Buttigieg names transportation chief science officer By (0) Robert Hampshire, formerly with the University of Michigan, was named the Department of Transportation's chief science officer by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Photo courtesy of University of Michigan Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., on Tuesday. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge (L) and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talk before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/UPI | License Photo Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a news conference at the White House on April 9. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/UPI | License Photo