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University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS) College of Engineering and Computer Science

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University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS)

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Contact Us

Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS)
Engineering Portable
EPOB4 1.100
Email: railwaysafety@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-8878
Fax: (956) 665-8879
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Key Personnel

Executive Officers

  • Constantine Tarawneh, Ph.D., Louis A. Beecherl, Jr. Endowed Professor, Director
  • Manuela Cantu, Program Assistant for Center Activities 
  • Esteban Villareal, Program Assistant for Faculty and Student Success
  • Carlos Pena-Caballero, Web Developer

Executive Committee

  • Heinrich Foltz, Ph.D., Associate Director, UTRGV
  • Martin Knetcht, M.S., Associate Director, STC
  • David Allen, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Director, TAMU
  • Aemal Khattak, Ph.D., Associate Director, UNL
  • Dimitris Rizos, Ph.D., Associate Director, UofSC
  • Jia Chen, Ph.D., Associate Director, UCR
  • Angela M. Chapman, Ph.D., Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board members for the University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS) are:

  • Kari L. Gonzales, President and CEO
    • MxV Rail
  • Kim Bowling, Director of Wayside Diagnostics
    • CSX Transportation
  • Amy Hamilton, Senior Manager
    • Trinity Industries
  • Alan E. Calegari, President and CEO
    • MERMEC Inc.
  • R. Quinn Norman, Vice President of Headquarters
    • Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
  • Gary Fry, Vice President
    • Fry Technical Services Inc.
  • Joey Rhine, Mechanical Subject Matter Expert
    • National Transportation Safety Board

UTCRS organizational Chart

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