Transportation Research Board (TRB)
As part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) mobilizes expertise, experience, and knowledge to anticipate and solve complex transportation-related challenges. The Board’s varied activities annually engage more than 5,500 engineers, scientists, and other transportation researchers and practitioners from the public and private sectors and academia, all of whom contribute their expertise in the public interest. The program is supported by state departments of transportation, federal agencies including component administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other organizations and individuals interested in the development of transportation.
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News and Updates
Kay Fitzpatrick is the 2027 recipient of the Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lectureship
Update
Fitzpatrick, senior research fellow at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, has advanced the fields of roadway geometric design, pedestrian traffic control devices, and transportation safety through research that has shaped transportation practice across the United States. Fitzpatrick will deliver her lecture titled "Addressing Roadway Safety, One Step at a Time" on Monday, January 11, 2027, at the TRB Annual Meeting.
2027 TRB Annual Meeting Workshops
Update
Find more than 60 workshops will be featured on the first and last days of the meeting.
Eight Winners Selected for the 2026 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program’s Graduate Research Awards
News Release
The Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program announced eight recipients of this year’s ACRP Graduate Research Awards. The prestigious award — established to stimulate thought, discussion, and research by graduate students who will become part of the future airport industry workforce — focuses on applied research of airport and related aviation system issues to help improve the quality, reliability, safety, and security of the U.S. civil aviation system.
- Nominate an expert to serve on a TCRP oversight panel by September 15 Aug 17, 2026 Update
- Nominate an expert to serve on an ACRP oversight panel by September 30 Aug 17, 2026 Update
- Winners Selected for the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program’s 2025-2026 University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs Aug 12, 2026 News Release
About
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is one of four centers within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Through research, convening, and information exchange, TRB helps transportation professionals, policymakers, and researchers anticipate emerging challenges and opportunities across all modes of transportation. With more than a century of experience, TRB continues to connect research, practice, and policy to create a safer, more efficient, and affordable transportation future.
Program Units
Program Units
Awards
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) confers and collaborates on awards recognizing exceptional achievement, distinguished service, and humanitarian efforts. In addition, the TRB Executive Committee has authorized annual presentation of a limited number of awards for outstanding papers published by TRB and sponsored by designated groups within its Technical Activities Council.
Staff
Ann Brach
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Transportation Research Board Executive Office
Consensus and Advisory Studies Division
Technical Activities Division
National Cooperative Freight Research Program
Airport Cooperative Research Program
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board Other Cooperative Research Program Divisions
Cooperative Research Programs
Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program
Transit Cooperative Research Program