Larry Head

Through SERC’s Acquisition Innovation Research Center, Dr. Head guides the University of Arizona chapter of the Defense Civilian Training Corps pilot program, drawing on his 30-plus years of academic and industry experience to prepare DCTC scholars for civilian careers with the Department of Defense. He has served numerous roles in university leadership, including as department head, interim dean, interim provost, and director of Arizona’s Transportation Research Institute. Read extended bio and connect on LinkedIn.

Career Highlights

• Member of several committees of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
• Member, Arizona Governor’s Task Force for Self-Driving Vehicles
• Earned the Trevor O. Jones Outstanding Paper Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers and the D. Grant Mickle Award in 2010 and 2016 for Outstanding Paper in the Field of Operation, Safety, and Maintenance of Transportation Facilities from the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies