Dr. Craig Thor has served as the Chief Scientist at the Federal Highway Administration’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) since August 2021. In this role he serves as a technical advisor to the Leadership Team at TFHRC and supports the Associate Administrator for Research and Development in areas of technical coordination, scientific integrity, and research planning. Dr. Thor coordinates research efforts across the research disciplines and other USDOT modes where there are common interests and applications.
Dr. Thor has been with FHWA for roughly 14 years. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Material Science and Engineering from Michigan State University and a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences.
