• Manage the Geotechnical Laboratory
• Conduct geotechnical engineering research

• 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

• 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

• Manage the Chemistry Laboratory
• Lead and conduct research and forensic investigations involving the chemistry of highway materials

• 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

• Conduct research in the Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Program.

• 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

• Conduct and manage research to improve infrastructure construction and project delivery and to advance civil integrated management (CIM)

• 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

• Develop, manage, and coordinate the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research Program
• Provide pedestrian and bicycle safety technical guidance

• Manage research addressing infrastructure safety and security, as well as timber, covered bridge preservation
• Represent the Department and Agency in the White House National Science and Technology Council and the Department of Homeland Security's committees, subcommittees, and working groups on disaster reduction, safety, and security

Develop, manage, and coordinate safety and operations human factors research

• Manage, coordinate, and conduct highway safety analysis
• SHRP2 safety data training

• Provide program coordination and monitoring
• Coordinate office management initiatives

• Lead the Bridge Design and Foundation Engineering Team
• Conduct high-performance materials research
• Perform forensic investigations

• Provide Connected Vehicles Testbed development and operation
• Conduct research on quick 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

• Manage selected contracts and activities for the Long-Term Bridge Performance Program

• Lead the legislation and budget team
• Coordinate the national research and technology program development and evaluation
• Develop research and technology partnerships Act as the Research and Technology Leadership Team secretariat
• Develop and maintain partnerships with internal and external groups
• Act as a liaison for National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project 20-5
• Develop and coordinate an intellectual property system

• Manage the J. Sterling Jones Hydraulics Research Laboratory
• Conduct research on the hydraulics and hydrology of highway structures, bridge scour, pressure flow scour, culvert hydraulics, bottomless culverts, highway drainage, and multihazard modeling

• Lead, conduct, and manage infrastructure preservation and maintenance research and stakeholder outreach efforts
• Manage research to advance civil integrated management (CIM)

• Track office and program financial information Provide program coordination and monitoring
• Provide Transportation Research Board Core Program Services program oversight as Agreement Officer Representative (AOR) and FHWA Liaison Coordinate FHWA’s participation in the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting as FHWA Liaison
• Act as National Cooperative Highway Research Program AOR and FHWA Liaison
• Manage National Cooperative Highway Research Program oversight, financial, and program coordination for FHWA

• Provide Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center property management
• Support financial management of Office of Safety Research and Development

• 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

• Perform national exhibit coordination and support
• Provide research and technology communications support
• Coordinate Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center facility tours
• Oversee the Research and Technology Product Distribution Center
• Coordinate communications/publications support services Manage editorial and layout contracts for Public Roads magazine