MnDOT employees are sharing knowledge and displaying leadership in Washington this week by delivering presentations and conducting meetings at the nation’s preeminent transportation conference.
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting held Jan. 8-12 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., is expected to draw more than 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world. According to its website, the 2017 event scheduled more than 5,000 presentations in more than 800 sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. TRB’s 2017 annual meeting theme is “Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid Change.”
“Every year when TRB holds its annual meeting, MnDOT’s strong presence at the event is a reminder of our state’s commitment to top-notch transportation research,” said Linda Taylor, director of MnDOT Research Services and Library.
The following is a roundup of MnDOT employees who were invited to deliver presentations and participate in key committee meetings along with their presentation topics and committees (not all staff may have attended the conference; however, due to limited funding or availability):
Kenneth Buckeye, Financial Management
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Ken Buckeye poses in front of a poster he presented at the TRB annual meeting this week. - Congestion Pricing Research Subcommittee
- Implementing Distance-Based Fees Through Shared Mobility Model
- Planning for Data Needs for Clean, Smart Cities and the Electric Vehicle-Autonomous Vehicle-Shared Vehicle Transition
- Operational Aspects of Priced Managed Lanes and Cordon Pricing
- Congestion Pricing Committee
Thomas Burnham, Materials & Road Research
- Performance of Accelerated Concrete: Practical Applications and How They Are Working (Rapid Concrete Pavement Repairs at the MnROAD Test Facility)
- Pavement Rehabilitation: Looking Back, Looking Forward (Rigid Pavements)
- Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Thickness and Shear Wave Velocity Variation Versus Observed Pavement Distresses
- Calibration of Asphalt Strain Transducers Using Digital Image Correlation
Kathryn Caskey, Transportation System Management
- Building Strategic Institutional Relationships at the Intersection of Health and Transportation
- Responsive Engagement: The Future of Transportation Meets the Future of Public Involvement
Shongtao Dai, Materials & Road Research
- Agency Experience Using 3-D Ground-Penetrating Radar for Pavement Evaluation
- Characterization, Evaluation, and Modeling of Asphalt Concrete
Dan Franta, District 7
Timothy Henkel, Modal Planning & Program Management
- AASHTO Asset Management Subcommittee Joint Meeting
- Transportation Asset Management Committee
- MAP-21 and FAST Act Requirements: Overcoming Implementation Challenges and Leveraging Opportunities
Kyle Hoegh, Materials & Road Research
- Agency Experience Using 3-D Ground-Penetrating Radar for Pavement Evaluation
- Effect of Early Age Loading on Concrete Ultimate Strength
- Investigation of Slab Curvature in LTPP SPS-2 Experiment Using Empirical Mode Decomposition of Pavement Profilometer Data
Bruce Holdhusen, Transportation System Management
Santiago Huerta, Metro District
Bernard Izevbekhai, Materials & Road Research
- Effect of Early Age Loading on Concrete Ultimate Strength
- Benefits of Subsurface Drainage Design and Infrastructure: MnDOT’s Experience
- Deployment of Next-Generation Concrete Surface in Minnesota
Brad Larsen, Metro District
Rita Lederle, Bridges
Francis Loetterle, Passenger Rail
Dean Mikulik, Materials & Road Research (student worker)
Mark Nelson, Transportation System Management
Steven Olson, Materials & Road Research
David Solsrud, Modal Planning & Program Management
Trisha Stefanski, Modal Planning & Program Management
Joel Ulring, State Aid for Local Transportation
Jennifer Wells, Bridges
- Utilizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for Bridge Inspections
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Enable Safe and Cost-Effective Bridge Inspection
- sUAS Applications – A Case Study at MnDOT
Benjamin Worel, Materials & Road Research
Charles Zelle, Commissioner
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