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.
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Area of Expertise | First Name | Last Name |
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Hydraulics Research and Development | Kornel | Kerenyi | kornel.kerenyi@dot.gov | (202) 493-3142 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Hydrodynamics Research and Development | Kornel | Kerenyi | kornel.kerenyi@dot.gov | (202) 493-3142 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Scour Research and Development | Kornel | Kerenyi | kornel.kerenyi@dot.gov | (202) 493-3142 | Bridge Engineering Team |
Bridge Engineering | Ping | Lu | ping.lu@dot.gov | (202) 493-3143 | Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team |
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) | Jean | Landolt | jean.landolt@dot.gov | (202) 493-3146 | Program Management |
Long-Term Pavement Performance Program (LTPP) Database | Yan (Jane) | Jiang | jane.jiang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3149 | Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team |
Long-Term Pavement Performance Program (LTPP) Information Management System (IMS) | Yan (Jane) | Jiang | jane.jiang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3149 | Long-Term Infrastructure Performance Team |
Pavement Research and Development | Katherine A | Petros | katherine.petros@dot.gov | (202) 493-3154 | Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team |
Accelerated Construction Research and Development | Katherine A | Petros | katherine.petros@dot.gov | (202) 493-3154 | Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team |
Construction Quality Assurance/Quality Control | Katherine A | Petros | katherine.petros@dot.gov | (202) 493-3154 | Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team |
Pavement Design and Analysis Research and Development | Katherine A | Petros | katherine.petros@dot.gov | (202) 493-3154 | Infrastructure Analysis and Construction Team |
Transportation Pooled Fund Program Management | Patricia | Sergeson | patricia.sergeson@dot.gov | (202) 493-3166 | Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team |
Communications Research and Technology | Shana | Baker | shana.baker@dot.gov | (202) 493-3181 | Program Management |
Research Advisory Committee (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)) | Shana | Baker | shana.baker@dot.gov | (202) 493-3181 | Program Management |
Research and Technology Coordinating Committee | Shana | Baker | shana.baker@dot.gov | (202) 493-3181 | Program Management |
Research and Technology Corporate Master Plan | Shana | Baker | shana.baker@dot.gov | (202) 493-3181 | Program Management |
Aggregates | Richard C (Rick) | Meininger | richard.meininger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3191 | Infrastructure Materials Team |
Publishing Copyrights and Reprint Permissions (Research, Development, and Technology) | Dawn | Vanlandingham | dawn.vanlandingham@dot.gov | (202) 493-3198 | Marketing and Communications Team |
Web site (Research and Technology; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; Exploratory Advanced Research, SharePoint) | Dawn | Vanlandingham | dawn.vanlandingham@dot.gov | (202) 493-3198 | Marketing and Communications Team |
Federal Highway Administration Research Library | Dawn | Vanlandingham | dawn.vanlandingham@dot.gov | (202) 493-3198 | Marketing and Communications Team |
FHWA Research Library | Dawn | Vanlandingham | dawn.vanlandingham@dot.gov | (202) 493-3198 | Marketing and Communications Team |
Communications Research and Technology | Kelley | Elliott | kelley.elliott@dot.gov | (202) 493-3220 | Marketing and Communications Team |
Federal Highway Administration R&T Now Newsletter | Kelley | Elliott | kelley.elliott@dot.gov | (202) 493-3220 | Marketing and Communications Team |
Asphalt Materials Research and Development | David | Mensching | david.mensching@dot.gov | (202) 493-3232 | Infrastructure Materials Team |
Pavement Research and Development | David | Mensching | david.mensching@dot.gov | (202) 493-3232 | Infrastructure Materials Team |
Recycling Materials for Pavements Research and Development | David | Mensching | david.mensching@dot.gov | (202) 493-3232 | Infrastructure Materials Team |
Concrete Materials Research and Development | Robert | Spragg | robert.spragg@dot.gov | (202) 493-3233 | Infrastructure Materials Team |
Durability of Cement-based materials | Robert | Spragg | robert.spragg@dot.gov | (202) 493-3233 | Infrastructure Materials Team |
Internal Curing of Cement-based materials | Robert | Spragg | robert.spragg@dot.gov | (202) 493-3233 | Infrastructure Materials Team |
Resistivity and Formation Factor Testing | Robert | Spragg | robert.spragg@dot.gov | (202) 493-3233 | Infrastructure Materials 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 |
HSIS (Highway Safety Information System) | Ana | Eigen | ana.eigen@dot.gov | (202) 493-3260 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Active Transportation and Demand Management | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Transportation Systems Management and Operations Programs, Policies, and Plans | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Travel Management for Planned Special Events | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Corridor Traffic Management | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Freeway Improvement Projects and Bottleneck Mitigation Strategies | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Freeway Traffic Management and Operations | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Integration of Connected Vehicles and Traveler Data | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Managed Lanes | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Ramp Metering | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Traffic Management Systems and Centers | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Localized Bottleneck Reduction | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
Operations Research and Development Technology Facilitation | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (TOL) | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
Traffic Estimation and Prediction System | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
Traffic Flow Theory | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
Traffic Signal Control Research | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
Dynamic Traffic Assignment | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |