Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Sustainable Global Transportation in the 21st Century

Join us as Robert Skinner, Executive Director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), shares the latest research outlining global transportation options to enhance energy security and mitigate greenhouse gases.

TRB, a part of the National Academies, is a non-profit organization that promotes transportation innovation by sponsoring professional meetings and publications, administering applied research programs, and conducting policy studies. It serves as an independent adviser to the federal government and others on scientific and technical questions of national importance.

Skinner has been TRB's Executive Director since 1994. He serves on a number of university and research advisory groups including the Board of Trustees for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia, the Advisory Board for the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida, the External Review Committee for the MIT-Portugal Project, and the Advisory Board for the School of Public Policy at George Mason University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A registered professional engineer, Skinner received the James Laurie Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2003.