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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 PersonVacant
																																				
																																				
																																				Accountant/Financial Manager
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide financial management support for Office of Research, Development, and Technology
	Coordinate and provide the National Science Foundation annual report
																																				Shehade, Christopher EAndersen, 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 integrationDunson-Coleman, Mornita
																																				m.dunson-coleman.ctr@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3175
																																				Administrative Assistant
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide support activities for administrative management programsAdministrative Assistant
																																				
																																				(202) 493-3260
																																				Administrative Assistant
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide administrative support
	Provide office managementAdministrative Assistant
																																				
																																				(202) 493-3022
																																				Administrative Assistant
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide administrative support for the Office of Infrastructure Research and Development programHartwell, Ahmani
																																				ahmani.hartwell@dot.gov
																																				(202) 366-3038
																																				Administrative Management Specialist
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide human resource management consultation, support, and guidance
																																				Becker, MelanieLee, Angela
																																				angela.lee@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3471
																																				Administrative Management Specialist
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center property management
	Support financial management of Office of Safety Research and DevelopmentBrown, Eric R.
																																				eric.r.brown@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3420
																																				Advanced Research Program Analyst
																																				Exploratory Advanced Research Team
																																				Develop and administer the Exploratory Advanced Research Program
	Coordinate initial stage research (e.g., scanning and convening)
	Provide program analysis and evaluation
	Coordinate Exploratory Advanced Research Program Web content and marketingRegal, Kelly
																																				kelly.regal@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3999
																																				Associate Administrator for Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) and the Director of Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide national highway research and technology leadership and coordination
	Manage and coordinate research, technology, and innovation deployment
	Advance the deployment of new technologies and innovations
	Oversee the management of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research CenterThor, Craig
																																				craig.thor@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3338
																																				Chief Scientist
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide technical guidance for the Research and Technology (R&T) Program for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
	Coordinate FHWA R&T priorities across external agencies and domestic and international partners
	Coordinate the strategic direction of the FHWA R&T program with FHWA senior managers and the Office of the Secretary
																																				Special AssistantZobel, Robert
																																				robert.zobel@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3024
																																				Coordinator, Long-Term Bridge Performance Program
																																				Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team
																																				Manage the research activities for the Long-Term Bridge Performance Program (LTBP)
	Provide program planning and oversight for LTBP
	Conduct research related to bridge performance
	Provide guidance for and technical advice pertaining to nondestructive evaluation, instrumentation, and field evaluation of LTBP bridges
	Manage deployment, enhancement, and maintenance of the LTBP Bridge Portal
																																				VacantNehme, Ph.D., P.E., Jean
																																				jean.nehme@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3042
																																				Director
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide executive-level leadership and management of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) infrastructure research and development program, including strategic planning, coordination, guidance, and oversight
	Represent FHWA in interagency groups at the Federal Government level and international organizations dealing with highway infrastructure research, development, and technologyVacant
																																				
																																				
																																				Director
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide overall leadership of research and technology (R&T) program development and innovation management
	Lead and convene Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA's) R&T Leadership Team
	Lead FHWA's implementation of Future Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2)
	Lead FHWA's strategy for the Exploratory Advanced Research Program
	Lead FHWA's communication and outreach for the R&T program, including the FHWA Research Library
	Lead FHWA R&T authorization and coordination
	Lead coordination with external research and technology advisory committee
	Lead coordination and collaboration with international highway research partners
	Lead FHWA's R&T budget development and delivery
																																				VacantDavid, Mike
																																				mike.david@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3173
																																				Director
																																				Program Management
																																				Provides oversight of resources, IT, computer, finance, human resources, and facility management
	Provides consultation and support to senior-level executives
																																				Becker, MelanieArnold, 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, JamesVacant
																																				
																																				(202) 493-3999
																																				Executive Assistant
																																				Program Management
																																				Provide executive support to the Office of Research, Development, and Technology Associate Administrator
	Provide office and contract management for administrative staffKerr, Brian
																																				brian.kerr@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3000
																																				Facilities Manager
																																				Program Management
																																				Act as the Facilities Manager for the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
	Manage facility safety and healthFessmann, Volker
																																				Volker.Fessmann@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3322
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Roadway Team
																																				Manage intelligent transportation systems safety research
	Support traffic engineering and human factors research
	Coordinate communication device testing and spectrum activities
																																				Davis, Gregory W (Greg)Zhang, Wei
																																				wei.zhang@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3317
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Roadway Team
																																				Manage Intersection Safety research program
	Manage safety and operational evaluation of alternative intersection and interchange designs
	Conduct inhouse research on big data analysis and visualization
	Perform system evaluation linking crash severity to level of service
	Explore aerial-based traffic data collection at large intersections and interchanges
																																				Chen, Shyuan-Ren (Clayton)Vacant
																																				
																																				
																																				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, DaleWiser, Larry J
																																				larry.wiser@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3079
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team
																																				Oversee Long-Term Pavement Performance Program Customer Support Service Center
	Manage Long-Term Pavement Performance data analysis and profile measurementBujanovic, Pavle
																																				pavle.bujanovic@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3271
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Transportation Enabling Technologies Team
																																				Conduct operations highway research
	Conduct CARMASM 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 guidanceCurtis, 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 MLim, In-Kyu
																																				in-kyu.lim@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3132
																																				Highway Research Engineer
																																				Roadway Team
																																				Manage the Geometric Design Laboratory and safety and operational effects of roadway geometric design research program
	Manage the Speed Management safety research program
	Advance Data-Driven Safety Analysis approach and the implementation of Highway Safety Manual Prediction Methodology
																																				Chen, Shyuan-Ren (Clayton)
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