PROPOSE NEW TOPICS FOR THE 2008 NCHRP SYNTHESES

SUGGEST A TOPIC

New topics for 2008 will be selected and posted on this website in June 2008.

The following factors are considered in the selection process for synthesis topics:

• The topic should address a problem that is widespread enough to generate broad interest in the synthesis.
• The topic should be timely and critical for expediting delivery, improving the quality, or lowering the cost of transportation programs.
• The topic is appropriate if current practice is non-uniform or inconsistent from agency to agency, or if the validity of some practices appears to be questionable.
• The quality and quantity of useful available information should indicate a need to organize and compress that which has already been learned and written on the topic.
• The topic should not be one where ongoing research or other activities in progress might be expected to render the synthesis obsolete shortly after completion.

Current Studies
Completed Studies

The following also shows titles of all completed studies and a detailed index of topics covered by these studies.

Full Program Summary, RRD 309

If you require further information please contact either Mr. Williams by email at jwilliams@nas.edu or by phone at 202-334-3245; Donna Vlasak by email at dvlasak@nas.edu or by phone at 202-334-2974; or Gail Staba by email at gstaba@nas.edu or by phone at 202-366-2116.

CONSULTANTS

After the 2008 topics are selected, if you would like to be considered as a consultant for any of these, there will be a portal on this website for your submission.

Consultant contracts are issued with a fixed fee of $30,000. Payment is based on the submittal and acceptance of four staged deliverables. The deliverables are: Stage I, Work Plan, Outline, and Questionnaire; Stage II, First Draft; Stage III, Final Draft; and Stage IV, Revised Final Draft. Synthesis staff support and limited expenses for minor direct costs and travel are also provided. The contract duration is up to 12 months. Further information can be found at "Instructions for Consultants Preparing Syntheses."