Transportation

Dr. Stephen D. Roberts
professor and dept. head of industrial engineering
(919) 515-2362
roberts@eos.ncsu.edu
Simulation methodology, particularly as applied to transportation and logistics.

 

Dr. Gorman Gilbert
professor of civil engineering director, Institute for Transportation Research and Education
(919) 515-8030
gorman_gilbert@ncsu.edu
Policy and advanced technologies in public transportation.

 

Dr. Joseph Hummer, P.E.
associate professor of civil engineering
(919) 515-7733
hummer@eos.ncsu.edu
Novel strategies for relieving congestion on suburban highways. Develops improved methods for identifying high-hazard highway locations.

 

Y. Richard Kim
associate professor of civil engineering
(919) 515-7758
kim@eos.ncsu.edu
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~kim/
Pavement materials and analysis, with special focus on asphalt. Working to help create pothole-resistant asphalt. Has developed computer models that can predict how quickly asphalt will crack - and in some cases self-heal - in different traffic and weather conditions.