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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 26 - 50 of 97NameRoles and ResponsibilitiesOffice
                    
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																								Roles and Responsibilities
																								Backup PersonFay, Charles
																																				charles.fay@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3336
																																				SHRP 2 Safety Research Manager
																																				Safety Data and Analysis Team
																																				Manage, coordinate, and conduct highway safety analysis
	SHRP2 safety data training
																																				Mohamedshah, YusufShehade, Christopher E
																																				chris.shehade@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3179
																																				Senior Financial Manager
																																				Program Management
																																				Act as the funds certifying official for the Office of Research, Development, and Technology
	Provide financial management and consultation to the Research and Technology Leadership Team and the Transportation Pooled Fund ProgramChen, Shyuan-Ren (Clayton)
																																				clayton.chen@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3054
																																				Team Leader, Roadway Team
																																				Roadway Team
																																				Develop, manage, and coordinate roadway safety research program
	Provide technical guidance and support to address roadway safety issues
	Coordinate research and technical assistance for the Highway Safety Manual
	Support intelligent transportation systems connected vehicle research on vehicle-to-infrastructure communications for safety
																																				Davis, Gregory W (Greg)Tang, Connie
																																				connie.tang@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3044
																																				Senior Legislative and Budget Analyst
																																				Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team
																																				Lead research and technology (R&T) budget issues
	Lead R&T legislative issues
	Lead Annual Modal Research Plan (AMRP)
	Lead annual funding plan and performance report
	Lead corporate budget
	Act as lead for Office of Inspector General and Government Accountability Office coordination
	ERM (Small Business Innovation Research)
	Coordinate Technology and Innovation Deployment Program (TIDP) Report to Congress (11/15/23) BIL13006(a)(3)(B)(ii)
																																				VacantThor, 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 AssistantThompson, 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 KShine, Daniel
																																				daniel.shine@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3375
																																				Team Director
																																				Marketing and Communications Team
																																				Provide overall leadership for research and technology marketing, communications, and innovation delivery
	Plan communications and outreach strategies
	Manage Federal Highway Administration processes for innovation management and delivery
	Coordinate Research and Technology StoryChou, 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 emissionsBrown, Darlene
																																				darlene.brown@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3503
																																				Publication Manager
																																				Marketing and Communications Team
																																				Act as the contract office representative of editing and layout contracts
	Manage communication and publication support services and processes
	Manage and coordinate research and technology printing
	Provide official records management and preservation
	Coordinate research publishing for the Exploratory Advanced Research Program
																																				Vanlandingham, DawnKuehn, David E
																																				david.kuehn@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3414
																																				Team Director/Program Manager
																																				Exploratory Advanced Research Team
																																				Provide Federal Highway Administration leadership
	Manage scientific coordination
	Manage partnership development
	Provide visionary leadership for Exploratory Advanced Research Program
	Provide international and national scientific program coordination
	Provide leadership and communication for Corporate Master Plan for Research and Deployment of Technology and InnovationMensching, David
																																				david.mensching@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3232
																																				Research Materials Engineer
																																				Infrastructure Materials Team
																																				Manage asphalt materials research program
	Lead and conduct asphalt materials research and forensic studies
																																				Youtcheff, Jr., John S (Jack)Vanlandingham, Dawn
																																				dawn.vanlandingham@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3198
																																				Information Management Specialist/Transportation Specialist
																																				Marketing and Communications Team
																																				Coordinate and manage the research and technology and Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Web sites
	Coordinate and develop SharePoint and research and technology intranet sites
	Provide consultation for research and technology Web publishing and Section 508 compliance
	Provide communications and Web consultation
	Coordinate research and technology copyright and publication reprint permission
	Manage the Federal Highway Administration Research Library and subscription servicesCurtis, 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 MWalker, Deborah
																																				deborah.walker@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3068
																																				Research Civil Engineer
																																				Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team
																																				Provide research for the Long-Term Pavement Performance ProgramCobb, Douglas
																																				douglas.cobb@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3405
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Conduct human factors safety researchDumas, Edna (Trisha)
																																				edna.dumas@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3220
																																				Marketing and Communications Specialist
																																				Marketing and Communications Team
																																				Provide marketing and communications coordination for Federal Highway Administration research and technology
	Develop communications strategy and messaging for research and technology
	Work with research program offices to develop and implement strategic marketing and communications plans and social media campaignsArispe, Eduardo
																																				eduardo.arispe@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3291
																																				Research Mechanical Engineer
																																				Roadway Team
																																				Manage the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory and Roadside Safety research program
	Maintain certification of the crash test lab and the test data
	Advance the use of dynamic finite element analysis software to design crashworthy roadside safety structures and predict vehicle crash outcomes
	Coordinate efforts related to motorcycle crashes into barriers
	Coordinate investigations of suspension and steering component failures in angular crashes
	Develop testing protocols for dynamic impact testing for various research needs
																																				Chen, Shyuan-Ren (Clayton)Brown, 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 marketingSaleem, 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 operationsJalinoos, Farrokh (Frank)
																																				frank.jalinoos@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3044
																																				Manager, Coating and Corrosion Program and Laboratory
																																				Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team
																																				Manage research on corrosion protection systems
	Conduct research on bridge deck durability, nondestructive tools for corrosion detection, cathodic protection systems, corrosion-resistant reinforcement, and corrosion-resistant structural steel reactivity
																																				VacantMcHale, 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 KDavis, Gregory W (Greg)
																																				gregory.davis@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3367
																																				Intelligent Transportation Systems Safety Research Program Manager
																																				Roadway Team
																																				Perform research on intelligent transportation systems to improve highway safety
	Coordinate cooperative intersection collision avoidance systems research
	Manage research to develop vehicle-to-infrastructure communications applications to improve highway safetyAbdi, Hiwot K
																																				hiwot.abdi@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3180
																																				Management Analyst
																																				Safety Research and Development Technical Direction
																																				Provide management support and monitoringAzari, Hoda
																																				hoda.azari@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3064
																																				Nondestructive Evaluation Program and Laboratory Manager
																																				Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team
																																				Manage the Nondestructive Evaluation Program and Laboratory
	Conduct research on nondestructive evaluation technologies for bridges and other infrastructure
																																				Petros, Katherine ALim, 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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