Management
Management and operation of JTRP takes place within Purdue's School of Civil Engineering in close collaboration with the INDOT Research Division in West Lafayette, Indiana.
JTRP's director is Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering Kumares C. Sinha, who is also the area head of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. Advisory board chairman is John Weaver, INDOT Planning Director.
Karen S. Hatke is JTRP's Program Coordinator, who manages the daily activities of the research program, and questions or comments regarding JTRP or this website may be directed to Ms. Hatke.
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Joe Gustin
INDOT
Deputy Commissioner for Planning Operations, and JTRP Chairman |
Kumares C. Sinha
Purdue University
Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and JTRP Director
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Karen S. Hatke
Purdue University
JTRP Program Coordinator
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An informed, very active Advisory Board composed of the executive staff of INDOT, Purdue faculty members, and industry representatives, guides its research activities. This board meets an average of eight times per year. E-mail links to each board member are provided.
FHWA Indiana Division Member
David Unkefer
Engineering Services Team Leader
Federal Highway Administration
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Academia Members
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Kumares Sinha
Director, JTRP & Professor of Civil Engineering
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Mete Sozen
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Vincent Drnevich
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Dulcy Abraham
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Fred Mannering
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Kathy Banks
Head & Professor of Civil Engineering
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Mark Bowman
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Jan Olek
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Darcy Bullock
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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John Haddock
Associate Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University
West Lafayette
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Industry Members
William Knopf
Executive Director
Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana, Inc. (APAI)
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Mike Byers
Executive Director
American Concrete Pavement Association - Indiana Chapter (ACPA) |
Robert Jones
Executive Director
Indiana Mineral Aggregate Association (IMAA)
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Paul Berebitsky
Executive Director
Indiana Construction Association (ICA) |
Each fiscal year, research need statements are solicited from various universities and state and local agencies in
Indiana. The Advisory Board evaluates every research need statement; and
on the average, one out of five proposals is selected for funding. Each
project's resarch manager, designated the Principal Investigator, works
with a Project Administrator assigned from the INDOT Research Division, as
part of a Study Advisory Committee composed of appropriate INDOT and FHWA
personnel and industry representatives. The Study Advisory Committee lends
technical assistance to the Principal Investigator, and this designated
project team communicates closely from the time of the project award to
the publication of reseach results and implementation.
The progress of each project is monitored closely by the JTRP office,
working hand in hand with the designated project team, their ultimate
mutual goal being meaningful research, on time and within budget,
ready for implementation by INDOT personnel.