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Suggested Citation:"Attachment 1: PARTICIPANTS." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2014. Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Letter Report: March 2014. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/22538.
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8 Attachment 1 PARTICIPANTS Research and Technology Coordinating Committee Michael Meyer, Modern Transport Solutions, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, Chair Kevin Chesnik, Applied Research Associates, Madison, Wisconsin Karen Dixon, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station Patricia Gillette, Colorado Motor Carriers Association, Denver Timothy Henkel, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Saint Paul Wayne Kittelson, Kittelson & Associates, Portland, Oregon Michael Morris,* North Central Texas Council of Governments, Arlington Ronaldo Nicholson, District Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. Harold Paul, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge David Roessner, SRI International, Washington, D.C. Robert Sack,* New York State Department of Transportation, Albany Kumares Sinha, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Stephanie Wiggins, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), California James Winford, Jr., Prairie Contractors, Inc., Opelousas, Louisiana FHWA Staff Michael Trentacoste Debra Elston Jack Jernigan Hari Kalla* John Moulden TRB Staff Robert Skinner Steve Godwin Katherine Kortum Timothy Devlin The names of those who attended the meeting are shown in bold. *Attended via conference call.

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A March 24, 2014, letter report from TRB's Research and Technology Coordinating Committee (RTCC) to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) offers recommendations to the FHWA in the areas of research performance, evaluation of research programs, and coordination with stakeholders and related research programs.

The RTCC’s charge is to monitor and review FHWA’s research and technology activities; advise FHWA on the setting of a research agenda and coordination of highway research with states, universities, and other partners; review strategies to accelerate the deployment and adoption of innovation; and identify areas where research may be needed. RTCC’s review includes the process of research agenda setting, stakeholder involvement, the conduct of research, peer review, and deployment. The committee’s role is to provide strategic, policy-level advice on topical priorities, processes, and strategies to accelerate the adoption of innovation.

The letter report recommends that FHWA continue to improve its utilization of field office staff, both to improve research, development, and technology (RD&T) implementation and to strengthen two-way communication with the states; highlight FHWA’s activities in planning, policy, and the environment when presenting its RD&T priorities; evaluate whether it is placing too much emphasis on developing products for near-term application and possibly missing opportunities for larger gains over the long term; and develop clear, concise, and compelling descriptions of its program management and the value of the RD&T program.

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