Dear Freight and Transportation Researchers: 

The National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is seeking peer reviewers for the proposals received in response to a grant year 4 Call for Proposals. CFIRE’s thematic area is Sustainable Freight Transportation Infrastructure and Systems. Research is conducted in the following four Signature Technical Areas of Research, or STARs:

• Design, Materials, and Construction Processes for Highway, Harbor, and Rail Infrastructure
• Multimodal Systems Planning and Optimization
• Traffic Operations and Safety
• Energy and Environment

Attached, please find proposal numbers and titles of the 29 proposals CFIRE received to the grant year 4 call. If you or anyone you know are qualified and interested in reviewing proposals, please respond by emailing Greg Waidley, CFIRE’s Research and Education Coordinator, by Monday, April 19^th.

Please include the following information in your reply:

• Full name of reviewer
• Reviewer’s title
• Organization/affiliation
• Phone number
• Email address
• ID number(s) of proposal(s) he or she is willing to review

As I receive the necessary information, I will send the reviewer the full proposal (proposals vary in length but the problem background, methodology, task list, etc. is no more than about 10 pages) and a link to our online proposal review form. Reviews are due by May 17^th.

Thank you so much for your assistance with our review process.

Regards,

Greg Waidley

Research and Education Coordinator

National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE)

(608) 262-2013

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