Expertise Directory Search
The expertise of our scientists, engineers, and support staff encompasses more than 100 transportation-related disciplines and expertise areas. The following expertise areas and 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. If you can’t find your research contact below, try the Roles and Responsibilities search. If you would like to see how our organization is structured, try the Staff Directory.
All media inquiries and interview requests should be directed to the Office of Public Affairs at 202-366-0660.
Area of Expertise | First Name |
Last Name![]() |
Telephone | Office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freeway and Traffic Signal Systems | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Freight Professional Development Research and Development | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Truck Size and Weight Freight Operations and Technology | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Work Zone Analysis Tools | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Advanced Sensor and Communications Technologies | Gregory W (Greg) | Davis | gregory.davis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3367 | Roadway Team |
Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems | Gregory W (Greg) | Davis | gregory.davis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3367 | Roadway Team |
Infrastructure-based Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems - Human Factors | Gregory W (Greg) | Davis | gregory.davis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3367 | Roadway Team |
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Advanced Safety Research | Gregory W (Greg) | Davis | gregory.davis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3367 | Roadway Team |
Intersection Collision Avoidance Research | Gregory W (Greg) | Davis | gregory.davis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3367 | Roadway Team |
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Research and Development | Ann | Do | ann.do@dot.gov | (202) 493-3319 | Human Factors Team |
Bicycle Safety Research | Ann | Do | ann.do@dot.gov | (202) 493-3319 | Human Factors Team |
HSIS (Highway Safety Information System) | Ana | Eigen | ana.eigen@dot.gov | (202) 493-3260 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Crash Data Analysis | Ana | Eigen | ana.eigen@dot.gov | (202) 493-3260 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Highway Safety Information System | Ana | Eigen | ana.eigen@dot.gov | (202) 493-3260 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Connected Vehicles Research and Development | Jesse | Eisert | jesse.eisert@dot.gov | (202) 493-3284 | Human Factors Team |
Driver Behavior and Decisionmaking | Jesse | Eisert | jesse.eisert@dot.gov | (202) 493-3284 | Human Factors Team |
Driver Distraction and Attention | Jesse | Eisert | jesse.eisert@dot.gov | (202) 493-3284 | Human Factors Team |
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Advanced Safety Research | Jesse | Eisert | jesse.eisert@dot.gov | (202) 493-3284 | Human Factors Team |
Federal Highway Administration R&T Now Newsletter | Kelley | Elliott | kelley.elliott@dot.gov | (202) 493-3220 | Marketing and Communications Team |
Communications Research and Technology | Kelley | Elliott | kelley.elliott@dot.gov | (202) 493-3220 | Marketing and Communications Team |
Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) R&D | Benjamin A (Ben) | Graybeal | benjamin.graybeal@dot.gov | (202) 493-3122 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Large-Scale Testing | Zachary | Haber | zachary.haber@dot.gov | (202) 493-3469 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Structural Concrete | Zachary | Haber | zachary.haber@dot.gov | (202) 493-3469 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Structures Laboratory | Zachary | Haber | zachary.haber@dot.gov | (202) 493-3469 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Bridge Engineering | Zachary | Haber | zachary.haber@dot.gov | (202) 493-3469 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Innovative Materials in Highway Bridge Systems | Zachary | Haber | zachary.haber@dot.gov | (202) 493-3469 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Infrastructure-based Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Work Zones | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Traffic Management Center Automation and Artificial Intelligence Application | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Artificial Intelligence Applications in ITS | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Dynamic Traffic Demand (O-D) Estimation | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Environmental Impact of Connected Vehicles | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation for Connected Vehicle Studies | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Intellectual Property Rights and Scientific Review | Mary | Huie | mary.huie@dot.gov | (202) 493-3460 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Technology Transfer | Mary | Huie | mary.huie@dot.gov | (202) 493-3460 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
State Planning and Research (SPR) Part II | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Transportation Pooled Fund Program Management | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
National Research and Technology Partnerships | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Waiver of Matching for State Planning and Research (SP&R) Part II | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Research Advisory Committee (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)) | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Research and Development Legislation | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Research and Technology Coordinating Committee | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Administration of Federal Highway Administration State Planning and Research, Part II | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Research and Technology Corporate Master Plan | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Committee (RAC) | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Research and Technology Program Coordination Title V | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Research (SCOR) | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Small Business Innovation Research | Jack D | Jernigan | jack.jernigan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3363 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |