Ronald K. Faller is a professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. He earned his B.S. in civil engineering and his M.S. in structural engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1986 and 1989, respectively. He subsequently obtained a Ph.D. at the same university in 1998. His areas of research and professional interest include transportation safety engineering, roadside safety hardware and design, vehicle containment systems, energy management, product development, motorsport safety, force protection, physical security, and threat mitigation.