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Volpe Staff at Local and National Events

Volpe staff were featured at a number of key engagements in October, including the following:  

• Dr. Stephen Popkin discussed the prevalence, impact, and dangers of drowsy driving on the nation’s roadways during the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) one-day forum titled, “Awake, Alert, Alive: Overcoming the Dangers of Drowsy Driving.” Held in Washington, D.C., on October 21, this forum was in response to the growing concern about driver fatigue on the Nation’s highways.

• Dr. David Jeong delivered the keynote presentation at the Fifth Symposium on Railroad Tank Cars entitled “FRA Hazmat Tank Car Research: Safety Issues Facing the Tank Car Industry” on October 13. The symposium, part of the 2014 Material Science and Technology Conference, was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
  
  
• Coralie Cooper presented on a panel titled “Aerodynamic Based Regulatory Activity” at the Society of Automotive Engineers Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress in Rosemont, Illinois on October 7. Cooper and other experts from the National Academy of Sciences, Engine Manufacturers Association, Natural Resources Canada, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discussed the regulatory environment associated with improving commercial vehicle aerodynamics and methods.

• Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge - Comprehensive Alternative Transportation Plan
  
  
• Low Visibility Operations/Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (LVO/SMGCS) Chart Usability: An Examination of Flightcrew Position Awareness in Homogeneous 300 ft/75 m RVR Conditions
  
  
• Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road Corridor Management Plan - Existing Conditions of the Transportation System
  
  
• Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: Alternatives Analysis for LCM Replacement
  
  
• A Summary of Cybersecurity Best Practices
  
  
• Characterization of Potential Security Threats in Modern Automobiles: A Composite Modeling Approach
  
  
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework Applied to Modern Vehicles
  
  
• Aircraft Navigation and Surveillance Analysis for a Spherical Earth
  
  
• Transportation System Resilience, Extreme Weather, and Climate Change: A Thought Leadership Series