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Hazardous Materials Research & Engineering
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# Research and Development Branch

## Featured Items/Latest News

**Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) Forum – November 2023**

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) led a virtual public Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) Forum on November 28, 2023. The forum highlighted RD&T's current research projects, current and future research initiatives, program strategies & priorities, and gathering stakeholder input. The forum's slide deck and the summary is located here.

**Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) Forum – December 2022**

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) led a virtual public Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) Forum on December 1st, 2022. The forum focused on highlighting RD&T's current research projects, current and future research initiatives, program strategies & priorities, and gathering input from stakeholders. A brief summary of the report will be available shortly.

**Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) Forum - October 2021**

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) held a public Research, Development & Technology (RD&T) Forum in October 2021 to present the results of recently completed research projects, announce new project plans, and obtain stakeholder input on the direction of current and future research projects. The Forum took place over the course of four half-day sessions that included government and industry presentations covering the mitigation of climate risk, energy products, commodity flow analysis, packaging integrity, and emerging technologies. To view the complete summary of the RD&T Forum, including presentation summaries and material, use the link below.Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Research and Development (R&D) Public Meeting and Forum Event Summary Report

**OHMS has awarded six projects totaling over $9.6 million to various researchers that will support safety and innovation in hazmat transportation as a result of its 2020 Broad Agency Announcement.**

 

## About the R&D Branch

The Research & Development Branch leads and coordinates innovative research projects that are focused on near-term solutions to hazardous materials transportation problems.

**Vision:** To promote innovative approaches to support the safe commerce of hazardous materials for a multi-modal transportation system.

**Mission:** To provide research, analyses and technical information needed to manage the public risk associated with hazardous material transportation.

## People

The staff of the Research, Development & Technology branch conduct all aspects of program management within OHMS, including preparation of RFPs, SOWs, milestones, meetings and deliverables. R&D projects are conducted by a number of internal and external research partners and in cooperation with other DoT modal partners. OHMS R&D efforts include laboratory testing, piloting and field implementation. RD&T staff also identify potential emerging risks and challenges to the safe transport of hazardous materials and provide fiscal oversight of diverse projects within their areas of responsibility. Current staff consists of Joshua Davis and Andy Leyder.

## Research Needs

To submit research needs concerning hazardous materials transportation, email Joshua Davis at joshua.davis@dot.gov or Andy Leyder at andrew.leyder@dot.gov.