Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center Organizational and Expertise Directory [Spring 2006]

NHTSA · 2006 · ROSA P / U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

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This document is the Spring 2006 Organizational and Expertise Directory for the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), part of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T). It serves as an administrative reference detailing the center’s structure, personnel, and research focus areas rather than presenting original empirical research findings. The directory outlines how RD&T is organized into eight offices and 15 teams of experts covering more than 30 transportation-related disciplines, aimed at improving highway operations, safety, and infrastructure. The document describes the functional roles of three primary research and development offices: Operations, Safety, and Infrastructure. The Office of Operations R&D focuses on intelligent transportation systems (ITS), traffic management, and vehicle-infrastructure integration. Key projects include the development of adaptive control software, dynamic traffic assignment systems, and cooperative intersection collision avoidance systems. The Office of Safety R&D addresses roadside safety, crash analysis, and human-centered systems. Its teams manage the National Crash Analysis Center and the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory, utilizing finite element analysis to design crashworthy structures and study vehicle rollover causation. The Office of Infrastructure R&D supports infrastructure resilience and maintenance. Supporting these research offices are administrative and strategic units. The Office of Corporate Research and Technology leads the FHWA Corporate Master Plan for research and technology deployment. The Office of Program Development and Evaluation handles budget formulation, legislative implementation for the SAFETEA-LU act, and coordination with the Transportation Research Board. The Office of Resource Management oversees financial operations, procurement, and facility support, while the Office of Research and Technology Services manages communications, marketing, and the FHWA Research Library. The significance of this directory lies in its documentation of the federal government’s strategic approach to transportation research in 2006. It highlights a coordinated effort to integrate advanced technologies, such as GPS and simulation modeling, into national highway systems. By listing specific personnel responsibilities and major projects, the document illustrates the collaborative framework between FHWA, state agencies, academic institutions, and industry partners. It reflects the agency’s commitment to deploying innovative solutions to enhance transportation safety, efficiency, and infrastructure durability, serving as a snapshot of the organizational mechanisms driving U.S. highway research during that period.

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