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Professional Engineer, State of Utah
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University of Utah Program Director, Mountain-Plains Consortium, Civil And Environmental Engin
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Assistant Professor, Civil And Environmental Engin
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Civil And Environmental Engin
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Associate Graduate Faculty Member, North Dakota State University
Professional Service
- Council of University Transportation Centers.
Role: Member.
Awards Committee, Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for Best PhD Dissertation in Science and Technology.
11/01/2015 - 11/30/2015
- Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Role: Member.
Technical Advisory Committee for Self-Enforcing Roadways.
10/2015 - present
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Co-coordinator and Presiding Officer.
“Benefit-Cost Analysis to Inform Planning, Programming, and Design Decisions,” Session 135 of the 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 10, 2016.
07/01/2015 - 01/10/2016
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Coordinator.
“Future Directions in Highway and Street Design and Analysis,” Workshop 2 of the 5th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, Vancouver, Canada, June 21, 2015.
06/21/2015 - 06/21/2015
- Council of University Transportation Centers.
Role: Member.
Awards Committee, Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award for Best MS Thesis in Science and Technology.
11/01/2014 - 11/30/2014
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Presiding Officer.
“Diverging Diamond Interchange Insights – Design,” Session 2B of the Alternative Intersections & Interchanges Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, July 21, 2014. [abstract refereed session].
07/21/2014 - 07/21/2014
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Presiding Officer.
Nighttime Analysis of Road Safety and Operations,” Session 584 of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 14, 2014. [paper session].
01/14/2014 - 01/14/2014
- National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Human Factors Resources, a sponsor for the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
11/2013 - present
- Council of University Transportation Centers.
Awards Committee, Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award, MS Thesis, 2014.
10/2013 - 11/2013
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Member.
Expert Panel for NCHRP 20-05/45-06: Active and Passive Speed Management Methods for Work Zones: Technology and Procedures.
08/2013 - 12/2014
- Council of University Transportation Centers.
Primary Delegate for the University of Utah.
06/2013 - present
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Member.
Standing Joint Subcommittee on Future Directions in Safety Analysis [ANB20/ANB25].
06/01/2013 - present
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Call for Papers Author and Paper Review Coordinator.
“Operational and Safety Effects of Geometrics at Night,” 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2014.
04/2013 - 02/2014
- Transportation Research Board.
University Representative.
08/2012 - present
- Transportation Research Board.
Presiding Officer, “Considering Operating Speed in Design,” Session 747 of the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 25, 2012. [paper session].
01/15/2012 - 01/25/2012
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Member.
Safety Data, Analysis, and Evaluation Committee [ANB20].
08/2011 - present
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Member.
Expert Panel for NCHRP 17-59: Safety Impacts of Intersection Sight Distance.
08/2011 - 08/2012
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Co-Coordinator.
“Risk and Reliability Analysis in Geometric Design of Highways and Streets,” Session 435 of the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 23, 2012.
08/2011 - 01/2012
- National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Role: Member.
Joint Task Force on Traffic Control Devices for Curves.
06/2011 - 06/2013
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Presiding Officer.
“Capacity, Operations and Signal Control, Tollways,” Session 5 of the 1st International Conference on Access Management, Athens, Greece, June 16, 2011.
06/2011 - 06/2011
- National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Role: Member.
Markings Technical Committee.
01/2011 - 12/31/2014
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Member.
Expert Panel for NCHRP 20-05/42-04: Recent Geometric Design Research and Practice for Improved Safety, Operations, and Maintenance.
08/01/2010 - 07/31/2011
- Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Role: Technical Committee Member.
ITE Speed Management Project (TENC-108-01).
01/2010 - 12/31/2011
- Transportation Research Board.
Role: Co-coordinator and Presiding Officer.
Workshop on New Directions in Road Safety Modeling,” Workshop 1 of the 4th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design.
01/01/2010 - 06/02/2010
Honors & Awards
- Best Paper, Transportation Research Board’s Geometric Design Committee (AFB10), 2015 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Transportation Research Board's Geometric Design Committee.
01/2016
- Top 15% of graduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Spring 2014. University of Utah College of Engineering.
08/2015
- 2014 Educator of the Year.
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) – Utah Chapter,
01/2015
- Top 15% of undergraduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Spring 2014.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2014
- ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award.
American Society of Civil Engineers,
06/2014
- Best Paper, Transportation Research Board’s Geometric Design Committee (AFB10), 2013 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
Transportation Research Board's Geometric Design Committee,
01/2014
- Top 15% of graduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Fall 2012.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2013
- Top 15% of undergraduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Spring 2013.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2013
- Best Paper, Transportation Research Board’s Geometric Design Committee (AFB10), 2012 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
Transportation Research Board’s Geometric Design Committee,
01/2013
- Top 15% of undergraduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Spring 2012.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2012
- Top 15% of undergraduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Fall 2011.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2012
- Top 15% of graduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Fall 2011.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2012
- Ben Jacobsen Kingfisher Bend Ranch Award for Exceptional Effectiveness in Teaching, 2011-2012.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2012
- “Greatest Hits” (i.e., one of the top technical papers) of the 4th Urban Street Symposium, Chicago, IL, June 24-27, 2012.
Transportation Research Board's Operational Effects of Geometrics Committee,
07/2012
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2011-2012 .
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
05/2012
- Top 15% of graduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Spring 2010.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2010
- Top 15% of undergraduate teachers in University of Utah College of Engineering, Spring 2010.
University of Utah College of Engineering,
08/2010
Internal Service
- U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program to examine Supporting Sustainable Cities Through Improved Urban Mobility.
Host,
10/13/2015 - 10/13/2015.
University service.
- Student Recruitment & Outreach Committee.
Member,
08/2015 - present.
Department service.
- Retention, Promotion, & Tenure (RPT) Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Member,
08/2015 - present.
Department service.
- Faculty Search Committee for Structural Engineering Position in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Member,
08/2015 - present.
Department service.
- Faculty Search Committee for Construction Engineering Position in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Chair,
08/2015 - present.
Department service.
- Funding Incentive Seed Grant Program.
Reviewer,
03/01/2015 - 03/31/2015.
University service.
- Student Chapter of the ASCE Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI).
Faculty Advisor,
07/01/2014 - present.
Department service.
- Strategic Planning Committee.
Chair,
11/2013 - present.
Department service.
- Faculty Co-Advisor (with Dr. Cathy Liu), Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter.
08/2013 - 06/30/2014.
Department service.
- Faculty Search Committee for Transportation Position in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013-2014 (hired Dr. Daniel Fagnant, PhD from University of Texas at Austin).
Chair,
08/01/2013 - 04/30/2014.
Department service.
- Graduate Preparation Institute, sponsored by the University of Utah Graduate School and Office of Equity and Diversity.
Faculty Host, Moises Babadilla,
06/2013 - 07/2013.
University service.
- Transportation Issues with Kennecott Building Reconstruction.
Advisor to Dean,
01/2013 - 05/2013.
College service.
- Faculty Advisor, Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter.
08/2012 - 08/2013.
Department service.
- Faculty Search Committee for Transportation Position in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2012-2013.
Chair,
08/2012 - 04/2013.
Department service.
- College Search Committee for Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair, 2012-2013.
Member,
08/2012 - 04/2013.
College service.
- Faculty Search Committee for Transportation Position in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2012-2013 (hired Dr. Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, PhD from University of Washington).
Chair,
08/01/2012 - 04/30/2013.
Department service.
- Faculty Representative, ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Conference (Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Competitions), 2012 .
04/01/2012 - 04/30/2012.
Department service.
- University Health and Safety Committee.
Member,
08/2011 - present.
University service.
- Department Undergraduate Committee.
Member,
08/2011 - 05/2013.
Department service.
- Layout and implementation of senior design room in the Meldrum Civil Engineering Building.
Assistant to Department Head,
09/2010 - 05/2012.
Department service.
- Lead Technical contact with Bentley Systems Incorporated as civil engineering department integrates Bentley academic software into undergraduate and graduate education.
Lead Technical contact,
07/01/2010 - present.
Department service.
- Department Scholarship Committee.
Member,
03/2010 - 04/2011.
Department service.
- Faculty Search Committee for Structures Position .
Member,
01/2010 - 05/2010.
Department service.
Community Partnership
- Volunteer Judge, Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair, 2012.
03/2012 - 04/2012
Outreach
- Faculty Support, U.S. DOT/FHWA Summer Transportation Institute.
05/01/2015 - 07/31/2015
- Faculty Support, U.S. DOT/FHWA Summer Transportation Institute .
05/01/2014 - 07/31/2014
- Transportation Research Board Webinar, NCHRP 3-88/Report 687: Guidelines for Ramp and Interchange Spacing, December 14, 2011 [registered continuing education].
12/2011 - 12/2011
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