ASCE NCS February 2016 Monthly Meeting

    FHWA'S Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and Emerging Transportation Technologies

Presented by: Michael F. Trentacoste, Associate Administrator, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

A century ago, research and technology played a primary role in the conversion of unpaved to paved roads using asphalt and concrete pavement materials, an innovation that led to greater and safer mobility on our Nation’s highways. 

The FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) plays a key role in leading the national transportation research needed to meet the challenges now and in the future. Please join the American Society of Civil Engineers-National Capital Section (ASCE-NCS) on Tuesday, February 16, as Michael Trentacoste, Associate Administrator, FHWA Office of Research, Development, and Technology, discusses FHWA’s TFHRC and emerging transportation technologies.

Research conducted at FHWA’s TFHRC is improving our roads and bridges, saving lives, reducing congestion, and advancing economic growth. From connected vehicles and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications, road and bridge design, policy decisions requiring quality transportation data, human factors studies, environmentally sustainable roads, and robotic infrastructure assessment tools, this is a time of boundless opportunity. Our imagined highways of the future are quickly becoming a reality.

Please join the American Society of Civil Engineers-National Capital Section (ASCE-NCS) on Tuesday, February 16,  as Michael, Trentacoste, Associate Administrator, FHWA Office of Research, Development, and Technology, discusses FHWA's TFHRC and emerging transportation technologies. 

About the Speaker: Michael F. Trentacoste has been the Associate Administrator for the FHWA Office of Research, Development & Technology, since January 2009. He leads and directs a comprehensive national research, development, and technology program designed to meet the needs and goals of the highway community and the nation's highway transportation system. He also serves as the Director of the FHWA's TFHRC, and is responsible for $70 million of new infrastructure, operations and safety research and development annually. Michael Trentacoste is a civil engineering graduate of Manhattan College and received a Master of Science in Transportation from Northwestern University. He is a registered Civil Engineer in New York.

     Event Details 

Registration and networking will be from  6:00 to 6:45 PM, followed by dinner.  The program will conclude by 8:30 PM. The meeting is sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, National Capital Section (ASCE-NCS). 

One (1.0) Professional Development Hour (PDH) will be awarded for attendence.

  When

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

6:00 - 8:30 PM

  Where

Hilton Arlington

Gallery Ballrooms (second floor)

950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22203

  Registration Fees

Early Registration (on or before February 11)     $45

 Walk-In / Late Registration (pending availability)    $55

Life Members (Age 65+)     $25

 Student     $10

Click on the link below to register.

Please register by Thursday, February 11th!