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 | Telephone |
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Automated Highway System | Mohamadreza | Banihashemi | mohamadreza.banihashemi.CTR@dot.gov | (202) 493-3334 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Safety and Operational Effects of Geometrics | Shyuan-Ren (Clayton) | Chen | clayton.chen@dot.gov | (202) 493-3054 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Highway Safety Information System | Carol H | Tan | carol.tan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3315 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Big Data Analysis and Visualization | Mohamadreza | Banihashemi | mohamadreza.banihashemi.CTR@dot.gov | (202) 493-3334 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
HSIS (Highway Safety Information System) | Carol H | Tan | carol.tan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3315 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Connected Vehicles Research and Development | Mohamadreza | Banihashemi | mohamadreza.banihashemi.CTR@dot.gov | (202) 493-3334 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Model Minimum Inventory of Roadway Elements (MMIRE) | Carol H | Tan | carol.tan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3315 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Motorcycle Crash Causation Study | Carol H | Tan | carol.tan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3315 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Crash Data Analysis | Roya | Amjadi | roya.amjadi@dot.gov | (202) 493-3383 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Safety Management Research | Carol H | Tan | carol.tan@dot.gov | (202) 493-3315 | Safety Data and Analysis Team |
Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (TOL) | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
Automated Highway System | Carl K | Andersen | carl.andersen@dot.gov | (202) 493-3045 | Technical Direction |
Traffic Estimation and Prediction System | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
Vehicle-Highway Automation Research and Development | Carl K | Andersen | carl.andersen@dot.gov | (202) 493-3045 | 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 |
Freight Professional Development | Randy | VanGorder | randall.vangorder@dot.gov | (202) 493-3266 | Technical Direction |
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 |
Safety Research and Development (R&D) Technology Facilitation/Transfer (T2) | Technical Direction and Coordination | ||||
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 |
Infrastructure-based Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Standards Deployment | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team | ||||
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Work Zones | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Automated Highway System | Taylor | Lochrane | taylor.lochrane@dot.gov | (202) 493-3293 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices | Peter | Huang | peter.huang@dot.gov | (202) 493-3484 | Transportation Enabling Technologies Team |
Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems | Taylor | Lochrane | taylor.lochrane@dot.gov | (202) 493-3293 | 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 |
Connected Vehicles Research and Development | Govindarajan | Vadakpat | g.vadakpat@dot.gov | (202) 493-3283 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Freight Professional Development Research and Development | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Freeway Improvement Projects and Bottleneck Mitigation Strategies | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Traffic Model Validation/Verification | Gene M | McHale | gene.mchale@dot.gov | (202) 493-3275 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Planning for Operations | Govindarajan | Vadakpat | g.vadakpat@dot.gov | (202) 493-3283 | 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 |
Freeway Traffic Management and Operations | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Work Zone Analysis Tools | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Integration of Connected Vehicles and Traveler Data | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Work Zone Safety and Mobility Integrated Product Team | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Arterial Simulation | Gene M | McHale | gene.mchale@dot.gov | (202) 493-3275 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Managed Lanes | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Freight Performance Measurement | Gene M | McHale | gene.mchale@dot.gov | (202) 493-3275 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Adaptive Signal Control Research | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Work Zones | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Ramp Metering | Jon | Obenberger | jon.obenberger@dot.gov | (202) 493-3265 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Intelligent Vehicle-Infrastructure | Gene M | McHale | gene.mchale@dot.gov | (202) 493-3275 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |
Arterial Management | Deborah M | Curtis | deborah.curtis@dot.gov | (202) 493-3267 | Transportation Operations Applications Team |