OST-R's Key Officials
Office of the Assistant Secretary
Vacant, Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Vacant, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Chief Science Officer
Vacant, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Director, Patricia S. Hu
Deputy Director, Rolf Schmitt, PhD
Public Affairs Contact, Ethan Alpern
Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence
Director, Taylor Lochrane, PE, PhD
Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
Director, Brian Cronin
National Coordination Office, Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing
Director, Harold W. "Stormy" Martin III
Positioning, Navigation and Timing & Spectrum Management
Director, Karen Van Dyke
Office of Research, Development and Technology
Director, Dr. Firas Ibrahim
Office of Technology Policy and Outreach
Director, Timothy Klein
Advanced Research Projects Agency— Infrastructure
Deputy Director, Dr. Vincent Tang
Transportation Safety Institute (Oklahoma City, OK)
Director, Dr. Troy Jackson
Senior Liaison, Christine Lawrence
U.S. DOT John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Cambridge, MA)
Director, Gregg G. Fleming
Director for Research and Innovative Technology, Stephen M. Popkin, PhD
Director for Operations, Dabney Kern
Director of Center for Policy, Planning, and Environment, Gregg G. Fleming (Acting)
Director of Center for Safety Management and Human Factors, Kelly Curran (Acting)
Director of Center for Infrastructure Systems and Technology, Luisa Paiewonsky
Director of Center for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance Systems, and Engineering, Jonathan Walker, PE, PhD
Public Affairs Contacts:
nancy.wilochka@dot.gov 202-366-5128