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METRANS researchers represent several fields of engineering and the social sciences. Researchers are tenure track or non-tenure track research faculty with appointments at USC or CSULB. Since 1998, over 100 faculty have received funding for their research from METRANS. This section lists all METRANS researchers and provides links to their projects.
Wenlong Jin

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Wenlong Jin

University of California, Irvine
Institute for Transportation Studies
Irvine
CA
92782

Projects Impacts of connected and autonomous vehicles on the performance of signalized networks: A network fundamental diagram approachEvaluating the Impacts of Start-Up and Clearance Behaviors in a Signalized Network: A Network Fundamental Diagram Approach
Michael G. McNally

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Michael G. McNally


University of California, Irvine
Irvine
CA
92697-3600

Projects Analysis of Activity-Travel Patterns and Tour Formation of Transit Users
Jean-Daniel Saphores

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Jean-Daniel Saphores

University of California, Irvine
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Irvine
CA
92697-3600

Projects Public Transportation, Transportation Network Companies (TNC) and Active Modes: An analysis based on 2009 and 2017 NHTSWhat Explains Recent Trends in Orange County Transportation Authority Bus Ridership?How to enhance student outcomes while strengthening transit? An Analysis of Los Angeles (LA) Metro?s GoPass Fareless pilot program
Miguel Jaller

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Miguel Jaller

University of California, Davis
Institute of Transportation Studies
Davis
CA
95616

Projects Improving Environmental Justice and Mobility in Southeast Los Angeles Executive SummaryKeeping Food on the Move: A Data-Driven Framework for Resilient and Efficient Food Supply ChainsCargo Routing and Disadvantaged CommunitiesSpatio-Temporal Analysis of Freight Patterns in Southern CaliforniaAutomation, Electrification, and Shared Mobility in FreightSketch Planning Tool for Sustainable and Resilient Urban Goods Distribution: User ManualDevelopment of Public Dynamic Spatio‐Temporal Monitoring and Analysis Tool of Supply Chain Vulnerability, Resilience, and Sustainability
Michael Manville

Associate Professor of Urban Planning

Michael Manville

University of California Los Angeles
5284 Public Affairs
Los Angeles
CA
90095-1656

Projects The Opportunity Cost of Parking Requirements: Would Silicon Valley Be Richer if its Parking Requirements were Lower?
Oceana Puananilei Francis

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering/Sea Grant College Program

Oceana Puananilei Francis

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Office: POST203D
Honolulu
HI
96822

Projects Stormwater Drainage Design and Best Management Practices with Applications to Roadways and Climate Change
Qi Chen

Professor

Qi Chen

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Office: Saunders 435
Honolulu
HI
96822

Projects Ultra-high-accuracy Digital Terrain Model Mapping for Assessing Roadway Vulnerability to Sea-level Rise and Flooding: An Integrated Analysis of Mobile and Airborne LiDAR DataRapid and Accurate Assessment of Road Damage by Integrating Data from Mobile Camera Systems (MCS) and Mobile LiDAR Systems (MLS): Can we get the best of both worlds?
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris

Professor of Urban Planning

Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris

UCLA
Luskin School of Public Affairs
Los Angeles
CA
90095

Projects Public Transportation Safety Among University StudentsThe Implications of Freeway Siting in California: Four Case Studies on the Effects of Freeways on Neighborhoods of ColorUnderstanding and Responding to Homelessness in State Transportation Settings
Jae Hong Kim

Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy

Jae Hong Kim

University of California, Irvine
Urban Planning and Public Policy
Irvine
CA
92697

Projects Transportation Plans: Their Informational Content and Use Patterns in Southern California
Scott Samuelsen

Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Scott Samuelsen

University of California, Irvine
APEP Office: 221 Engineering Laboratory Facility
Irvine
CA
92697

Projects Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental and Economic Impacts of Deploying Alternative Urban Bus Powertrain Technologies in the South Coast Air Basin
R. Jayakrishnan

Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering

R. Jayakrishnan

University of California, Irvine
4055 Anteater Instruction & Research Building
Irvine
CA
92697

Projects Efficient Mobility Portfolio schemes for Integrated, Intermodal, and Incentivized Shared TransportationA Smart Mobility Platform with Fair Congestion Pricing and Efficiently Distributed Incentives to Equitably Reduce VMT
Stephen Ritchie

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Stephen Ritchie

University of California, Irvine
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Irvine
CA
92697

Projects Investigation of Truck Data Collection using LiDAR sensing technology along Rural HighwaysInvestigation of LiDAR sensing technology to Improve Freeway Traffic MonitoringRoute-based Freight Activity Metrics along the California State Highway System through a Pilot Multi Sensor Fusion System
Madeline Brozen

Deputy Director, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies

Madeline Brozen

University of California, Los Angeles
3320 E Public Affairs, UCLA
Los Angeles
CA
90095

Projects Intersectional transportation trends in Los Angeles County
Gregory Pierce

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urban Planning

Gregory Pierce

University of California, Los Angeles
3250 Public Affairs Building - Box 951656
Los Angeles
CA
90095

Projects Assessing Effectiveness of Financing Subsidies on Clean Vehicle Adoption by Low- and Moderate-income Consumers
Paul Ong

Research Professor and Director of the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge

Paul Ong

University of California, Los Angeles
5287, Public Affairs
Los Angeles
CA
90095

Projects Mobility, Accessibility and Disadvantaged Neighborhoods: Assessing Diversity in Transportation-Related Needs and Opportunities
Seva Rodnyansky

Assistant Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy

Seva Rodnyansky

Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles
CA
90041

Projects Displacement and Commuting in the San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond: An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Housing Crisis, Displacement, and Long CommutesThe Evolution of the Los Angeles Metro Rail Station Neighborhoods: Moves, Rents, and PermitsThe Effects of Rail Stations on Neighborhood Displacement in Los Angeles County, 1993-2013Where Households Move: Tracking Household Moves Associated with Rail Transit Station Openings in Los Angeles CountyBay Area to Central Valley Migration and its ImpactsHow Remote Work Will Influence GHG Emissions: A National Analysis of the Relationship of the Impact of COVID-19 on Remote Work, Commuting, Residential Location, and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
Gwen Shaffer

Associate Professor

Gwen Shaffer

CSU Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach
CA
90840

Projects Using artificial intelligence to improve traffic flows, with consideration of data privacy principles
Geoff Boeing

Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis

Geoff Boeing

University of Southern California
Ralph and Goldy Lewis Hall
Los Angeles
CA
90089

Projects Race, Class, and the Production of and Exposure to Vehicular Pollution in Los Angeles Improving the Accuracy of Intersection Counts and Densities for Measuring Urban Street Network Compactness and ResilienceResilient Livelihoods: The Vulnerability of Commutes to Street Network Disruption
Susan L. Handy

Professor, Environmental Science and Policy

Susan L. Handy

University of California at Davis
1605 Tilia Street
Davis
CA
95616

Projects The Implications of Freeway Siting in California: Four Case Studies on the Effects of Freeways on Neighborhoods of ColorPost-COVID Transportation Scenarios: Evaluating the Impact of PoliciesMethods for assessing the effectiveness of potential vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) mitigation measures
Matt Delventhal

Assistant Professor

Matt Delventhal

Claremont McKenna College
The Robert Day School of Economics and Finance
Claremont
CA
91711

Projects Spatial Implications of Telecommuting in the United States
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