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                        Office Of Research, Development, And Technology At The Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center


            
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        The following contacts can be found at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), and offices housed at the research and development facility: the Office of Infrastructure Research and Development, the Office of Operations Research and Development, the Office of Safety Research and Development, and the Office of Corporate Research, Development, and Innovation Management, which supports all three research offices and manages the Exploratory Advanced Research Program. The 16 laboratories and data centers at TFHRC provide a vital resource for advancing the body of knowledge that has been created and developed to solve national transportation goals.

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All media inquiries and interview requests should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs at 202-366-0660.Displaying 1 - 25 of 97NameRoles and ResponsibilitiesOffice
                    
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																								Backup PersonAndersen, Carl K
																																				carl.andersen@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3045
																																				Acting Director
																																				Program Management
																																				Provides technical direction for the Office of Operations Research and Development
	Ensures coordination of FHWA research efforts related to Automated and Connected Vehicles across Federal Highway Administration offices and other Department of Transportation agencies.
	Coordinate project team activities for Federal Highway Administration's strategic plan and performance plan goals and objectives
	Conduct research, development, and technology product deployment
	Liaise with the Exploratory Advanced Research Program and Federal Highway Administration headquarters and field offices
	Provide intelligent transportation system support
	Conduct research on advanced mobility systems, vehicle-highway automation, and vehicle-infrastructure integrationAdministrative Assistant
																																				
																																				(202) 493-3260
																																				Administrative Assistant
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide administrative support
	Provide office managementVacant
																																				
																																				
																																				Transportation Operations Engineer
																																				Transportation Operations Applications Team
																																				Manage research in analysis, modeling, and simulation (AMS).
	Manage the traffic AMS (TAMS) Transportation Pooled Fund Program study.
	Manage research related to the collection, analysis, and management of emerging data sources
																																				McHale, Gene MCurtis, Deborah M
																																				deborah.curtis@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3267
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Transportation Operations Applications Team
																																				Provide adaptive control software, ramp metering, adaptive control software evaluation, and operation of work zones
	Participate in Exploratory Advanced Research Program
	Develop cooperative vehicle-highway systems
	Conduct connected vehicles research: dynamic mobility applications (DMA) and signal phase and timing (SPaT) activities
																																				McHale, Gene MMcHale, Gene M
																																				gene.mchale@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3275
																																				Team Leader, Transportation Operations Applications Team
																																				Transportation Operations Applications Team
																																				Manage and lead team
	Provide program management and development
	Provide technical direction
	Conduct ITS related research including advanced technologies for traffic management and connected and automated vehicles
																																				Andersen, Carl KObenberger, Jon
																																				jon.obenberger@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3265
																																				Transportation Operations Engineer
																																				Transportation Operations Applications Team
																																				Support Connected Vehicle Freeway-related Application Development
	Manage Next Generation Traffic Management Systems (TMS) research
	Manage the Traffic Management Center (TMC) Transportation Pooled Fund Program Study
																																				McHale, Gene MChou, Danielle
																																				danielle.chou@dot.gov
																																				
																																				Transportation Operations Engineer
																																				Transportation Operations Applications Team
																																				Coordinate research activities within the Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
	Manage research activities that identify and adapt innovative methods and new technologies, solve complex problems, or make groundbreaking discoveries to improve highway operations
	Develop and implement methods for virtual, distributed testing; lead research in a variety of simulation based topics; and develop and test new transportation applications that strive to reduce energy and emissionsMigliore, Marisa
																																				marisa.migliore@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3293
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Transportation Operations Applications Team
																																				Coordinate research activities within the Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development
	Manage research activities that identify and adapt innovative methods and new technologies, solve complex problems, or make groundbreaking discoveries to improve highway operations
	Develop and test intelligent transportation systems (ITS) applications focused on improved safety and operations with a specific focus on traffic signal technology and connected and cooperative systemsHourdos, John
																																				john.hourdos@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3491
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Transportation Operations Applications Team
																																				Transportation Operations
	Research
																																				McHale, Gene MNallamothu, Sudhakar
																																				s.nallamothu@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3283
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
																																				Conducts research on vehicle automation, accessible transportation, and automotive control systems
	Project and program management of cooperative driving automation, transportation systems management and operations, and advanced modeling and simulationHall, Tiffany
																																				tiffany.hall@dot.gov
																																				
																																				Transportation Operations Engineer
																																				Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
																																				Coordinate research activities within the Office of Operations Research and Development
	Manage research activities that identify and adapt innovative methods and new technologies, solve complex problems, or make groundbreaking discoveries to improve highway operations
																																				Thompson, DaleSaleem, Faisal
																																				faisal.saleem@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3205
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
																																				Coordinate research activities within the Office of Operations Research and Development
	Manage research activities that identify and adapt innovative methods and new technologies, solve complex problems, or make groundbreaking discoveries to improve highway operationsVacant
																																				
																																				
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
																																				Provide cooperative automated driving systems hardware-in-the-loop research.
	Provide artificial intelligence and machine learning research for incident detection and warning systems.
	Conduct research on knowledge-based signal system analysis tools, high-speed intersection safety, and work zone queue detection and warning systems.
																																				Thompson, DaleThompson, Dale
																																				dale.thompson@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3270
																																				Team Leader, Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
																																				Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
																																				Provide technical direction
	Provide team management and leadership
	Research infrastructure-related aspects to cooperative vehicle-infrastructure collision avoidance systems
	Conduct research on vehicle-infrastructure integration
																																				Andersen, Carl KBujanovic, Pavle
																																				pavle.bujanovic@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3271
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
																																				Conduct operations highway research
	Conduct CARMASM researchRandall VanGorder
																																				randall.vangorder@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3266
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Operations Research and Development Technical Direction
																																				Serve as Contracting Office's Representative (COR) for the Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory's (STOL) support and IDIQ contract
	Manage the STOL
	Perform Traffic Analysis and Simulation Pooled Fund Study (TAS PFS)Mero, Laura
																																				Laura.Mero@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3377
																																				Research Psychologist
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Develop, manage, and coordinate safety and operations human factors research
	Lead Traffic Control Devices Consortium Pooled Fund Study (TPF-5(316)
																																				Arnold, MichellePhilips, Brian
																																				brian.philips@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3468
																																				Team Leader, Human Factors Team
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Develop, manage, and coordinate the Human Factors research program (safety and operations)
	Provide human factors technical guidance
	Provide guidance and support to address driver distraction and connected vehicles human factors issues
	Manage the Highway Driving Simulator
	Manage human factors research on connected-vehicle technology
																																				Do, AnnArnold, Michelle
																																				michelle.arnold@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3990
																																				Engineering Research Psychologist
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Driving behavioral data analysis
	Human factors research related to visibility, work zones, etc.
	Manage NCUTCD Pooled Fund study
																																				Pol, JamesCobb, Douglas
																																				douglas.cobb@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3405
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Conduct human factors safety researchEisert, Jesse
																																				jesse.eisert@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3284
																																				Research Psychologist
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Develop, manage, and coordinate safety and operations human factors researchDo, Ann
																																				ann.do@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3319
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Develop, manage, and coordinate the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research Program
	Provide pedestrian and bicycle safety technical guidanceTan, Carol H
																																				carol.tan@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3315
																																				Team Leader, Safety Data and Analysis Team
																																				Safety Data and Analysis Team
																																				Manage Highway Safety Information System
	Manage highway safety data and analysis research
	Manage safety management systems research
	Coordinate development of Model Minimum Inventory of Roadway Elements
	Co-manage Motorcycle Crash Causation StudyBanihashemi, Mohamadreza
																																				mohamad.banihash@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3334
																																				Research Civil Engineer (Highway)
																																				Safety Data and Analysis Team
																																				Provide expertise in data analytics research.
	Work on projects using informatics, analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced computing methods to address the anticipated high volume data to be produced by connected and automated vehicles.
	Provide expertise for implementing the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Safety implementation program with the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
	Work on vehicle automation with staff from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transporation System Joint Program Office and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
																																				Tan, Carol HEigen, Ana Maria
																																				ana.eigen@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3260
																																				Research Highway Safety Specialist
																																				Safety Data and Analysis Team
																																				Analyze roadside safety data
	Coordinate vehicle safety research
	Evaluate occupant risks in crashes
	Advance the use of simulation modeling in research and development
	Coordinate investigations of rollover causation and reduction
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