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Expert Task Groups

For each SHRP 2 research project, an Expert Task Group (ETG) will be formed to develop requests for proposals, review research proposals, and recommend project awardees to the SHRP 2 Oversight Committee. ETGs will meet only during this initial phase of a research project, rather than the duration of the SHRP II program. Members of ETGs for the current projects are identified here.

What to Expect if Selected to Serve

Potential Proposers: Please do not contact ETG members. For information on requests for proposals, please contact the appropriate SHRP 2 staff officer.

Safety Focus Area

ETG for Safety Project S01: Development of Analysis Methods Using Recent Data
Chair: Xiaoduan Sun, Professor, University of Louisiana
Members:
Roya Amjadi, Roadway and Transportation Safety Engineer, Ohio DOT
Mehdi Nassirpour, Chief, Research and Evaluation Division, Illinois DOT
Mike Griffith, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Ray Krammes, Technical Director, Office of Safety R&D, TFHRC, FHWA
Promod Chandhok, Project Director, Research Grants Program & Mathematical Statistician, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Research & Innovative Technology Administration
T. Joe Holland, Chief of Pavement and Maintenance Research, California DOT
Jim Hedlund, Highway Safety North

SHRP 2 Staff Officer: Kenneth Campbell
kcampbell@nas.edu

ETG for Safety Project S02: Integrate Methods and Develop Analysis Plan
Chair: Douglas Harwood, Manager, Transportation Research Center, Midwest Research Institute
Patrick Brady, Transportation Safety Engineer, Florida Department of Transportation
Raymond Krammes, Office of Safety R&D, Federal Highway Administration
Mehdi Nassirpour, Chief of Research & Evaluation, Illinois Department of Transportation
Bhagwant Persaud, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University
Richard Sarchet, Safety Research Engineer, Colorado Department of Transportation
Leo Tasca, Team Leader-Special Projects, Ontario Ministry of Transportation

SHRP 2 Staff: Kenneth Campbell kcampbell@nas.edu

ETG for Safety Project S03:Roadway Measurement System Evaluation
Chair: Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Professor, University of Central Florida
Amit Armstrong, Technology Deployment Engineer, Western Federal Lands Highway Division, Federal Highway Administration
Doug Barch, Videolog/Training Coordinator, Transportation Statistics Office, Florida Department of Transportation
Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University
Rodney M. Floyd, Manager, Highway Data Collection/QC Section, Transportation Statistics Office, Florida Department of Transportation
Kunik Lee, Chief Safety Scientist, Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration
Rob McCuaig, Consultant
Bradley J. Overturf, Transportation Photolog Supervisor, Connecticut Department of Transportation
LaDonna R. Rowden, Engineer of Pavement Technology, Illinois Department of Transportation
Michael F. Trentacoste, Director, Safety Research & Development, Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration
Demin Xiong, Research Scientist, National Transportation Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

SHRP 2 Staff: Charles Fay cfay@nas.edu

ETG for Safety Project S05: Design of In-Vehicle Driving Behavior and Crash Risk Study
Chair: Jim Hedlund, Highway Safety North
Members:
Steve Price, Deputy District Director of Maintenance and Operations, California DOT
Paul Tremont, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Research and Technology
Scott Osberg, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Leo Tasca, Team Leader - Special Projects, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Tom Granda, Research Psychologist, TFHRC, FHWA
Gabriel Rousseau, Transportation Specialist, Office of Safety, FHWA
Joanne Harbluk, Human Factors Specialist, Transport Canada
Tom Ranney, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, VRTC
Loren Staplin, Transanalytics
Tim P. Hazlette, Commissioner, Department of Administrative Services, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

SHRP 2 Staff Officer: Kenneth Campbell
kcampbell@nas.edu

ETG for Safety Project S09: Site-Based Video Development and Design
Chair: Bruce Ibarguen, Maine DOT
Members:
Ron Cote, Electrical Supervisor, Maine DOT
Roya Amjadi, Roadway and Transportation Safety Engineer, Ohio DOT
Joe Bared, Highway Research Engineer, TFHRC, FHWA
James Coylar, Highway Research Engineer, TFHRC, FHWA
Xiaoduan Sun, Professor, University of Louisiana
John Miller, Virginia DOT

SHRP 2 Staff Officer: Kenneth Campbell
kcampbell@nas.edu

 

Renewal Focus Area

ETG for Renewal Project R02: Geotechnical Solutions for Soil Improvement, Rapid Embankment Construction and Stabilization of the Pavement Working Platform
Chair: Cliff J. Schexnayder, Eminent Scholar Emeritus, Arizona State University
Robert Burnett, New York State Department of Transportation
Jerry DiMaggio, Chief Engineer, FHWA HQ Bridge Office
Kenneth Fishman, Principal, McMahon & Mann Consulting Engineers, P.C.
Paul Jagoda, Chief Engineer, Montana Department of Transportation
Daehyeon Kim, Geotechnical Research Engineer, Indiana Department of Trasportation
Hooshmand Nikoui, Branch Chief of Geotechnical Design West, California Department of Transportation
L. David Suits, Executive Director, North American Geosynthetics Society
Njoroge W. Wainaina, State Geotechnical Engineer, North Carolina Department of Transportation

SHRP 2 Staff: James Bryant jbryant@nas.edu

ETG for Renewal Project R04: Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal and Project R19: Durable Bridges for Service Life beyond 100 Years
Chair: William N. Nickas, Principal Bridge Engineer, Corven Engineering Inc.
Mary Lou Ralls, Principal, Ralls Newman, LLC
Alan D. Fisher, Manager, Construction Structures Group, Cianbro Corporation
Vasant Mistry, Structural Engineer, FHWA HQ Bridge Office
Shyam Gupta, Columbia, Missouri
Ray W. Wolfe, Supervising Bridge Engineer, California Department of Transportation
William G. Duguay, Area Manager, J.D. Abrams, L.P.
Bruce V. Johnson, State Bridge Engineer, Oregon Department of Transportation
John R. Hillman, Senior Associate, Teng & Associates, Inc.
Ramankutty Kannankutty, Area Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Andrew Thomas, Assistant Chief Bridge Engineer, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

SHRP 2 Staff: Monica Starnes mstarnes@nas.edu

ETG for Renewal Project R06: A Plan for Developing High-Speed, Nondestructive Testing Procedures for Both Design Evaluation and Construction Inspection
Chair: Michael E. Ayers, Director, Highway Pavement Technology, American Concrete Pavement Association
Members:
Shie-Shin Wu, President, International Engineering Services, Inc.
Eric Weaver, Research Highway Engineer, FHWA
Susan L. Tighe, Professor, University of Waterloo
Haifang Wen, Research Manager, Bloom Consultants, LLC
Wei-shih “Wes” Yang, Materials/Pavements Section Manager, New York State DOT
Mohammad S. Khan, Senior Vice President, Professional Service Industries, Inc.
L. David Suits, Executive Director, North American Geosynthetics Society (Retired Soils Engineering Laboratory Supervisor, New York State DOT)
Maureen A. Kestler, Civil Engineer, USDA Forest Service

SHRP 2 Staff Officer: A. Robert Raab
rraab@nas.edu

ETG for Renewal Project R07: Performance Specifications for Rapid Highway Renewal
Chair: Steven DeWitt, Director of Construction, North Carolina DOT
Members:
Katherine Petros, Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, FHWA
Mary Lou Ralls, Principal, Ralls Newman LLC
Arun Shirole, Senior VP, Arora & Associates, P.C.
Michael R. Murphy, Branch Manager, Texas DOT
Steven Tritsch, Chief Engineer
Khalid A. Farrag, Civil Engineering Research
Donald W. Lucas, Director of Governmental Affairs, The Heritage Group
Michael Hemmingsen, State Deputy Division Administrator, Michigan DOT

SHRP 2 Staff Officer: A. Robert Raab
rraab@nas.edu

ETG for Renewal Project R09: Risk Manual Renewal Contracts
Chair: Jay J. Hietpas, Design-Build Program Manager, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Steven DeWitt, Chief Engineer, North Carolina Turnpike Authority
Rocco DePrimo, District 4 Utilities/Value Administrator, Florida Department of Transportation
Peter Kopac, Research Highway Engineer, FHWA Infrastructure R&D
Dennis LaBelle, Director of Utilities, M and T Consultants, Inc.
Mohammad S. Khan, Senior Vice President, Professional Service Industries, Inc.
Cliff J. Schexnayder, Eminent Scholar Emeritus, Arizona State University

SHRP 2 Staff: James Bryant jbryant@nas.edu

ETG for Renewal Project R21: Composite Pavement System
Chair: Thomas Baker, State Materials Engineer, Washington State Department of Transportation
Trenton M. Clark, Asphalt Pavement Field Engineer, Virginia Department of Transportation
Michael Hemmingsen, TSC Manager, Michigan Department of Transportation
Nadarajah Sivaneswaran, Senior Research Civil Engineer, Federal Highway Administration
Tim R. Clyne, Road Forensic Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Andrew M. Johnson, State Pavement Design Engineer, South Carolina Department of Transportation
Tommy E. Nantung, Section Manager, Indiana Department of Transportation
Harold Paul, Director, Louisiana Transportation Research Center
Wei-shih Yang, Materials/Pavement Section Manager, New York Department of Transportation

SHRP 2 Staff: James Bryant jbryant@nas.edu

 

Reliability Focus Area

ETG for Reliability Project L01: Identification and Analysis of Best Practices for Improving Travel Time Reliability
Chair:

Sue McNeil, University of Delaware
Members:
Valerie Briggs, AASHTO
Dennis Cook, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Gene Donaldson, Delaware Department of Transportation
Hari Kalla, Federal Highway Administration
Richard J. Nelson, Nevada Department of Transportation
Shelley J. Row, Institute of Transportation Engineers
James Wright, Minnesota Department of Transportation

SHRP 2 Staff: Walter Diewald
wdiewald@nas.edu

ETG for Reliability Project L03: Analytic Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Improvement Strategies
Chair: Ken G. Courage, University of Florida
Members:
Raj S. Ghaman, FHWA
Wayne K. Kittelson, Kittelson and Associates, Inc.
Michael McGurrin, Mitretek Systems
Douglas S. McLeod, Florida Department of Transportation
Andrew Tarko, Purdue University
Ted Trepanier, Washington State Department of Transportation
Jessie L. Yung, FHWA
Michael Zezeski, Maryland State Highway Administration

SHRP 2 Staff: Walter Diewald
wdiewald@nas.edu

ETG for Reliability Project L06: Institutional Architectures to Advance Operational Strategies
Co-chairs: David Ekern, Virginia Department of Transportation
Michael Smith, University of Virginia
Members:
Wayne Berman, FHWA
Valerie Briggs, AASHTO
John M. Corbin, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Matthew Edelman, TRANSCOM
Steven B. Gayle, Binghamton Metro Transportation Study
John Mason, SAIC
Richard J. Nelson, Nevada Department of Transportation
Shelley J. Row, Institute of Transportation Engineers
Craig Secrest, TransTech Management
R. Dale Thompson, FHWA

SHRP 2 Staff: Walter Diewald
wdiewald@nas.edu

ETG for Reliability Project L07: Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Features to Reduce Non-Recurring Congestion
Chair: John M. Mason, Jr., Associate Dean, Pennsylvania State University
Don T. Arkle, Assistant Chief Engineer, Policy and Planning, Alabama Department of Transportation
David Caruth, Principal Engineer, Port Authority of NY & NJ
Jerry Champa, Supervisor Transportation Engineer, California Department of Transportation
James Colyar, Highway Research Engineer, Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center
Thomas Hicks, Director, Office of Traffic and Safety, Maryland State Highway Administration
King K. Mak, Consultant, San Antonio, Texas
David R. McDonald, Jr., Senior Transportation Engineer, Hanson Professional Services
James Rosenow, State Geometrics Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Daniel S. Turner, Professor of Civil Engineering, and Director, University Transportation Center for Alabama

SHRP 2 Staff: Bill Hyman bhyman@nas.edu

 

Capacity Focus Area

ETG for Capacity Project C01: A Framework for Collaborative Decision Making on Additions to Highway Capacity
Chair:
George Schoener, Director, I-95 Corridor Coalition
Members:
Jose Aldayuz, Project Manager,AASHTO
Kathleen Ames, Deputy Director, Illinois Department of Transportation, Office of Planning and Programming
Jerry Blair, Director of Transportation, E-W Gateway Coordinating Council
C. Douglas Couto, Information Officer, Michigan Department of Information Technology
Michal Culp, Planning Model Specialist, Federal Highway Administration
Jacky Grimshaw, Coordinator, Transportation & Air Quality Program, Center for Neighborhood Technology
David Kuehn, Community Planner, Federal Highway Administration
Stephen Larson, NEPA Compliance Manager, Iowa Department of Transportation
Peter McGilvray, Technical Resources Manager, Florida DOT
Thomas O’Keefe, West Metro Area Manager, Minnesota Department of Transportation
John Whaley, Director, Houston TranStar

SHRP 2 Staff: Stephen J. Andrle
sandrle@nas.edu

ETG for Capacity Project C02: A Systems-Based Performance Measurement Framework for Highway Capacity Decision Making
Chair: Mike Cummings, Program Manager, Puget Sound Regional Council
Members:
Kevin Moody, Environmental Protection Specialist, Federal Highway Administration
Brian Gregor, Senior Transportation Analyst, Oregon Department of Transportation
Frank Pafko, Chief Environmental Officer and Director Office of Environmental Services, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Raja Veeramachanenei, Director, Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering, Maryland State Highway Administration
Delania Hardy, Director, Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Ken Philmus, Vice President, National Director of Toll Services, DMJMHarris

SHRP 2 Staff: Stephen J. Andrle
sandrle@nas.edu

ETG for Capacity Project C03: Interactions between Transportation Capacity, Economic Systems, and Land Use and Integrating Economic Considerations into Project Development
Chair: Robert Dunphy, Senior Fellow, Urban land Institute
Gregory Bischak, Senior Economist, Appalachian Regional Commission
Ken Cervenka, Senior Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Mark Donaldson, Director, Regional Transportation Planning Organization
Thomas D. Fleury, Sr. Vice President, Van Metre Companies
Scott Frisby, Senior Associate, The Carlyle Group
Gary Gallegos, Executive Director, San Diego Area Governments
Ann Hanus, Transportation Infrastructure Manager, Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
Ian Mathis, US Army Corps of Engineers
Mark Stout, Assistant Commissioner for Planning and Development, New Jersey Department of Transportation
Frederick Treyz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Regional Economic Models, Inc.
Guillermo (Bill) Vidal, Deputy Mayor & Manager of Public Works, City and County of Denver
Martin Weiss, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty

SHRP 2 Staff: Stephen J. Andrle sandrle@nas.edu

ETG for Capacity Project C04: Improving our Understanding of Highway Users and the Factors Affecting Travel Demand, Especially Congestion and Pricing
Chair: Ken Cervenka, Senior Manager, North Central Texas Council of Governments
Rebekah Anderson, Transportation Engineer 3, Ohio Department of Transportation
Patrick DeCorla-Souza, Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration
Brian Gardner, Transportation Engineer, Federal Highway Administration
Thomas F. Jensen, Vice President, United Parcel Service
Matthew R. Kitchen, Principal Planner, Puget Sound Regional Council
T. Keith Lawton, President, Keith Lawton Consulting, Inc.
Timothy P. Lynch, Senior Vice President, American Trucking Associations
Joan Walker, Assistant Professor, Boston University Center for Transportation Studies

SHRP 2 Staff: Stephen J. Andrle sandrle@nas.edu

ETG for Capacity Project C05: Understanding the Contributions of Operations, Technology, and Design to Meeting Highway Capacity Needs
Chair: Catherine McGhee, Acting Associate Director, Virginia Transportation Research Council
Haitham Al-Deek,Professor, University of Central Florida
Fred Heery, State Studies Engineer, Florida Department of Transportation
Jeff Lerund, Principal Traffic Engineer,Nevada Department of Transportation
Hani Mahmassani, Professor, University of Maryland
Harlan Miller, Community Planner, Federal Highway Administration
Ingrid Potts, Senior Traffic Engineer, Midwest Research Institute
Huimin Zhao, Senior Transportation System Modeler, North Central Texas Council of Governments

SHRP 2 Staff: Stephen J. Andrle sandrle@nas.edu

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