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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 PersonTang, 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)
																																				VacantShehade, 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 ProgramKim, Woon
																																				woon.kim@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3383
																																				Research Transportation Specialist
																																				Safety Data and Analysis Team
																																				Manage the Development of Crash Modification Factors (DCMF) Program
	Manage Evaluation of Low-Cost Safety Improvements Pooled-Fund Study (ELCSI-PFS)
	Support highway safety research
	Manage and conduct highway safety analysis
																																				Tan, Carol HLu, Ping
																																				ping.lu@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3143
																																				Research Structural Engineer
																																				Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team
																																				Conduct research related to the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program
	Provide technical assistance to internal and external LTBP program stakeholders
	Lead bridge performance data validation efforts
																																				VacantEisert, Jesse
																																				jesse.eisert@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3284
																																				Research Psychologist
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Develop, manage, and coordinate safety and operations human factors researchMero, 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, MichelleSivaneswaran, Nadarajah (Siva)
																																				nadarajah.sivaneswaran@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3147
																																				Research Program Manager
																																				Program Management
																																				Lead and manage the Federal Highway Administration Infrastructure Research and Development Program
	Supervise Office of Infrastructure Research and Development staff
	Coordinate office input and feedback on legislative proposals, policy issues, and research to be conducted by other organizations such as the National Cooperative Highway Research Program and University Transportation Centers
	Represent the office on various internal and external working groupsArispe, 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)Mensching, 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)Eigen, 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 reductionPonce, Javier
																																				javier.ponce@dot.gov
																																				
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team
																																				Provide pavement and traffic engineering and in database management to enhance and maintain FHWA’s highway infrastructure engineering research data web portals (InfoPave, InfoBridge, InfoMaterials, and InfoTechnology).
	Improve FHWA’s research data transparency by providing easy access to the vast amount of data, information, and engineering products and tools, generated through research studies completed in the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and throughout the agencyHourdos, 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 simulationSakhaeifar, Maryam Sadat
																																				maryam.sakhaeifar@dot.gov
																																				
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Infrastructure Materials Team
																																				Conducts research on pavement materialsBernard, Kathleen (Kay)
																																				kathleen.bernard@dot.gov
																																				
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team
																																				Conduct infrastructure researchCobb, Douglas
																																				douglas.cobb@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3405
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Human Factors Team
																																				Conduct human factors safety researchSaleem, 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 operationsGolalipour, Amir
																																				amir.golalipour@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3089
																																				Research Highway Engineer
																																				Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team
																																				Conduct research on infrastructure resiliency, pavement safety, and pavement surface characteristicsMigliore, 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 systemsNicks, Jennifer E
																																				jennifer.nicks@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3075
																																				Research Geotechnical Engineer
																																				Bridge Engineering Team
																																				Perform geotechnical engineering studies
	Conduct research on soil mechanics and soil dynamics analysis and modeling
																																				Slein, Ryan M.Banihashemi, 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 HWalker, Deborah
																																				deborah.walker@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3068
																																				Research Civil Engineer
																																				Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team
																																				Provide research for the Long-Term Pavement Performance ProgramBhide, Shrinivas
																																				shrinivas.bhide@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3302
																																				Research Civil Engineer
																																				Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team
																																				Conduct research in the Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Program.
																																				VacantCooper, Michelle
																																				michelle.cooper@dot.gov
																																				
																																				Research Civil Engineer
																																				Infrastructure Materials Team
																																				Conduct research related to the durability and volume stability of concrete materials
	Provide technical assistance to agencies, owners of concrete infrastructure, and consultants
	Perform forensic investigation
	Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Concrete Laboratory ManagerBarrett, Timothy
																																				timothy.barrett@dot.gov
																																				(202) 493-3422
																																				Research Civil Engineer
																																				Bridge Engineering Team
																																				Conduct research to improve behavior and performance of structural materials
	Provide technical assistance to bridge owners, designers, consultants, and academic researchers
	Perform forensic investigations
																																				Graybeal, Benjamin A (Ben)
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