Jose Pantaleon Gomez III

About

I was most recently the Director of Research for the Virginia Transportation Research Council, the Virginia Department of Transportation’s research division. I first joined the Research Council in June of 1992 as a Research Scientist and spent 9 years conducting applied research and technical consultation in the areas of bridge engineering; focusing on field testing, computer modeling, the use of advanced structural materials in bridge design, and bridge management. I served the next 9 years as Associate Director of Research, managing the Structures, Pavements, and Geotechnical Research Team. I was named Director of Research in April, 2011, retiring in August 2016. Highlights of my career at VTRC include Principal or co-Principal Investigator on 16 external grants totaling over $5.4 million in research and implementation funds, author or co-author of 42 research reports, and co-PI to Rutgers University, the lead agency in the initial FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program Grant. This grant total was $25 million, of which $5 million came to VTRC in support of the bridge research program. I am currently a Lecturer in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program. I have a BS in Civil Engineering from VMI and Masters’ and Doctorate in Civil Engineering from U.Va. I am a Licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Education

B.S. Civil Engineering, Virginia Military Institute, 1979​

M.E. Civil Engineering, University of Virginia 1982​

Ph. D. Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, 1988​