Positions Held
- Associate Professor with endowed professorship, August 2002 – Present, Civil Engineering Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Director of Center for Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Systems, January 1999-Present
- Associate Professor, August 2000 – Present, Civil Engineering Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Assistant Professor, January 1994 – August 2000, Civil Engineering Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Research Associate, January 1987 – December 1993, Civil Engineering Department, the Ohio State University
Honors And Awards
- John E. & Joretta Achee Chance Professorship (2002-present)
- Professionalism Award, Louisiana Engineering Foundation (2004)
- Member of Chi Epsilor, Civil Engineering Honor Society
Significant Professional Activities
- Member of Sub-Committee on Research under TRB Task Force of Highway Safety Manual (2003-present)
- Member of TRB Committee on Transportation in Developing Countries (2003-present)
- Member of Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (2002-present)
Professional Membership
- Member of American Society of Civil Engineers
- Member of Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Member of Sigma Xi
Community Service
- Member of Louisiana Traffic Study Committee
- Member of Lafayette Transportation Technology Committee
- Member of Lafayette Roundabout Committee
Professional Registration
- Professor Engineer, Louisiana, License # 28806
Research Grants with External Sponsors
- Co-Principal Investigator, “Evaluation Of The Traffic Safety Benefits Of A Lower Speed Limit And Restriction Of Trucks To Use Of Right Lane Only On I-10 Over The Atchafalaya Basin,” $100,000 (UL Subcontract with LSU), 2005-2007, Louisiana Transportation Research Center.
- Co-Principal Investigator, “Statewide Traffic Safety Study – Phase 1,” $10,000 (UL subcontract with LSU), 2004, Louisiana Transportation Research Center.
- Principal Investigator, “Project Evaluation and Assessment of Automated Enforcement of Red-Light Running (RLR) Project in Lafayette, Louisiana,” 2004-2005, $25,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
- Principal Investigator, “Developing A Comprehensive Highway Accident Data Analysis Program with GIS: Part II,” 2004-2005, $95,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
- Principal Investigator, “Impact of Edge Lines on Narrow Rural Highways,” 2003-2005, $125,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
- Principal Investigator, “Developing A Comprehensive Highway Accident Data Analysis Program with GIS,” 2001-2003, $88,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
- Principal Investigator, “Analysis of Past NBI Ratings to Determine Future Bridge Preservation Needs,” 2001-2002, $69,995, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
- Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of the Impact of New Traffic Signal Timing Plans With GPS,” September 2000—September 2001, $25,000, Lafayette Consolidated Government.
- Principal Investigator, “Enhancing the Computational Capabilities of the Civil Engineering department,” UL STEP grant, 2000-2001, $23,603.
- Principal Investigator, “Bayou Teche Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan,” Louisiana Promised Land Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan,” August, 1999 –2000, $12,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
- Principal Investigator,” Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan,” August, 1999 –2000, $12,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
- Principal Investigator, “The Feasibility Study for Development of an ITS Center in Lafayette, Louisiana,” August 1999-2000, $75,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
- Principal Investigator, “A Sample Survey of Lafayette Household Travel Behavior,” July 1999 –October 1999, $10,000, Lafayette Consolidated Government.
- Principal Investigator, “Urban Network Data Collection with GPS and GIS,” 1998-1999, $100,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, to develop a transportation data collection procedure with GPS and GIS for travel demand forecasting models.
- Principal Investigator, “Database Design for Public Transit Facilities Management System,” 1996-1998, $50,000, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, to develop a computer program for managing public transit facilities in Louisiana.
- Co-Principal Investigator, “Airborne Corridor Mapping for Advanced Arterial Design,” 1999, $10,000, Lafayette Consolidated Government, Principal Investigator, Dr. Anthony Venson.
- Co-Principal Investigator, “USL Campus Transportation Study,” 1998, $2,000, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Principal Investigator, Dr. Kam Movassaghi, to study, and evaluate current and future USL campus transportation plans.
- Principal Investigator, “Enhancement of Computational Capability in Civil Engineering,” 1998-1999, $147,780, Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund
- Principal Investigator, “An Air Quality Analysis of Alternative Land Use Development Strategies,” 1995-1997, $75,000, Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund, to investigate the relationship between land use and travel demand for air quality analysis.
Courses Developed and Taught
- CIVE 553 – Traffic Flow Theory and Practice
- CIVE 551 – Transportation Planning
- CIVE 555 – Pavement Design
- CIVE 435 – Transportation Engineering
- CIVE 450 – Highway Engineering
- CIVE 404 – Computer Applications
- CIVE 442 – Civil Engineering Design
- CIVE 142 – Civil Engineering Graphics
- ENGR 101 – Introduction to Engineering
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