Research Project Participant Information List of research projects being worked on by selected project member

Mike Gangloff PhD, Professor
Biology Department
Appalachian State University
572 Rivers Street

Boone, NC 28608-2027
Ali Karimoddini PhD, Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
NC A&T
1601 East Market Street

Greensboro, NC 27411
Basil K. Yap , UAS Program Manager
Aviation
NCDOT
Trey Carroll PE, Team Leader - Design & Construction
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation

1581 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-1581
Shihai Zhang PE, Design/Analysis Engineer
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation

1563 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699
Curtis T. Bradley Ph.D., Research Implementation Manager
Research & Development
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1549 MSC

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1549
Richard Mullinax P.E., Signals & Geometics Engineer

North Carolina Department of Transportation
1561 MSC

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1561
Burt Tasaico P.E., State Program Analysis Engineer
Program Analysis
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1514 MSC

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1514
Clare Griffith P.E., Value Management Engineer
Value Management
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1502 MSC

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1502
Charles Edwards , Strategic Planning / Logistics Director
Strategic Planning Office
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1501 MSC

Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1501
Peter Coclanis Ph.D., Albert Ray Newsome Distiguished Professor; Director, Global Research Institute
Department of History
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
419 Hamilton Hall
CB 3195
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 23464
Brittany V. Gaustad , Research Assistant, Highway Systems Group
Institute for Transportation Research & Education
North Carolina State University
Centennial Campus Box 8601

Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8601
Brad Robinson PE, Traffic Safety Project Engineer
Highway Safety Improvement Program Group
NCDOT
1561 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-1561
Mathew Palmer , MURP Research Scholar
ITRE
NCSU
Campus Box 8601

Raleigh, NC 27695-8601
Kimberly D. Hinton , MSTA Project Engineer
Municipal and School Transportation Assistance
NCDOT
1561 MAIL SERVICE CENTER

Raleigh, NC 27699-1561

Researcher on the following projects:

Click for Project Details	Category	Sub-Category	ProjectID	Researchers
Functional Assessment of the Effects of Highway Construction on Coastal North Carolina Wetlands: Comparison of Effects Before and After Construction: Phase II (Construction)	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	1999-07	Curtis J. Richardson; Neal E. Flanagan
A Two Stage Evaluation of NCDOT Stream Mitigation Practices: Stage 1-Synthesis of Current Stream Mitigation Practices; Stage 2-Development of Criteria of Effective Mitigation	Environment	Miscellaneous	1999-09	Greg Jennings
Increased Options for Weed Management in the North Carolina Highway Wildflower Program	Environment	Flora and Fauna	1999-12	Fred H. Yelverton
Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Criteria for Evaluation of Subgrade and Aggregate Base Courses	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Construction	1999-04	Mohammed A. Gabr; Philip C. Lambe
An In-Depth Evaluation of Moisture Sensitivity of Asphalt Mixtures	Pavement & Maintenance	Asphalt Mix Design	1998-08	N. Paul Khosla
Delamination and Shoving of Asphalt Concrete Layers Containing Baghouse Fines	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Materials	1999-03	Akhtarhusein A. Tayebali
Fatigue Performance of Large-Sized Long-Span Prestressed Concrete Girders Impaired by Transverse Cracks	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Concrete	1999-01	Mervyn J. Kowalsky; Paul Zia
Assessing the Feasibility of Using TRANSIMS in North Carolina: The Fayetteville - Fort Bragg Case	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Facility Design	2000-05	John R. Stone; Nagui M. Rouphail
Emissions Reduction Through Better Traffic Management: An Empirical Evaluation Based Upon On-Road Measurements	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	1999-08	H. Christopher Frey; Nagui M. Rouphail
The Behavior of Prestressed High Performance Concrete Bridge Girders for US401 over the Neuse River in Raleigh, NC	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Design	1997-08	Mervyn J. Kowalsky; Paul Zia
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Existing North Carolina Department of Transportation Wetland Mitigation Sites	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	1999-10	Mark M. Brinson; Richard D. Rheinhardt
Use of Falling Weight Deflectometer Multi-Load Data for Pavement Strength Estimation	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Performance	2000-04	Y. Richard Kim
Overcoming Obstacles to the Use of Traffic Signal Detector Data for Traffic Forecasting	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Forecasting	2000-02	Joseph S. Milazzo; Robert S. Foyle
Performance Evaluation of Fine Graded Superpave Mixtures for Surface Courses			2000-06	N. Paul Khosla
Development of a Reliable Methodology to Determine In-Situ Pavement Strength of General Aviation Airport Pavements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	1998-02	Roy D. McQueen
Determination of Subgrade Strength Under Intact Portland Cement Concrete Slabs for Rubblization Projects	Pavement & Maintenance	Concrete Pavements	1999-02	Y. Richard Kim
Sampling and Testing of Stormwater Runoff from North Carolina Highways			1999-06	Craig J. Allan; Jy Wu
Identification of Severe Crash Factors and Countermeasures in North Carolina	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	1999-11	Asad J. Khattak; Charles V. Zegeer; Herman F. Huang; J. Kevin Lacy
Effects of Manufactured Sands and Blended Aggregates on the Durability of Concrete Bridge Decks and Pavements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Performance	1998-06	Michael L. Leming
Geogrid Reinforcement of Piedmont Residual Soil	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	2001-02	Alan T. Stadler
A Mechanistic Approach to Evaluate Contribution of Prime and Tack Coat In Composite Asphalt Pavements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Performance	2001-04	Akhtarhusein A. Tayebali; M. S. Rahman
Analysis of an Instrumented Jointless Bridge	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Design	2001-01	Mervyn J. Kowalsky; Paul Zia
Evaluation of the Effects of Mixture Properties and Compaction Methods on the Predicted Performance of Superpave Mixtures	Pavement & Maintenance	Asphalt Mix Design	2001-03	N. Paul Khosla
Effects of Shading from Bridges on Estuarine Wetlands			2001-12	Christopher Craft; Stephen W. Broome
Measures to Reduce Erosion and Turbidity in Construction Site Runoff	Environment	Erosion and Turbidity Control	2001-05	Richard A. McLaughlin
Distribution of Freshwater Mussel Populations in Relationship to Crossing Structures	Environment	Flora and Fauna	2001-10	Arthur E. Bogan; Hugh Devine; Jay Levine; Ken Pollock
Methodology to Assess Soil, Hydrologic, and Site Parameters that Affect Wetland Restoration			2001-09	James D. Gregory; Michael J. Vepraskas; Stephen W. Broome
Evaluating Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Treating Stormwater and Wastewater from North Carolina Highways, Industrial Facilities, and Borrow Pits	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	2001-07	Daniel E. Line; Jean Spooner
Using GIS-Based Property Tax Data for Trip Generation	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Forecasting	2001-08	John R. Stone
Ecological Assessment of a Wetlands Mitigation Bank	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	2001-11	Irene Rossell; James Petranka; Kevin Moorhead

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Principal Investigatoron the following projects:

ProjectID	Click for Project Details	Category	Sub-Category	Principal Investigator
2019-01	Enhancing Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Along North Carolina Roadsides through Characterizing Herbicide Fate	Environment		Travis Gannon
2019-02	Protocol for Outlet Analysis at Highway Sites	Environment		William F. Hunt, III
2019-03	DeepHyd: A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classification of Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data	Environment
2019-04	Stormwater Runoff Monitoring and Analysis for Aviation Mode Facilities	Environment		William F. Hunt, III
2019-05	Improved Approaches to Environmental Compliance During Highway Construction	Environment		Richard A. McLaughlin
2019-06	Optimizing Compost Application Rates for Vegetation Health, Maximal Stormwater Infiltration, & Runoff Quality	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	Josh Heitman
HWY-88992	Rumble Strip Noise Evaluation	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	Daniel Findley
2019-19	Development of Geosynthetic Pavement Interlayer Improvements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	Y. Richard Kim
2019-20	Calibration of Structural Layer Coefficients for North Carolina Asphalt Pavements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	B. Shane Underwood
2019-21	Improving the Design of RAP and RAS Mixtures	Pavement & Maintenance	Asphalt Mix Design	Cassie A. Castorena
2019-13	Cost Reduction of Worker Compensation Claims Resulting from Driver License Road Test Related Injuries	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Alex Albert
2019-11	Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle Technology on Transportation Systems	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Forecasting	Eleni Bardaka
2019-12	Develop Local Functional Classification VMT and AADT Estimation Method	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Surveys, Modeling and Forecasting	Srinivas Pulugurtha
2019-08	Rail Network Trespass Statewide Severity Assessment and Predictive Modeling	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Sarah Searcy
2019-10	Freight Planning Tool for Ferry Division	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Ferry	Glenda K. Mayo
2019-14	North Carolina State Highway Cost Allocation and Revenue Attribution Study	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Eleni Bardaka
2019-15	Post Construction Assessment Program Development	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Edward J. Jaselskis
2019-16	Assessing Measures of Transportation Disadvantage for Public Transportation Project Prioritization	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Public & Rural Transportation	Brittany V. Gaustad
2019-17	Rural Freight Transportation Needs	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight	George F. List
2019-32	Public Perception of Transportation Fees in North Carolina	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Daniel Findley
2019-40	Technical Assistance Request Program	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Christopher Cunningham
2019-22	Evaluating Corrosive Site Performance and Policy with Concrete Admixtures	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Concrete	Brett Q. Tempest
2019-23	Evaluation of a Two-bar Metal Bridge Rail for Compliance with 2016 Edition of Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH)	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Maintenance and Management	Howie Fang
2019-18	Yielding Compliance at High Visibility Crosswalks	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Sarah Worth O`Brien
2019-24	Using IoT Technology to Create “Smart Work Zones”	Traffic & Safety	Worker, Employee Safety	Erol Ozan
2019-25	Evaluation of the Monroe Expressway Wrong Way Vehicle Detection Program	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	R. Thomas Chase
2019-26	Roadway Signing and Marking of Unconventional Grade Separated Intersection Designs	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	Christopher Cunningham
2019-27	Compare NCDOT-MSTA’s School Traffic Trip Generation Calculator Estimates to Existing Conditions	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Forecasting	Mathew Palmer
2019-28	Enhancing AV Traffic Safety through Pedestrian Detection, Classification, and Communication	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Mathew Palmer
2019-29	Predicting Lane Change Intensity within Urban Interchange Influence Areas (IIA)	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	Nagui M. Rouphail

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Project Manager on the following projects:

ProjectID	Click for Project Details	Category	Sub-Category	Project Manager
2019-01	Enhancing Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Along North Carolina Roadsides through Characterizing Herbicide Fate	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-02	Protocol for Outlet Analysis at Highway Sites	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-03	DeepHyd: A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classification of Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-04	Stormwater Runoff Monitoring and Analysis for Aviation Mode Facilities	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-05	Improved Approaches to Environmental Compliance During Highway Construction	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-06	Optimizing Compost Application Rates for Vegetation Health, Maximal Stormwater Infiltration, & Runoff Quality	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	John W. Kirby
HWY-88992	Rumble Strip Noise Evaluation	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-19	Development of Geosynthetic Pavement Interlayer Improvements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	Mustan Kadibhai
2019-20	Calibration of Structural Layer Coefficients for North Carolina Asphalt Pavements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	Mustan Kadibhai
2019-21	Improving the Design of RAP and RAS Mixtures	Pavement & Maintenance	Asphalt Mix Design	Mustan Kadibhai
2019-13	Cost Reduction of Worker Compensation Claims Resulting from Driver License Road Test Related Injuries	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	John W. Kirby
2019-11	Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle Technology on Transportation Systems	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Forecasting	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-12	Develop Local Functional Classification VMT and AADT Estimation Method	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Surveys, Modeling and Forecasting	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-08	Rail Network Trespass Statewide Severity Assessment and Predictive Modeling	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Curtis T. Bradley
2019-10	Freight Planning Tool for Ferry Division	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Ferry	Curtis T. Bradley
2019-14	North Carolina State Highway Cost Allocation and Revenue Attribution Study	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Curtis T. Bradley
2019-15	Post Construction Assessment Program Development	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Curtis T. Bradley
2019-16	Assessing Measures of Transportation Disadvantage for Public Transportation Project Prioritization	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Public & Rural Transportation	Curtis T. Bradley
2019-17	Rural Freight Transportation Needs	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight	Curtis T. Bradley
2019-32	Public Perception of Transportation Fees in North Carolina	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Mustan Kadibhai
2019-40	Technical Assistance Request Program	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-22	Evaluating Corrosive Site Performance and Policy with Concrete Admixtures	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Concrete	Mustan Kadibhai
2019-23	Evaluation of a Two-bar Metal Bridge Rail for Compliance with 2016 Edition of Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH)	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Maintenance and Management	Mustan Kadibhai
2019-18	Yielding Compliance at High Visibility Crosswalks	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-24	Using IoT Technology to Create “Smart Work Zones”	Traffic & Safety	Worker, Employee Safety	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-25	Evaluation of the Monroe Expressway Wrong Way Vehicle Detection Program	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-26	Roadway Signing and Marking of Unconventional Grade Separated Intersection Designs	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-27	Compare NCDOT-MSTA’s School Traffic Trip Generation Calculator Estimates to Existing Conditions	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Forecasting	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-28	Enhancing AV Traffic Safety through Pedestrian Detection, Classification, and Communication	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-29	Predicting Lane Change Intensity within Urban Interchange Influence Areas (IIA)	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	Steven J. Bolyard

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Chairperson on the following projects:

ProjectID	Click for Project Details	Category	Sub-Category	Committee Chairman
2019-01	Enhancing Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Along North Carolina Roadsides through Characterizing Herbicide Fate	Environment		David Harris
2019-02	Protocol for Outlet Analysis at Highway Sites	Environment		Andy McDaniel
2019-03	DeepHyd: A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classification of Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data	Environment		Matt S. Lauffer
2019-04	Stormwater Runoff Monitoring and Analysis for Aviation Mode Facilities	Environment		Jonathan Arnold
2019-05	Improved Approaches to Environmental Compliance During Highway Construction	Environment		David Harris
2019-06	Optimizing Compost Application Rates for Vegetation Health, Maximal Stormwater Infiltration, & Runoff Quality	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	Andy McDaniel
HWY-88992	Rumble Strip Noise Evaluation	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	Brian Mayhew
2019-19	Development of Geosynthetic Pavement Interlayer Improvements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	Shihai Zhang
2019-20	Calibration of Structural Layer Coefficients for North Carolina Asphalt Pavements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	Clark Morrison
2019-21	Improving the Design of RAP and RAS Mixtures	Pavement & Maintenance	Asphalt Mix Design	Todd Whittington
2019-13	Cost Reduction of Worker Compensation Claims Resulting from Driver License Road Test Related Injuries	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	John W. Kirby
2019-11	Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle Technology on Transportation Systems	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Forecasting	Jamal S. Alavi
2019-12	Develop Local Functional Classification VMT and AADT Estimation Method	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Surveys, Modeling and Forecasting	Kent Taylor
2019-08	Rail Network Trespass Statewide Severity Assessment and Predictive Modeling	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Richard Mullinax
2019-10	Freight Planning Tool for Ferry Division	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Ferry	Charles Edwards
2019-14	North Carolina State Highway Cost Allocation and Revenue Attribution Study	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Burt Tasaico
2019-15	Post Construction Assessment Program Development	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Clare Griffith
2019-16	Assessing Measures of Transportation Disadvantage for Public Transportation Project Prioritization	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Public & Rural Transportation	Debra Collins
2019-17	Rural Freight Transportation Needs	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight	Charles Edwards
2019-32	Public Perception of Transportation Fees in North Carolina	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Burt Tasaico
2019-40	Technical Assistance Request Program	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Steven J. Bolyard
2019-22	Evaluating Corrosive Site Performance and Policy with Concrete Admixtures	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Concrete	Trey Carroll
2019-23	Evaluation of a Two-bar Metal Bridge Rail for Compliance with 2016 Edition of Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH)	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Maintenance and Management	Gichuru Muchane
2019-18	Yielding Compliance at High Visibility Crosswalks	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	JoHanna I. Cockburn
2019-24	Using IoT Technology to Create “Smart Work Zones”	Traffic & Safety	Worker, Employee Safety	Steve Kite
2019-25	Evaluation of the Monroe Expressway Wrong Way Vehicle Detection Program	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Andy Lelewski
2019-26	Roadway Signing and Marking of Unconventional Grade Separated Intersection Designs	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	Joseph E. Hummer
2019-27	Compare NCDOT-MSTA’s School Traffic Trip Generation Calculator Estimates to Existing Conditions	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Forecasting	Kimberly D. Hinton
2019-28	Enhancing AV Traffic Safety through Pedestrian Detection, Classification, and Communication	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Debra Collins
2019-29	Predicting Lane Change Intensity within Urban Interchange Influence Areas (IIA)	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	Brad Robinson

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Research Project Participant Information List of research projects being worked on by selected project member

Mike Gangloff PhD, Professor

Ali Karimoddini PhD, Associate Professor

Basil K. Yap , UAS Program Manager

Trey Carroll PE, Team Leader - Design & Construction

Shihai Zhang PE, Design/Analysis Engineer

Curtis T. Bradley Ph.D., Research Implementation Manager

Richard Mullinax P.E., Signals & Geometics Engineer

Burt Tasaico P.E., State Program Analysis Engineer

Clare Griffith P.E., Value Management Engineer

Charles Edwards , Strategic Planning / Logistics Director

Peter Coclanis Ph.D., Albert Ray Newsome Distiguished Professor; Director, Global Research Institute

Brittany V. Gaustad , Research Assistant, Highway Systems Group

Brad Robinson PE, Traffic Safety Project Engineer

Mathew Palmer , MURP Research Scholar

Kimberly D. Hinton , MSTA Project Engineer

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