“Preparing the Workforce for the Future”
The 27th Annual New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Research Showcase is an opportunity for New Jersey’s transportation community to experience the broad scope of ongoing academic research initiatives and share technology transfer activities being conducted by institutions of higher education (IHE) partners and their associates. It also serves to highlight the benefits of transportation research, including NJDOT’s own program. As part of the event, the annual implementation award and recognition of outstanding university students studying in a transportation-related field will be presented. The agenda will include a general session, topical breakout sessions, and a poster display area. Continental breakfast and buffet lunch will be provided.
This year’s event will be held in-person at Mercer County Community College – The Conference Center at Mercer, in West Windsor, NJ. The event will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person. PDH credit will only be provided to in-person attendees. You will be asked to select in-person attendance or virtual attendance when you register. Information on accessing the livestream will be provided in registration reminder emails.
The registration deadline is October 20, 2025.
27th Annual Research Showcase
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
8:30 AM-3:00 PM
Proceedings begin at 9:30 AM
LOCATION
The Conference Center at Mercer
1200 Old Trenton Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550
REGISTRATION
Registration deadline is October 20, 2025.
Registration is complimentary, but required.
AGENDA
| 9:30 AM | Introduction and Housekeeping David Maruca, Program Development Administrator, Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation |
| 9:40 AM | Welcoming Remarks Eric Powers, Assistant Commissioner Statewide Planning, Safety and Capital Investment, New Jersey Department of Transportation |
| 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks Francis K. O’Connor, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Transportation |
| 9:50 AM | Keynote Address Debra Sabatini-Hennelly, Resiliti |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Panel Discussion Moderator: David Maruca, Program Development Administrator, Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation Panelists: Anthony Ennas, Senior Director of Statewide Operations, New Jersey Department of Transportation Kelly Hutchinson, Assistant Commissioner of Human Resources, New Jersey Department of Transportation Savita Lachman, Deputy Chief of Human Resources for New Jersey Transit Christen Thomas, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP |
| 11:45 AM | Presentation of 2025 Awards 2025 Outstanding University Student in Transportation Research Award 2025 NJDOT Research Implementation Award 2025 Best Poster Award 2025 NJDOT Build a Better Mousetrap Award 2025 NJDOT Research Excellence Award(s) 2025 AASHTO High Value Research Supplemental Award(s) |
| 12:00 PM | Buffet Lunch/Break |
| 1:00 PM | Concurrent breakout sessions Safety Infrastructure Workforce Development and Knowledge Management Poster Exhibit |
| 3:00 PM | Adjourn |
The NJDOT Research Showcase is an event of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Research, Innovation & Information Transfer and organized by the Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT).