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. Its primary purpose is to facilitate coordination among FHWA offices, state and local government partners, academic organizations, and industry stakeholders to support the U.S. Department of Transportation’s strategic goals for infrastructure investment, safety, and environmental enhancement. The document describes the operational framework of TFHRC, which is led by the Office of the Associate Administrator. The core research activities are conducted through three primary R&D offices: Operations, Safety, and Infrastructure. The Office of Operations R&D focuses on improving highway operations and intelligent transportation systems (ITS), with specific teams dedicated to travel management, enabling technologies, and vehicle-infrastructure integration. Key projects include the development of dynamic traffic assignment systems, adaptive control software, and cooperative intersection collision avoidance systems. The Office of Safety R&D addresses highway safety through teams focused on advanced research, roadside safety, roadway design, safety management, and human-centered systems. Major initiatives include the Highway Safety Manual, the SafetyAnalyst project, and the management of the National Crash Analysis Center and the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory. Support functions are provided by the Office of Corporate Research and Technology, which manages the FHWA Corporate Master Plan for research and technology deployment; the Office of Resource Management, which handles budget execution, financial management, and facility operations; the Office of Program Development and Evaluation, which oversees national R&T programs and legislative implementation; and the Office of Research and Technology Services, which manages communications, marketing, and the FHWA Research Library. The directory lists specific personnel, their primary responsibilities, and major projects for each team, such as the development of finite element analysis models for crash simulation and the implementation of surrogate safety assessment methods. The significance of this document lies in its role as a comprehensive guide to the expertise and organizational capabilities of TFHRC. It demonstrates the agency’s commitment to innovation and technology transfer by detailing the specific mechanisms through which research is coordinated, funded, and disseminated. By mapping out the connections between various research teams and external partners, the directory highlights the collaborative approach used to accelerate the deployment of new technologies and improve the national transportation system’s safety, efficiency, and reliability.

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