Graduate Student Researchers


Jee Eun Kang
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Objective: MS Civil Engineering
Adviser: Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests: Transportation research
Hobbies: Backpacking, skiing
Mei-Ting (May) Tsai
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Amelia C. Regan
Interests: Logistics, transportation finance, transportation policy
Hobbies: Music, travel, sports
Wei Li
Hometown Henan, China
Objective: PhD Policy, Planning & Design
Adviser: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests: Urban and transportation economics, environmental policy
Hobbies: Tai-Chi, swimming, Nunchaku
Christopher S. (Scott) Smith
Hometown: Waterford, Michigan, USA
Objective: PhD Policy, Planning & Design
Adviser: Marlon G. Boarnet
Interests: Transportation planning, GIS, social equity, stormwater management
Hobbies: Kayaking, tennis, web development
Hang Liu
Hometown: Hebei, China
Objective: PhD Transportation Science
Adviser: Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests: Intelligent transportation systems, congestion pricing, alternative fuel vehicles
Hobbies: Table tennis, badminton, soccer, driving, movies
Pierre Auza
Hometown: Pittsburg, CA, USA
Objective: MS Civil Engineering
Adviser: R. Jayakrishnan
Interests: Transportation infrastructure, health monitoring
Hobbies: Foreign language, mystic traditions in Abrahamic and Indic religions
Inchul Yang
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: R. Jayakrishnan
Interests: OD estimation, GPS, car navigation system, forecasting traffic information
Hobbies: Computer games, soccer
Courtney Endo
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, CA, USA
Objective: MS Civil Engineering and MS Urban and Regional Planning
Adviser: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests: Planning, traffic analysis
Hobbies: Cars, speaking French, video games, playing the flute
Hsin-Ping Hsu
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Objective: PhD Planning, Policy and Design
Adviser: Marlon G. Boarnet
Interests: Social equity, transportation policy
Hobbies: Western philosophy, Chinese literature
Klayut (Jin) Jintanakul
Hometown: Srisaket, Thailand
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: R. Jayakrishnan
Interests: Activity-based modeling, travel-demand modeling, travel behavior
Hobbies: Jogging, movies
Jaeyoung Jung
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: R. Jayakrishnan
Interests: Traffic network with information, GIS
Hobbies: Music
Palm Apivatanagul
Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand
Objective: PhD Transportation Science
Adviser: Amelia C. Regan
Interests: Logistics, supply chain management, optimization, information technology
Hobbies: Reading, swimming, jogging
Sarah Hernandez
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests: Transportation planning, travel behavior, public transportation
Hobbies: Biking, hiking, camping, reading
Riju Lavanya
Hometown: Bareilly, India
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: R. Jayakrishnan
Interests: Simulation, traffic control, traffic flow theory, transportation networks
Hobbies: Racquet games, sports, urban psychology, reading, music, independent films
Daji Yuan
Hometown: Dongguan, China
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests: Transportation system analysis, modeling and planning
Hobbies: basketball, soccer, movies
Kurato Endo
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Objective: MS Civil Engineering
Adviser: Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests: Transportation network, traffic operation
Hobbies: Music, traveling
Miyuan Zhao
Hometown: Liaoning, China
Objective: PhD Transportation Science
Adviser: Amelia C. Regan
Interests: Transporation Economics, maritime economics
Hobbies: Chinese traditional drawing, music
Kenneth (Ken) Joh
Hometown: West Covina, California, USA
Objective: PhD Planning, Policy & Design
Adviser: Marlon G. Boarnet
Interests: Transportation planning
Hobbies: Travel, dining, music, movies
Ji Young Park
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: R. Jayakrishnan
Interests: Traffic simulation, pathfinding, lane-changing models
Hobbies: Movies, reading, surfing the Web
Vivek A. Pai
Hometown: Redding, CA, USA
Objective: PhD Economics  
Adviser:

Jan Brueckner
Kurt Van Dender

Interests: Transportation economics, industrial organization
Hobbies: Tennis, golf, travel
Chih-Lin (Albert) Chung
Hometown: Nantou, Taiwan
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests: Traffic engineering, transportation planning
Hobbies: Tennis
Xing Zheng
Hometown: Chongquing, China
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Will Recker
Interests: Travel behavior, travel demand forecasting
Hobbies: Soccer, snooker
Sarah Aly
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
Objective: PhD Transportation Science
Adviser: Michael G. McNally
Interests: Project management, system optimization
Hobbies: Watching TV, art, traveling
Yeow Chern (Andre) Tok
Hometown: Singapore
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests: Advanced vehicle re-identification, detector technologies, traffic flow theory, neural networks, intelligent transportation systems
Hobbies: Tennis, surfing, driving, foosball
Jiana-Fu (Jeff) Wang
Hometown Taichung, Taiwan
Objective: PhD Transportation Science
Adviser: Amelia C. Regan
Interests: Logistics, supply chain management, public transit, transportation policy
Hobbies: Movies, traveling
Choon Heon (Chris) Yang
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Amelia C. Regan
Interests: Traffic flow theory, traffic management, traffic operations
Hobbies: Fishing, travel
Soyoung You
Hometown: Cheonan, Korea
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests: Intelligent transportation systems, surveillance and operations systems, incident detection on freeways and arterials, traffic flow theory
Hobbies: Movies, travel
Sun Young Jun
Hometown: Cheolwon, Korea
Objective: PhD Economics
Adviser: Kurt Van Dender
Interests: Transportation economics, especially congestion externalities
Hobbies: Movies
Chun Kon (C.K.) Kim
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Objective: PhD Economics
Adviser: Kenneth A. Small
Interests: Public transportation, transportation pricing, transportation and urban economics, public finance
Hobbies: Traveling, movies, marathon running
Mana Sangkapichai
Hometown: Thailand
Objective: PhD Transportation Science
Adviser: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests: Transportation economics, alternative-fuel vehicles, vehicle type choice, travel demand
Hobbies: Golfing, tennis, watching soccer
Chun-Cheng Yeh
Hometown: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Jean-Daniel Saphores
Interests: Travel demand, transportation economics
Hobbies: Baseball, tennis, movies
Dhawal Nagpal
Hometown: Faridkot, Punjab, India
Objective: PhD Economics
Adviser: Jean-Daniel Saphores / Kurt Van Dender
Interests: Environmental economics, transportation economics
Hobbies: Chess, history, electronic music, cricket
Ying Jun (Joseph) Chow
Hometown: New York City
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Amelia C. Regan
Interests: Complex networks, network vulnerability/reliability, freight systems planning and policy
Hobbies: Films, hiking, parlor games, travel
Gunwoo Lee
Hometown: Bucheon, Korea
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Stephen G. Ritchie
Interests: Traffic flow theory, driving behavior, lane changing model, sustainable mobility, discrete choice theory, microscopic traffic simulation
Hobbies: cooking
Ankoor Bhagat
Hometown: Nagpur, India
Objective: PhD Civil Engineering
Adviser: Michael G. McNally
Interests: Intelligent transportation systems, traffic simulation, ATMS and safety
Hobbies: Traveling, music, movies, cooking
Alejandro Bayas Fernandez
Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
Objective: MS Civil Engineering
Adviser: R. Jayakrishnan
Interests: Transportation planning, traffic design
Hobbies: Soccer, Tennis
Janie Dullard
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Objective: PhD Economics
Adviser:  
Interests: Travel demand, alternative fuel tranportation, public transportation
Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, Houston Astros
Chen Feng Ny
Hometown: Klang, Mayasia
Objective: PhD Economics
Adviser: Kenneth A. Small
Interests: Urban and transportation economics
Hobbies: Reading and playing computer games

 

 

 

 

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