June 29, 2015
To: Friends of the DAWG
Subject: "The Changing of the Guard"
As I reported in March, there will be a new DAWG Steering Committee in place on Wednesday, July 1st. There will be 5 newly appointed members as well as 16 reappointments; 5 members will be retiring.
The new members are:
Christian Busch, Grontmij A/S, Glostrup, Denmark
Mario De Luca, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
Randell H. Iwasaki, Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Walnut Creek, California
Peter Kadar, ARRB Group Ltd, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Xiaojun Li, China Academy of Transportation Sciences, Beijing, China
The reappointed members are:
Brian Ferne, TRL Limited, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Alessandra Bianchini, U.S. Army Engineer R&D Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi
Karim Chatti, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Gianluca Dell'Acqua, University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
Francesca La Torre, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Bojan Leben, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
K. Wayne Lee, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
James Maina, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa
Athanassios F. Nikolaides, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Samy Noureldin, Indiana Department of Transportation, West Lafayette, Indiana
A. Thomas Papagiannakis, University of Texas - San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Jorge A. Prozzi, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Wynand JvdM Steyn (CHAIR), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Waheed Uddin, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi
Haifang Wen, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Larry J. Wiser, Federal Highway Administration, McLean, Virginia
The retiring members are:
Louay N. Mohammad, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Luís de Picado Santos, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Mate Sr¹en, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Rafiqul A. Tarefder, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Gerhard van Blerk, National Technical Advisor (Pavement), New Zealand Transport Agency
On behalf of TRB and the DAWG's friends, I congratulate the retirees and reappointees for a job well done, welcome the new members, and encourage everyone to contribute to the DAWG's continuing success in this new 3-year term.
Sincerely, and with best regards,
Rob
A. Robert Raab, PhD, PE, FASCE
Senior Program Officer, Studies & Special Programs
Transportation Research Board
Tel: 202.334.2569, E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
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From: Raab, Robert [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 9:00 AM
To: Raab, Robert
Subject: DAWG Steering Committee Appointments
March 31, 2015
To: Friends of the DAWG
Subject: Steering Committee Appointments
Attached is the new roster of the Steering Committee of the Transportation Research Board's Steering Committee of the Data Analysis Working Group ("the DAWG"), composed of 21 members from Australia, China, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the US who will serve three year terms beginning July 1, 2015.
Wynand JvdM Steyn, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, is the incoming Chairman. He succeeds Brian Ferne, Chief Technical Advisor for Pavement Engineering and Honorary Chief Scientist in the Infrastructure Division of TRL Limited, United Kingdom.
The current Steering Committee, which will conclude its tenure in June, is thanked for steering the DAWG through a course of steady growth. The incoming committee, composed of veterans and newcomers, is welcomed and thanked for accepting the challenge to continue this record of success.
All friends of the DAWG are invited to support the new committee and the DAWG by attending future forums, submitting abstracts of ongoing work for consideration for presentation, and participating actively in the discussions and Q&As that accompany each presentation.
Best regards,
Rob
A. Robert Raab, PhD, PE, FASCE
Senior Program Officer, Studies & Special Programs
Transportation Research Board
Tel: 202.334.2569, E-Mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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