Notes from monthly meeting of AASHTO RAC Chair, Vice Chair, Region and Task Force Chairs, and our national partners (AASHTO, FHWA, OST-R, and TRB).
Research (about research)
AASHTO RAC Leadership Call Notes–June 12, 2025
Minutes of the RAC leadership call from June 2025, wherein RAC’s Chair, Vice Chair, and Region and Task Force Chairs meet with each other and with our partners (AASHTO, TRB, FHWA, and OST-R).
AASHTO RAC Leadership Call Notes–August 14, 2025
Meeting of RAC leadership (Chair, Vice Chair, Region and Task Force leaders, and partners (AASHTO, FHWA, TRB, and OST-R)–occurs monthly
HVR Project Export with Region Lookup 2023
This it the Excel file exported from the highvalueresearch.org website with the region lookups added (since the export inexplicably doesn’t include a region attribute). The region lookup sheet can be copied from year to year, as can the study code count functions.
Job Aid for Exporting Projects from HVR Website
This documents outlines the steps for exporting the submitted HVR nominees in early April of each year for sending to the regions for voting.
High Value Research and Supplemental Winners 2023
Listing of the winners of the AASHTO RAC Value of Research Task Force’s High Value Research and Supplemental awards for calendar year 2023, which will be showcased in poster sessions at the January 2024 TRB Annual Meeting.
Job Aid for HVR/Supplemental Entry into TRB Event Management System
This document outlines the process for entry of HVR and Supplemental awards info into the TRB event management system for the poster sessions at the upcoming Annual Meeting in January. RAC VOR coordinates with the RIIM Chair, and the deadline is always 10/1.
High Value Research Projects Submittal and Selection Guidance Document
This is the guidance for nomination, submittal, and selection of High Value Research (HVR) and Supplemental Awards each year. This used to be on the RAC website, but am posting it here for the time being.
HVR Tasks Spreadsheet 2023
This is the 2023 Value of Research (VOR) High Value Research (HVR) task spreadsheet for all related events throughout the year, including nomination, voting, and coordination of poster sessions. If you have access issues, please contact Cindy Smith of Mississippi DOT, cjsmith@mdot.ms.gov.
Authorship and Artificial Intelligence
Attached is the Authorship and Artificial Intelligence fact sheet.