Infrastructure Protection

Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1254 Avenue A
Room 100
Bryan, TX 77807
(979) 317-2694
[email protected]

Dr. Nathan Schulz is an Associate Research Scientist at TTI in the Infrastructure Protection Program. He holds a Master of Science and Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. Dr. Schulz is a registered Engineer-in-Training in the state of Texas. In his time with TTI, he has been involved in research with various State Departments of Transportation (DOTs), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), National Cooperation Highway Research Program (NCHRP), and several private industry sponsors. In these various projects, he has worked to design and evaluate sign supports, traffic control devices, bridge rails, concrete barriers guardrails, guardrail end treatments, roadway gates, and breakaway poles to mitigate injury to occupants in passenger vehicles, heavy truck vehicles, and motorcycles.

Dr. Schulz is an experienced simulation analyst and has worked extensively to evaluate crashworthiness of highway safety appurtenances and roadside geometric features through computer simulations. He is familiar with LS-DYNA, HyperMesh, and LS-PrePost.