Advisory Boards

The best way to ensure we are serving the transportation industry is to ask them about their biggest challenges. CAIT has ongoing dialogs with a wide range of stakeholders to keep in touch with their changing needs.

CAIT regularly seeks input from government agencies, industry professionals, academic researchers, and other partners we do business with and who serve on our advisory boards and committees. The broad, diverse experience of these seasoned pros provides multiple perspectives on current needs, future trends, and our stakeholders’ toughest issues. Listening to and acting on what they tell us is crucial in providing relevant, practical solutions to federal, regional, state, and local stakeholders.

CAIT’s Advisory Board consists of representatives from our partners and sponsors: government agencies, industry leaders, and a spectrum of professional colleagues. They complement the center’s own expertise and keep us informed on the transportation industry’s climate and our customers’ needs. The board also serves as a regional think tank for acute transportation issues.

Research Advisory Board members contribute input about the research needs of their affiliated agency, company, or institution and present preevaluated problem statements for consideration. Gathering input from this group helps ensure CAIT is addressing real and timely issues in the transportation sector.

With an emphasis on service, the Technology Transfer Advisory Board identifies means of delivering tangible benefits to the transportation community through outreach activities and technology transfer programs. The board includes representatives from government agencies, industry, and academia. Their feedback is combined with the recommendations of CAIT’s Research Advisory Board to develop the center’s annual work plan for technology transfer initiatives including:

• Offering continuing and professional education and training programs and services
• Creating, expanding, and strengthening partnerships
• Developing new products, equipment, and processes
• Serving as a clearinghouse for information
• Publishing newsletter(s)

The Education Advisory Committee consists of Rutgers researchers who use CAIT transportation research to enhance the learning process and develop a multidisciplinary program of academic classes. Members include engineering faculty on a rotating basis and CAIT leadership.

The New Jersey Work Zone Safety Partnership Committee, an initiative of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, includes representatives from the New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program and its partners.