Laboratory Manager

Kornel Kerenyi

Kornel Kerenyi is a hydraulics research engineer in the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA’s) Office of Infrastructure Research and Development (R&D). He coordinates hydraulic and hydrological research activities with State and local agencies, academia, and various partners and customers. He also manages the FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) J. Sterling Jones Hydraulics Research Laboratory. He was previously a research engineer at a private company and supervised support staff in the laboratory. Dr. Kerenyi holds a Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Steel Structures from the Vienna University of Technology in Austria.

Hydraulics Research Engineer

James Pagenkopf

James Pagenkopf is a hydraulics research engineer in the FHWA’s Office of Infrastructure R&D, providing support for hydraulic and hydrological research activities conducted at TFHRC Hydraulics Research Laboratory. He was previously a research engineer providing over 12 years of contracting support at TFHRC for both the Hydraulics and Aerodynamics Laboratories. Mr. Pagenkopf holds M.E. and B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia.