Texas A&M University System
Primary Administrative Contact
Barbara Lorenz
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Southwest Region University Transportation Center
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-845-5815
b-lorenz@tamu.edu
Fax: 979-845-9761
Texas A&M University System
Principal Investigators
Amit Bhasin
Associate Research Scientist
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-862-3355
a-bhasin@ttimail.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Surface Properties and Interfacial Adhesion Characteristics of Materials, Healing in Bituminous Materials, Test Methods to Characterize Performance of Bituminous Mixtures, Modeling Fatigue Cracking and Moisture Damage in Bituminous Composites Using Fundamental Material Properties
Mark Burris
Assistant Professor
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Phone: 979-845-9875
mburris@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Transportation Economics, Variable Tolling, Value Pricing, Benefit-Cost Analysis, Financing, and Travel Demand Analysis
Joe W. Button
Senior Research Fellow
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-845-9965
j-button@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Asphalt Pavement Technology, Flexible Pavement Design, Flexible Pavement Construction, Flexible Pavement Maintenance, Materials Testing and Analysis, Pavement Skid Resistance
Jodi Carson
Associate Research Engineer
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 512-467-0946
j-carson@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Incident Management, Traffic Safety and Roadway Crash Analysis, Commercial Vehicle Safety and Operations
Ivan Damnjanovic
Assistant Professor
Construction Engineering and Management Group
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Phone: 979-862-6616
idamnjanovic@civil.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Project Development and Finance, Public-Private Partnership Projects, Performance Specifications, Risk Management, Stochastic Models and Optimization, Transportation Infrastructure Management and Innovative Contracting Methods
Eric Dumbaugh
Assistant Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Texas A&M University
3137 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3137
Phone: 979-862-4320
edumbaugh@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Transportation Planning, Policy and Performance Measurement, Geometric Design, Traffic Safety, Context-Sensitive Solutions
Bill Eisele
Research Engineer
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-845-8550
bill-eisele@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Mobility Analysis, Access Management, Congestion Management, High-Occupancy Vehicle Facilities
Mohamadreza Farzaneh
Assistant Research Scientist
Center for Air Quality Studies
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-845-5932
mfarzaneh@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Transportation Air Quality, Application of Intelligent Systems in Transportation Engineering, Transportation Modeling, Traffic Flow Theory, Traffic Simulation
Cecilia Giusti
Assistant Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Texas A&M University
3137 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3137
Phone: 979-458-4304
cgiusti@archmail.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Economic Development and Planning, Land Development, Regional Economics, International Development, Microbusiness and Community Development, and Microfinancing
Zachary Grasley
Assistant Professor
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Phone: 979-875-9961
zgrasley@civil.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Multi-functional Cementitious Materials, Constitutive Modeling, Durability, and Concrete Material Behavior
Debbie Jasek
Associate Research Scientist
Center for Professional Development
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-845-5239
d-jasek@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Hazardous Materials, Truck Safety, Professional Development, Educational Outreach, Truck Operations, Truck Licensing
Michelle Hoelscher
Public Affairs Coordinator
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-847-8724
m-hoelscher@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Air Quality Education and Outreach, Transportation Communications, Project Coordination and Implementation, Value Pricing/HOT Lane Implementation
Keith Knapp
Associate Research Scientist
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-845-5686
k-knapp@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Geometric Design, Roadway and Intersection Safety, and Operational Analysis
Eric Lindquist
Assistant Director, and
Associate Research Scientist
Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy
George Bush School of Government & Public Service
Texas A&M University
4350 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4350
Phone: 979-862-3857
elindquist@bushschool.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Public Policy, Transportation Policy and Planning, Climate Change and Variability
Eyad Masad
E. B. Snead I Associate Professor
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Phone: 979-458-8308
emasad@civil.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Microstructure Characterization and Modeling of Asphalt Mixtures, Pavement Analysis and Design, Constitutive Modeling of Granular Materials, Image Analysis of Granular Materials, Fluid Transport in Granular Materials
Michael Neuman
Associate Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
Texas A&M University
3137 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3137
Phone: 979-845-7062
neuman@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Urban Planning, Infrastructure, Sustainable Development, Governance, Institutions, Urban Design
Luca Quadrifoglio
Assistant Professor
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Phone: 979-458-4171
lquadrifoglio@civil.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Transportation Systems Modeling, Operations Research, Scheduling Algorithms, Optimization, Performance Evaluation, Decision Analysis
Beverly Storey
Associate Research Scientist
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-845-7217
b-storey@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Transportation Corridors, Erosion and Sediment Control, Sustainable Roadside Development, Context Sensitive Design/Solutions
David Trejo
Associate Professor
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Phone: 979-845-2416
trejo@civil.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Deterioration Mechanisms of Construction Materials, Corrosion, Service Life Prediction, Stochastic Modeling of Infrastructure Performance, Construction Engineering, Life-Cycle Costing
Sharada Vadali
Assistant Research Scientist
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-845-3325
s-vadali@ttimail.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Economic Analysis, Economic Impacts and Socioeconomic Factors, Transportation Economics, Quantitative Methods
Juan Villa
Associate Research Scientist
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-862-3382
j-villa@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Multimodal Freight Transport, International Trade and Transportation, Border Crossing Transportation, Freight Transportation Data
Yunlong Zhang
Assistant Professor
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
Phone: 979-845-9902
yzhang@civil.tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Traffic Operations, Traffic Modeling and Simulation, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Computer Applications in Transportation, Operations Research Applications in Transportation
Joe Zietsman
Director, Center for Air Quality Studies
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
Phone: 979-458-3476
zietsman@tamu.edu
Fields of Expertise: Air Quality, Transportation Planning, Performance Measurement