NJDOT Bureau of Research

12/04/2019

Did you know that one of our functions is to administer the NJ State Transportation Innovation Council (NJ STIC)? The STIC is a national network, borne out of FHWA’s Every Day Counts (EDC) Program. The NJ STIC fosters a strong culture of innovation at the NJDOT and helps bring innovative transportation solutions into practice. Read about the award winning NJ STIC here, in the Dec/Jan issue of Innovator Magazine!

State Transportation Innovation Councils (STIC) in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington received 2019 STIC Excellence Awards for demonstrating success in fostering a strong culture of innovation.

11/22/2019

Visit our procurement page for a new Request For Proposal (RFP): #2019-06 NJ Transit Grade Crossing Safety. Closing date 12/27/19.

11/12/2019

The 21st Annual Research Showcase event highlighted the benefits NJDOT’s research program and focused on four key topics: innovation, safety, mobility,
and equity. As part of the event, various awards were presented for implementation-minded research, innovation, and outstanding work by university students studying in a transportation-related field. Learn more about this event by following the link:
https://www.njdottechtransfer.net/2019/10/31/21st-annual-njdot-research-showcase/

Pictured L to R: Dr. Thomas Brennan, TCNJ; Sal Cowan, NJDOT; Dan McClung, Danlaw Inc., David C. Woessner, LM Industries + Local Motors; David Maruca, NJ LTAP.

11/07/2019

The Bureau of Research, through our Tech Transfer Program, produced this video highlighting NJDOT’s UAS (Drone) Program. Watch to learn more!

NJDOT's Unmanned Aerial Systems program in the Bureau of Aeronautics is demonstrating how the adoption of drone technology can serve NJDOT's goals to increas...

10/30/2019

NJDOT was awarded the AASHTO 2019 High Value Research Award for the “New Protocol for Accepting Over-Coating Paint on Steel” research project. Principal Investigator: Dr. Perumalsamy Balaguru of Rutgers University; Research Project Manager: Dr. Giri Venkiteela of NJDOT Bureau of Research

Pictured (L to R): Dr. Giri Venkiteela, Research PM, NJDOT BoR; Amanda Gendek, Manager, NJDOT BoR; Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Commissioner, NJDOT.

Visit our NJDOT Tech Transfer website to learn more about the project and the award. https://www.njdottechtransfer.net/2019/09/05/new-protocol-over-coating-paint-on-steel/

10/30/2019

The NJDOT Bureau of Research hosted a Lunchtime Tech Talk today to discuss an EDC-5 Initiative known as Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP). Our guest speaker was Peter Eun, Transportation Safety Engineer with the FHWA Resource Center’s Safety & Design Technical Service Team.

Visit our Tech Transfer Website (www.njdottechtransfer.net) for more information about this and other Tech Talks sponsored by the NJDOT Bureau of Research.

10/22/2019

NJDOT’s website was revised and so our Research RFPs can now be found on this link.

NJDOT, New Jersey Department of Transportation, transportation research, library, technology transfer

07/19/2019

Visit our Technology Transfer website at www.njdottechtransfer.net

05/19/2019

2019 Annual TRB Field Visit

05/18/2019