DWIH NY and BASt at the TRB Annual Meeting 2025
The Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRBAM) covers five days of topics of interest to international policymakers, administrators, practitioners, researchers and representatives from government, industry and academia.
At TRBAM 2025, the DWIH New York, in collaboration with the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), played an active role in organizing sessions, meetings, and workshops. During the session of the TRB International Coordination Council, Dr. Jan Lüdert, Head of Programs at DWIH, was invited to share insights and experiences from the field of DWIH Science Diplomacy. Dr. Dirk Jansen and Dr. Mehdi Kalantari from BASt’s “Analysis and Development of Pavement Structures” section received the Best Poster Award from the TRB Committee on “Pavement Structural Testing and Evaluation” for their research on Temperature Normalization of TSD Measurements. Lena Plum, from BASt’s “Automated Driving” section, delivered a presentation offering the German perspective on the research needs regarding remote automated vehicle operations. Additionally, Timo Hoffmann, from BASt’s “Connected Mobility” section, participated in various activities focused on mobility data and intelligent transport systems.
Co-organized by DWIH and BASt, the German Networking Evening took place on January 6 at Prost DC. BASt President Professor Markus Oeser, Dr. Saskia Seidel (DLR) and Dr. Jan Lüdert welcomed German-speaking experts and their international contacts in a relaxed atmosphere to end the day with networking over German food and beer.
Special thanks are extended to the co-hosts, the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The next TRB Annual Meeting will take place in Washington, D.C., from January 11 – 15, 2026.