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Contact us

General Information

201 Transportation Research Building
University Park, PA 16802-4710
Email: rdb28@psu.edu
Phone: 814-863-2930
Fax: 814-863-3707

Director         

Vikash Gayah
Phone: 814-865-4014
Email: gayah@engr.psu.edu

Administrative Services  

Rachel Breon, Administrative Assistant
Phone: 814-863-2930
Email: rdb28@psu.edu

Safety and Facilities   

Allen Homan, Manager
Phone: 814-863-8011
Email: ahh102@psu.edu

Finance Services

Megan Bowersox, Financial Manager
Phone: 814-865-0500
Email: mlb5553@psu.edu

Proposals

Mariah Ballock, Proposal and Awards Generalist
Email: mjb6752@psu.edu

Information Technology

Sarah Rhyner, Systems Administrator
Phone: 814-865-1338
Email: smr178@psu.edu 

Affiliated Centers and Facilities

Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center

David J. Klinikowski, Director
Phone: 814-863-1898
Email: dxk6@psu.edu

Battery Application Technology Testing & Energy Research Laboratory (BATTERY)

Timothy Cleary, Director
Phone: 814-867-3769
Email: tdc142@psu.edu

Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies (CDGRS)

Steven Bloser, Director
Phone: 814-865-6967
Email: 

Crash Safety and Vehicle Systems Simulation Research Labs

Tong Qiu, Director
Phone: 814-863-7305
Email: tuq1@psu.edu

Hybrid and Hydrogen Vehicle Research Laboratory      

Dr. Joel R. Anstrom, Director
Phone: 814-863-8904
Email: jra2@psu.edu     

Northeast Center of Excellence for Pavement Technology (NECEPT) 

Dr. Mansour Solaimanian, Director
Phone: 814-863-1903
Email: msol@psu.edu

Test Track

Dennis Kovalick, Facilities Supervisor
Phone: 814-863-9664
Email: djk186@psu.edu

 
 

About

The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute is Penn State’s transportation research center. Since its founding in 1968, the Larson Institute has maintained a threefold mission of research, education, and service. The Institute brings together top faculty, world-class facilities and enterprising students from across the University in partnership with public and private stakeholders to address critical transportation-related problems.

Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute

201 Transportation Research Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA 16802-4710

Email: rdb28@psu.edu