EAR Publications
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General
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Technology Readiness Assessment Work for EAR Program
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program focuses on high-risk, high-reward research that fills the gap between basic research and applied research or development. It also supports the development of transformative research tools that can accelerate...
Program Results
Highlights of recent Federal Highway Administration Exploratory Advanced Research Program results.
Ongoing EAR Research
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Summary of Initial-Stage Investigations 2011−2014
Initial Stage Investigations
Following the initial set of think tank forums, the EAR Program began conducting smaller, more focused investigations, called ...
Summary of Initial-Stage Investigations 2006-2010
Initial Stage Investigations
Following the initial set of think tank forums in 2005, the EAR Program began to conduct smaller...
Innovative Ideas
Since the initial set of think tank forums in 2005, the EAR Program has been conducting smaller, more focused investigations. This process includes conducting reference searches of published and unpublished...
Exploratory Advanced Research Initial Stage Investigations
Examples of EAR Program Investments Based on Initial-Stage Investigations
Summary of EAR-Sponsored Think Tanks
A series of think tank forums, organized by the Volpe Center and futurist Glen Hiemstra of Futurist.com, were held in Boston, MA, Minneapolis, MN, and Berkeley, CA, in 2005. Each of the interactive forums brought together stakeholders and experts involved in the future of transportation, and...
Exploratory Advanced Research Focus Areas
Focus areas provide direction on the research objectives of the EAR Program. A focus area is a defined topic area where breakthroughs are most needed, or where there is high potential for longer-term, higher-risk research to lead to dramatic improvements.
FHWA has and continues to work...