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 Advisory Board
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.
- Applied Research Associates, Inc.
- Delaware River Port Authority
- Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
- Federal Highway Administration–New Jersey Division
- HNTB
- Kimley-Horn
- McLaren Engineering Group
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Moffatt & Nichol
- Mott McDonald
- New Jersey Department of Transportation
- New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety
- New Jersey Turnpike Authority
- New York State Department of Transportation
- New York State Thruway Authority
- NJ Transit
- North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
- Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Pennoni Associates Inc.
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Rutgers CAIT
Research Advisory Board (RAB)
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.
Leads from the USDOT Region 2 University Transportation Center consortium institutions compose the Research Advisory Board.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ali Maher, CAIT Director and Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Atlantic Cape Community College
James Taggart, Professor
ISAS
Columbia University
Raimondo Betti, Professor
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Cornell University
David P. Orr, Senior Extension Associate
Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Matthew Bandelt, Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico*
Héctor J. Cruzado, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Department Head
Civil Engineering and Land Surveying
Princeton University
Branko Glišić, Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rowan University
Rouzbeh Nazari, Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
SUNY–Farmingdale State College
Mostafa K. Ardakani, Assistant Professor
School of Engineering Technology
SUNY–University at Buffalo
Andrew Whittaker, Distinguished Professor
Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
Technology Transfer Advisory Board
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)
- American Public Works Association
- New Jersey Local Technical Assistance Program
- Rutgers CAIT
Education Advisory Committee
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.
EAC members are chosen during the first semester of each academic year; names will be posted after they have accepted.
New Jersey Work Zone Safety Partnership Committee
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.
Associated Contractors of New Jersey
Carol Fulton
Atlas Flasher
Jim Philbin
Cherry Hill Police Department
Glenn Charney
Construction and General Laborers Union, Local 172
Joe DeMarco
Crisdel Group Inc.
Mickey Harris
Heavy and General Construction Laborers, Local 472
Joseph Scerbo
Doug Small
New Jersey Association of County Engineers
Tim Mettlen
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Mike Corbett
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Shukri Abuhuzeima
Anthony Pellegrino
Antonio Rizzo
Lee Steiner
New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety
Charles Feggans
New Jersey Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health
Tony Valente
New Jersey State Police
Greg Willmot
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Cynthia Urbanik
Robert Weissman
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Mary Ameen
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
John Mazur
Rutgers CAIT
Ted Green
Janet Leli
Dave Maruca
South Jersey Transportation Authority
Michael Gerald
U.S. Department of Labor
Danielle DiGironimo
Utility and Transportation Contractors Association
Dan Neville