Design and implementation of urban, rural and intercity transportation planning studies; highway design, planning and operations; traffic engineering; design and operation of turning lanes; traffic safety; traffic impact studies; site planning and development; and transit planning, design and operations.
UTC Faculty and Staff
Because transportation encompasses many disciplines, the K-State UTC faculty consists of a diverse group of engineers, planners, economists and social scientists who bring their expertise to bear on the transportation problems facing rural America.
 UTC Director and Professor Civil Engineering |
 Professor Economics Shortline railroad economic simulation studies; Class 1 railroad mergers; economic impacts of highway construction projects; medical service benefits of rural airports; railroad abandonment impacts; economic impacts of highway bypasses; impact of ethanol production on transportation. |
 Professor Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Development and application of optical measurement techniques; Experimental measurements using Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV), Particle image Velocimetry (PIV), Laser Speckle (LS), Laser-Induced Florescence (LIF); Laser-based diagnostic testing for industrial applications; Optical strain sensor development for bridge testing, structural analysis, and prestressed concrete diagnostic testing. |
 Associate Professor Civil Engineering Traffic engineering and highway safety; Traffic control systems; Special population groups; Modeling and simulation of transport systems; Access management; Computer applications in transportation engineering. |
 Associate Professor Civil Engineering Seismic behavior of bridges under various loading conditions; Analytical methods/models in civil engineering (experimental calibration); Non-destructive tests of existing structures; Performance-based design concepts |
 Professor, Associate Director Civil Engineering, Mid America Transportation Center Pavement design evaluation; Pavement performance and management; Nondestructive testing of pavements; Highway materials; Soil stabilization |
 Adjunct Faculty Civil Engineering Statewide and Urban Multimodal Planning; Statewide truck simulation; Roadway Weather Forecasting Analysis; Toll Feasibility Studies; Highway Performance Studies; Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Analysis and Forecasting; Traffic Engineering. |
 Professor Civil Engineering Physicochemical processes;Water, wastewater, sludges and hazardous waste treatment; Bioprocessing for resources recovery; Sorption effects on sub-surface contaminant transport; In-situ remediation of soils and groundwater. |
 Professor Civil Engineering Accelerated pavement testing; Computer controlled testing of structures; Artificial intelligence and information systems; Non-destructive evaluation of structures; Finite elements and numerical modeling. |
 Associate Professor Civil Engineering Experimental and computational modeling of localized deformation and failure, and instabilities in geo-materials; Scientifically based modeling and development of innovative and sustainable reinforcement systems for civil infrastructure materials; Computational modeling of integral bridges and sustainable bridge design; Characterization of asphalt interfaces subjected to static and dynamic loading; Experimental and computational modeling of geo-materials subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading; Soil structure interaction. |
 Professor Civil Engineering Behavior and analysis of concrete and prestressed concrete structures; Experimental testing of structural components; Durability of bridge decks; Time-dependent deformations in structures. |
 Associate Professor Civil Engineering Behavior of fiber-reinforced composite materials and structures; Stability and buckling of structural components; Nonlinear finite element analysis of structures; Nonlinear constitutive modeling of structural materials. |
 Assistant Professor Civil Engineering Design of Concrete Members; Concrete Production; Concrete Materials Test Methods and Specifications; Early Age Concrete Structural Behavior, Concrete Durability; Cementitious System Hydration and Microstructure. |
 Professor Emeritus Civil Engineering Roundabout Traffic Operations; Public Acceptance of Roundabouts; Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Warning Systems and Safety; Traffic Signs/Devices; Low-Volume Road Safety; Rumble Strips; Small Community Transportation Planning; Roadside Safety; Highway Infrastructure Deterioration. |
 Associate Professor Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Human element in transportation system; Visibility and retro-reflectivity; Rumble strips design and performance; Roundabouts design and performance; Modeling and simulation of natural disasters; Transportation logistics; Experimental design; Benefit-cost analysis. |
 Professor Civil Engineering Mathematical and computer modeling of groundwater flow; Application of GIS geospatial technology to water resources; Integrated modeling approaches to understand responses to human/climate-induced changes in groundwater availability. |
 Administrative Officer Civil Engineering |
 Accountant I Civil Engineering |