Our Research Facility

The expertise of our scientists, engineers, and support staff encompasses more than 100 transportation-related disciplines and expertise areas. The laboratories housed at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) provide a vital resource for advancing the body of knowledge to help address national transportation goals. The Federal Highway Administration's Exploratory Advanced Research Program is also managed from the TFHRC research facility.

For concise descriptions of the TFHRC laboratories, read the Lab Clips.

Laboratory	Manager	E-mail	URL (http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/labs.htm)
Aerodynamics Laboratory	Harold Bosch	harold.bosch@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/aerodynamics/index.htm
Asphalt: ALF	Jack Youtcheff	jack.youtcheff@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/asphalt/labs/alf/index.cfm
Asphalt: Binder Rheology Laboratory	Nelson Gibson	nelson.gibson@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/asphalt/labs/binder/index.cfm
Asphalt: Bituminous Mixtures Laboratory	Nelson Gibson	nelson.gibson@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/asphalt/labs/mixtures/index.cfm
Asphalt: Imaging Laboratory	Ernie Bastian	ernie.bastian@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/asphalt/labs/imaging/index.cfm
Bridge Coatings Technology			http://www.tfhrc.gov/hnr20/bridge/mainbc.htm
Bridge Management Information Systems (BMIS) Laboratory	Joey Hartmann	joey.hartmann@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/bmis/
Chemistry Laboratories (Chemistry, Analytical/Spectroscopy, Chemistry-Analytical/Spectroscopy, Materials Characterization)	Terry Arnold	terry.arnold@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/chem.htm
Concrete: Portland Cement Concrete Laboratories (Aggregate and Sample Preparation, Concrete Curing/Maturity, Concrete Durability, Mechanical Properties, Plastic Concrete, Petrographic)	Rick Meininger	rick.meininger@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/concrete.htm
(FHWA/NHTSA) National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC)	Ken Opiela	ken.opiela@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/ncac.htm
FHWA Nondestructive (NDE) Center	Frank Jalinoos	frank.jalinoos@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/ndevc.htm
Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL)	Martin Hargrave	martin.hargrave@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/foil.htm
Geometric Design Laboratory	Clayton Chen	clayton.chen@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/gdl.htm
Geotechnical (Foundations, Soil Mechanics, Outdoor Foundations)	Mike Adams	mike.adams@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/geotech.htm
Highway Safety Information System (HSIS) Laboratory	Carol Tan	carol.tan@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/hsis.htm
High Performance Concrete			http://www.tfhrc.gov/structur/hpc/hpc.htm
Human Centered Systems Laboratory	Tom Granda	thomas.granda@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/hcs.htm
J. Sterling Jones Hydraulics Research Laboratory	Kornel Kerenyi	kornel.kerenyi@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/structur/hydrlcs/index.htm
Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)			http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/ihsdm/ihsdm.htm
Intelligent Intersection Traffic Control Laboratory	Peter Huang	peter.huang@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/iitc.htm
Lab Assessment Process			http://www.tfhrc.gov/services/labassessmentprocess.htm
Long-Term Bridge Performance			http://www.tfhrc.gov/structur/ltbp.htm
Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP)			http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/ltpp/
Materials Technology			http://www.tfhrc.gov/hnr20/mattech.htm
Operations/ITS			http://www.tfhrc.gov/its/its.htm
Paint & Corrosion Laboratories	Vacant		http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/corros.htm
Pavements			http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/
Pavement Design and Performance Modeling			http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/truck/
Pavement Surface Analysis Laboratory	Dennis Sixbey	dennis.sixbey@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/pavesurf.htm
Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety Research			http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pedbike/index.htm
Photometric and Visibility Laboratory	Carl Andersen	carl.andersen@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/pvl.htm
Portland Cement Concrete Pavements			http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/pccp/
Recycled Materials			http://www.tfhrc.gov/hnr20/recycle/index.htm
Safety			http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/index.htm
Saxton Highway Electronics Laboratory	Vacant		http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/saxton.htm
Structures Laboratory	Fassil Beshah	fassil.beshah@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/struct.htm
Traffic Research Laboratory (TReL)	Randall VanGorder	randall.vanGorder@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/trel.htm
Traffic Software Integrated System (TSIS)			http://www.fhwa-tsis.com
Truck-Pavement Interaction Laboratory	Bill Kenis	bill.kenis@fhwa.dot.gov	http://www.tfhrc.gov/about/tpi.htm
Ultra-Thin Whitetopping (UTW)			http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/utwweb/

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