuhn NCHRP Project Panel on Intellectual Property Management Guide for State Departments of Transportation Member
Phil Lasley Transportation Issues in Major Cities Member
Jing Li Highway/Rail Grade Crossings Young Member
Ming-Han Li Landscape and Environmental Design Member
Yingfeng Li Geographic Information Science and Applications Member
Tim Lomax Task Force on Data for Decisions and Performance Measures Member
5th International Transportation Systems Performance Measurement and Data for Decisions and Performance Measures Conference Member
Dominique Lord Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation Member
Highway Safety Performance Member
Paula Lorente Marine Environment Young Member
Rong Luo Geotechnical Instrumentation and Modeling Member
Bob Lytton Engineering Behavior of Unsaturated Soils Emeritus Member
Michael Manser Motorcycles and Mopeds Member
Amy Epps Martin Characteristics of Asphalt Paving Mixtures to Meet Structural Requirements Member
Characteristics of Asphalt-Aggregate Combinations to Meet Surface Requirements Member
Dan Middleton Highway Traffic Monitoring Member
Curtis Morgan Intercity Passenger Rail Member
Anol Mukhopadhyay Durability of Concrete Member
Task Force on Nanotechnology-Based Concrete Materials Member, Research Coordinator
David Newcomb NCHRP Project Panel on Development of a Precision Statement for the Density of Superpave HMA Specimens Compacted to TP4-00 Liaison Representative
NCHRP Project Panel on Methodologies for Evaluating Pavement Strategies and Barriers for Noise Mitigation Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Performance-Related Specifications for Hot-Mix Asphalt Construction Member
John Overman TCRP Project Panel on Update of TCRP Report 38, Evaluating Fuel Choices for Transit Bus Operations Member
Terri Parker Public Involvement in Transportation Member
Adam Pike Signing and Marking Materials Young Member
Christopher Poe Freeway Operations Member
Mohammad Poorsartep Intelligent Transportation Systems Young Member
Jolanda Prozzi Low Volume Roads Member
NCHRP Project Panel on Sustainable Transportation Systems and Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies Member
Committee for the 11th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads Member
Luca Quadrifoglio Paratransit Secretary
Cesar Quiroga Section – Design Member
Utilities Chair, Communications Coordinator
Tara Lakshmi Ramani Performance Measurement Young Member, Research Coordinator
Transportation and Sustainability Young Member
Allan Rutter Intercity Passenger Rail Member
Maryam Sakhaeifar Sealants and Fillers for Joints and Cracks Young Member
Characteristics of Asphalt Materials Young Member
David Salgado Transportation in Developing Countries Young Member
David Schrank Statewide Transportation Data and Information Systems Member, Research Coordinator
Transportation Asset Management Member
Committee on 11th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management Member
Tom Scullion Cementitious Stabilization Member
Pavement Rehabilitation Member
Ipek Nese Sener Effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on Travel Choices Young Member
Travel Behavior and Values Committee Member
Health and Transportation Subcommittee Leadership Team Member
Sushant Sharma Transportation Network Modeling Member
User Information Systems Young Member
Landscape and Environmental Design Member
Melissa Tooley Transportation Education and Training Member, Research Coordinator
Research Subcommittee of Transportation Education and Training Chair
Committee on the Role of Freight Transportation in Economic Competitiveness: the 8th University Transportation Center Spotlight Conference Member
Committee on Connected Vehicles: The 9th University Transportation Center Spotlight Conference in the TRB section Chair
Katherine Turnbull Mastering the Management of Transportation Research and Training Program Member
Study of Intercity Passenger Travel Issues and Opportunities in Short-Haul Markets Member
Transportation Needs of National Parks and Public Lands Member
Shawn Turner Safety and Systems Users Group Member
Section – Pedestrians and Cycles Chair
Task Force on the Traffic Monitoring Conferences Communications Coordinator
Jerry Ullman Work Zone Traffic Control Communications Coordinator
Sharada Vadali Transportation and Economic Development Co-Chair
Committee on Social and Economic Factors Member
Subcommittee on Research Member
TCRP Synthesis H-17 Project Panel : Economic Impact of Transit Panel Member
Juan Carlos Villa Freight Transportation Data Member
Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics Member
International Trade and Transportation Vice Chair
Montie Wade Native American Transportation Issues Member
Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning Member
Transportation Planning Applications Emeritus Member
Transportation Planning for Small- and Medium- Sized Communities Emeritus Member
Bruce Xiubin Wang Freight Systems Group Member
Freight Transportation Planning and Logistics Co-Chair
NCFRP Project Panel on Estimating Freight Generation Using Commodity Flow Survey Microdata Member
Subcommittee – Freight Modeling Chair
Bryan Wilson Flexible Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation Young Member, Communications Coordinator
Nicholas Wood Transportation Planning Applications Young Member
Managed Lanes Young Member
Hong Yu Library and Information Science for Transportation Member
Joe Zietsman Subcommittee on Transportation Air Quality Research Needs Chair
Section – Social, Economic and Cultural Issues Member
Transportation and Air Quality Member, Research Coordinator
Subcommittee on Sustainable Transportation Indicators Chair
Johanna Zmud Data and Information Systems Communications Coordinator
NCHRP Project Panel on Transportation Date Program Self-Assessment Guide Chair
National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs Member
Dan Zollinger Subsurface Drainage Member
Pavement Rehabilitation Member

TTI Staff in Leadership Positions – Other Organizations

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Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology

Roger Smith Civil Engineering Technology Program Evaluator

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American Concrete Institute

Anna Birely Seismic Repair and Rehabilitation Committee Voting Member
Joseph Bracci Fellow
Mary Beth Hueste Joints and Connections in Monolithic Concrete Structures Committee Fellow
Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings Voting Member
Education Activities Committee Voting Member
Building Code Subcommittee on Joints and Connections Voting Member
Anol Mukhopadhyay Aggregate Committee Voting Member
Material Science Committee Voting Member

American Public Transportation Association

Linda Cherrington Legislative Committee Member
Sustainability Committee Member
Clean Propulsion Committee Member

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American Road and Transportation Builders Association

Melissa Tooley Vice-Chairman at Large
Women Leaders in Transportation Design and Construction Council Member
Connected Vehicle Task Force Chair

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American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM)

Dean Alberson Committee on Security Systems and Equipment Recording Secretary
Working Group WK41426 under F12.10 Standard F2656-07, Standard Test Method for Vehicle Crash Testing of Perimeter Barriers Chair
Paul Carlson E12.10 Color and Appearance Member
C04.38 Road and Paving Materials Member
– Task Group 07 Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Chair
– Task Group 09 Specification for Performance Based Traffic Sign Criteria Chair
D01.44 Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications Member
Jon Epps D04 Committee on Road and Paving Materials Member
Anol Mukhopadhyay Supplementary Cementitious Materials Member
Risk Management for Alkali Aggregate Reactions Member
Petrography Member
Chemical Reactions Member
Special Cements Member
Task Force on Nanotechnology Based Concrete Materials Member

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American Society of Civil Engineers

Kunhee Choi Journal of Construction Engineering and Management – Cost and Schedule Section Assistant Specialty Editor
Cesar Quiroga Standard Guideline for the Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data Member
Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data Standards Subcommittee Member
Standard for the Collection, Administration, and Exchange of Utility Infrastructure Data Committee Member
Utility Engineering Committee Member
Jean-Louis Briaud Distinguished Member

American Association of State Highway Offcials and Transportation Officials

Cesar Quiroga Subcommittee on Right-of-Way, Utilities and Outdoor Advertising Control
Technical Council on Utility Project Scoping and Coordination Member
Technical Council on Utility Mapping, Geographic Information System Subsurface Utility Engineering Member

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American Traffic Safety Services Association

Roger Bligh Guardrail Committee Member
Lance Bullard, Jr. Guardrail Committee Member
Melisa Finley Temporary Traffic Control Committee Member

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Association of Asphalt Paving Technologies

Jon Epps Member
David Newcomb Past President

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Brazos Valley Institute of Transportation Engineers

Kevin Balke Vice President
Kay Fitzpatrick President
Beverly Storey Past President

Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture

Ming-Han Li Vice President

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Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

Anna Birely California Earthquake Clearinghouse Advisory Committee Member
Mary Beth Hueste Ad Hoc Committee on Seismic Safety of Schools Member

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Eno Foundation

Melissa Tooley Board of Regents Member

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Federal Highway Administration

Jon Epps Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Expert Task Group Member
Warm Mix Asphalt Technical Working Group Member
Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group Member
Amy Epps Martin Emulsion Task force of the Pavement Preservation Expert Task Group Member
David Newcomb Expert Task Group on Asphalt Mixtures Member
Expert Task Group on Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Member
Technological Working Group on Warm Mix Asphalt Member
Roger Smith Next Generation Pavement Performance Measure Technical Working Group Member
Anol Mukhopadhyay Technical Working Group on ASR Development and Deployment Program Member

Federation of International Geo-Engineering Societies

Jean-Louis Briaud President

Geospatial Transportation Mapping Association

Mohammad Poorsartep Automated Vehicle Base Map Committee Chair

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Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Jason Crawford Leadership Program – 2014
Board of Directors – Texas District Director
Bill Eisele Freight Mobility Council Technical Projects Chair
Beverly Kuhn Fellow
Coordinating Council Vice Chair
Standing Committee on Recommended Practices Chair
Board of Direction Ex-officio Member
Cesar Quiroga Member
Ed Seymour ITS Professional Capacity Building Technical Advisory Group Member
Robert Wunderlich Past President

International Association of Public Participation Certification Task Force

Tina Geiselbrecht Member

International Congress on Logistics and Supply Chain

Sharada Vadali International Advisory Board Member
Juan Villa International Advisory Board Member

International Right-Of-Way Association

Cesar Quiroga Member

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International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Jean-Louis Briaud President

International Trade Association

Juan Villa Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Member

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Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA)

Dennis Christiansen Executive Board of Directors Member
Chris Poe Connected Vehicle Task Force Vice Chair
Policy and Business Council Member
Ed Seymour International Relations Subcommittee Member
Melissa Tooley Legislative Steering Committee Member

ITS Joint Program Office

Ginger Goodin ITS Program Advisory Committee Member

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ITS Texas

Tony Voigt Board of Directors Member

Leadership Texas

Mary Cearley Leadership Texas 2015 Class Member
Linda Edge Leadership Texas 2014 Class Member

Mexico City Round Table

Juan Villa Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Past President

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National Asphalt Pavement Association

David Newcomb National Asphalt Roadmap Working Group Member

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National Committee on Traffic Control Devices (NCUTCD)

Paul Carlson Board – Research Vice-Chair
ITE Delegation Member
Regulatory & Warning Sign Technical Committee Member
Gene Hawkins Board – Programs Vice-Chair
ITE Delegation Member
Markings Technical Committee Member
Jerry Ullman Temporary Traffic Control Technical Committee Member

National Research Council

Katie Turnbull National Associate

National Safety Council Texas Teen Driving Safety Coalition

Russell Henk Youth Outreach Committee Chair

Society of Automotive Engineers

Mohammad Poorsartep Dedicated Short Range Communication Tech Committee Member
Interoperability Task Force Member
On-Road Automated Vehicle Planning Task Force Member
On-Road Automated Vehicle Definitions Task Force Member
On-Road Automated Vehicle Safety Testing Task Force Member
On-Road Automated Vehicle Standards Committee Member

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Task Force 13 AASHTO/ARTBA/AGC

Roger Bligh Bridge Rail & Transitions Subcommittee Co-Chair
Lance Bullard, Jr. Laboratory Accreditation Subcommittee Co-Chair

Texas Campus Safety Association

Holly Crenshaw President

Texas A&M Prairie View University

Rob Benz Industry Advisory Council Member

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TexITE

Melisa Finley Board of Directors Past President
Kay Fitzpatrick Local Arrangement Committee for 2015 Spring TexITE Meeting Chair

U.S. Department of Commerce

Rafael Aldrete Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Member

WTS International

Suzie Edrington Member
Johanna Zmud WTS Foundation Board Member

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World Road Association

Rafael Aldrete Committee on Road Financing Member

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Young Professionals in Transportation

Jonathan Brooks Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Deputy Chair
Zachary Elgart Young Professionals in Transportation – Austin Acting Vice Chair for Communications
Todd Hansen Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Member
Phil Lasley Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Vice Chair, Administration
Lisa Minjares Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Vice Chair for Communications
Nick Norboge Young Professionals in Transportation – Houston Strategic Advisor
Nick Wood Young Professionals in Transportation – Austin Chair