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23 VTTI Global

Introduction by Thomas A. Dingus

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24 Research Centers, Groups, and Initiatives

The Road to the Future

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Expanding VTTI

25 Profile: Hesham Rakha

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Profile: Walter Wierwille

29 Profile: Jon Hankey

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SECOND LARGEST UNIVERSITY LEVEL TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE

10 From a Center to the Institute

30 Profile: Thomas A. Dingus

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EMPLOYEES IN 1988

EMPLOYEES TODAY

13 Profile: Andy Petersen

33 VTTI at a Glance

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15 Studying Teen Driving: Preserving our Nation’s Youth ATA

34 What’s Next?

GLANCE

200 ANNUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS MORE THAN

16 A Retrospective: The Impact of VTTI Naturalistic Driving Studies 140 ANNUAL PUBLICATIONS MORE THAN

35 Profile: Myra Blanco

36 VTTI/Center for Injury

MORE THAN 100 GRADS & UNDERGRADS SUPPORTED ANNUALLY

18 Big Data

Biomechanics Crash Sled Lab

20 VTTI 25 Years: A Timeline

38 National Tire Research Center: Advancing Tire Design and the Economy

Susan Trulove: Writer Alex Parrish: Graphic Designer

Michael Kiernan, Steven Mackay, John McCormick, Jim Stroup, and Logan Wallace: Photography Mindy Buchanan-King: Managing Editor andWriter

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