Research Project Participant Information List of research projects being worked on by selected project member

Nicole Leo Braxtan Ph.D., Professor
The William States Lee College of Engineering
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
EPIC 3162
Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001
John A. Vine-Hodge , Transportation Program Manager
Bicycle and Pedestrian Division
North Carolina Department of Transportation
1 South Wilmington

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Aaron Hipp , Associate Professor
Center for Geospatial Analytics
North Carolina State University
2800 Faucette Drive
Campus Box 7106
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
Blythe Carter , Research Associate

Institute for Transportation Research and Education
909 Capability Drive
Suite 3600
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
Jean-Claude Thill Ph.D., Knight Foundation Distiguished Professor
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
McEniry 324
Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001
Nora McCann , Engineer
Project Management Unit
NC DOT
1000 Birch Ridge Dr

Raleigh, NC 27609
Elizabeth Sciaudone PhD, Professor
Civil, Constuction and Environmental Engineering
NC State University
2501 Stinson Dr

Raleigh, NC 27607
Suzanne Leland Ph.D., Prefessor
Department of Political Science & Public Administration
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.

Charlotte, North Carolina 28233
Amin K. Akhnoukh Ph.D., Professor
Construction Management Department
East Carolina University
343-B Rawl Building
Mail Stop 307
Greenville, North Carolina 27695
Tiefu Zhao Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.

Charlotte, North Carolina 28223
Okan Pala Ph.D., Research Associate
Center for Geospatial Analytics
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8008
4117 Jordan Hall 1
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
Noreen McDonald ,
Department of City and Regional Planning
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
New East Bldg., CB 3140

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3140
Kevin Han Ph.D.,
Dept. of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 7908

Raligh, North Carolina 27695-7908
Mesbah Uddin PhD, Director - NC Motorsports & Automotive Research Center
NC Motorsports & Automotive Research Center
UNC - Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd

Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Vera Scott , Academic Resource Manager
Academic Resource Management Office
NCCU
1801 Fayetteville St

Durham, NC 27707

Researcher on the following projects:

Click for Project Details	Category	Sub-Category	ProjectID	Researchers
Functional Assessment of the Effects of Highway Construction on Coastal North Carolina Wetlands: Comparison of Effects Before and After Construction: Phase II (Construction)	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	1999-07	Curtis J. Richardson; Neal E. Flanagan
A Two Stage Evaluation of NCDOT Stream Mitigation Practices: Stage 1-Synthesis of Current Stream Mitigation Practices; Stage 2-Development of Criteria of Effective Mitigation	Environment	Miscellaneous	1999-09	Greg Jennings
Increased Options for Weed Management in the North Carolina Highway Wildflower Program	Environment	Flora and Fauna	1999-12	Fred H. Yelverton
Fatigue Performance of Large-Sized Long-Span Prestressed Concrete Girders Impaired by Transverse Cracks	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Concrete	1999-01	Mervyn J. Kowalsky; Paul Zia
Assessing the Feasibility of Using TRANSIMS in North Carolina: The Fayetteville - Fort Bragg Case	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Facility Design	2000-05	John R. Stone; Nagui M. Rouphail
Emissions Reduction Through Better Traffic Management: An Empirical Evaluation Based Upon On-Road Measurements	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	1999-08	H. Christopher Frey; Nagui M. Rouphail
The Behavior of Prestressed High Performance Concrete Bridge Girders for US401 over the Neuse River in Raleigh, NC	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Design	1997-08	Mervyn J. Kowalsky; Paul Zia
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Existing North Carolina Department of Transportation Wetland Mitigation Sites	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	1999-10	Mark M. Brinson; Richard D. Rheinhardt
Geogrid Reinforcement of Piedmont Residual Soil	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	2001-02	Alan T. Stadler
Analysis of an Instrumented Jointless Bridge	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Design	2001-01	Mervyn J. Kowalsky; Paul Zia
Measures to Reduce Erosion and Turbidity in Construction Site Runoff	Environment	Erosion and Turbidity Control	2001-05	Richard A. McLaughlin
Distribution of Freshwater Mussel Populations in Relationship to Crossing Structures	Environment	Flora and Fauna	2001-10	Arthur E. Bogan; Hugh Devine; Jay Levine; Ken Pollock
Evaluating Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Treating Stormwater and Wastewater from North Carolina Highways, Industrial Facilities, and Borrow Pits	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	2001-07	Daniel E. Line; Jean Spooner
Ecological Assessment of a Wetlands Mitigation Bank	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	2001-11	Irene Rossell; James Petranka; Kevin Moorhead
Bridge Management System Update	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Maintenance and Management	2001-18	David W. Johnston
Assessment and Prediction of the Effects of Highways on Population Ecological and Genetic Properties of Selected Faunal Groups	Environment	Flora and Fauna	2001-14	Alan E. Stiven
Assessment of the Impact of Highway Runoff on the Health of Freshwater Mussels in NC Streams	Environment	Flora and Fauna	2001-13	Arthur E. Bogan; Damian Shea; Jay Levine; Lori Gustafson; Michael Stoskopf; W. Gregory Cope; William Showers
Guidelines for NCDOT Project-Level Traffic Forecasting Procedures	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Surveys, Modeling and Forecasting	2002-10	John R. Stone
A Spatial Editing and Validation Process for Short Count Traffic Data	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Surveys, Modeling and Forecasting	2002-09	Jacqueline M. Hughes-Oliver
Ecological, Morphological, Micromorphological and Molecular Analyses of the Species in the Hexastylis heterophylla Complex	Environment	Flora and Fauna	2002-04	Zack Murrell
Regionalizing Public Transportation Services	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit		2002-11	Andrew J. Henry; Thomas J. Cook
Lateral Capacity of Drilled Shafts Embedded in Soft Weathered Rock (SWR) Profiles	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	2002-13	Mohammed A. Gabr; Roy H. Borden
Behavior of A New High Performance Concrete Bridge on US 401 Over Neuse River in Wake County	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Design	2002-17	Mervyn J. Kowalsky; Paul Zia
Evaluation of Herbicides and Application Timing for Control of Japanese Knotweed	Environment	Flora and Fauna	2002-18	Stratford H. Kay
Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Reliability Analysis/ Design of Driven Piles Axial Capacity	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	2002-14	M. S. Rahman; Mohammed A. Gabr
Assessment of the Groundwater Flows at Juniper Bay and their Impact on the Surrounding Area	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	2002-19	Christopher P. Bobko; Paul Zia; Rudolf Seracino
Evaluation of Bridge Analysis vis-à-vis Performance	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Maintenance and Management	2002-12	Janos Gergely
Minimizing Water Quality Impacts of Road Construction	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	2003-04	Greg Jennings; Richard A. McLaughlin
Effects of Increased U-Turns at Intersections on Divided Facilities and Median Divided versus Five-Lane Undivided Benefits	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Facility Design	2003-05	Joseph E. Hummer; Joseph S. Milazzo; Robert S. Foyle
False Capacity for Lane Drops	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Facility Design	2003-07	Joseph E. Hummer; Nagui M. Rouphail

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Principal Investigatoron the following projects:

ProjectID	Click for Project Details	Category	Sub-Category	Principal Investigator
2020-01	Reducing the Environmental Impact of Road Construction	Environment	Erosion and Turbidity Control	Richard A. McLaughlin
2020-02	Acoustical Standard for Noise Walls	Environment	Human Environment	Daniel Findley
2020-04	Fusing multi-source UAS-derived data to improve project planning a NCDOT Wetlands Prediction Model	Environment	Stream Mitigation	Narcisa Pricope
2020-07	Efficacy and Durability of Advanced Retrofitted Emissions Controls for Passenger Service Diesel Locomotives	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	H. Christopher Frey
2020-08	Stream Prediction Model Automation	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	Sheng-Guo Wang
2020-09	Monitoring and modeling sound-side erosion near Oregon Inlet to support feasibility level transportation planning	Environment	Project Development	Margery Overton
2020-22	Durability of Pipe Materials in Soils	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	Mohammad Pour-Ghaz
2020-11	Evolution of Pavement Friction and Macrotexture after Asphalt Overlay	Pavement and Maintenance		B. Shane Underwood
2020-36	Safety of the Urban Freight System: Key Performance Indicators	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight	Noreen McDonald
2020-24	Assessment of Separated Bike Lane (SBL) Applications in North Carolina	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	Sarah Worth O`Brien
2020-37	Economic Impacts of Transit Investments, Social Challenges, and Strategies for Sustaining High Ridership	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit		Eleni Bardaka
2020-38	Location Aware Approach to Creating Effective Public Outreach	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Okan Pala
2020-39	State of the Art Approaches to Bicycle and Pedestrian Counters	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	Erol Ozan
2020-40	Inductive Wireless Power Transfer for Switcher Trains	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Passenger Rail	Tiefu Zhao
2020-41	Constructability Review Effectiveness	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Amin K. Akhnoukh
2020-42	Bench-marking Non-motorized Policies and Project Delivery	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	Suzanne Leland
2020-43	Bicycle Volume: Counting Machine Validation & Correction, Estimating & Forecasting, and Analysis of Injury Risk	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	Wei Fan
2020-10	Integrating Supply Chain with Transportation Infrastructure Data for Enhanced Planning Capabilities	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight
2020-03	Evaluation of 2D Hydraulics Models to Improve Scour Predictions and Countermeasures	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Durability and Corrosion Resistance	Celso Castro-Bolinaga
2020-05	Field evaluation of hardening methods for subsurface utilities and drainage pipes	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	Mohammad Pour-Ghaz
2020-06	Compare NCDOT Bridge Scour Calculations to USGS SIR 2016- 5121 South Carolina (SC) Scour Envelope Curves Results	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Durability and Corrosion Resistance	Brina M. Montoya
2020-18	Applying Small UAS to Produce Survey Grade Geospatial Products for DOT Preconstruction & Construction Activities	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	Kevin Han
2020-26	Development of Safety Benefit Factors for New Location and Widening Projects for Use in the STI Scoring Process	Traffic and Safety	Traffic Safety	Joy C. Davis
2019-01	Enhancing Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Along North Carolina Roadsides through Characterizing Herbicide Fate	Environment		Travis Gannon
2019-02	Protocol for Outlet Analysis at Highway Sites	Environment		William F. Hunt, III
2019-03	DeepHyd: A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classification of Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data	Environment
2019-04	Stormwater Runoff Monitoring and Analysis for Aviation Mode Facilities	Environment		William F. Hunt, III
2019-05	Improved Approaches to Environmental Compliance During Highway Construction	Environment		Richard A. McLaughlin
2019-06	Optimizing Compost Application Rates for Vegetation Health, Maximal Stormwater Infiltration, & Runoff Quality	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	Josh Heitman
HWY-88992	Rumble Strip Noise Evaluation	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	Daniel Findley

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Project Manager on the following projects:

ProjectID	Click for Project Details	Category	Sub-Category	Project Manager
2020-01	Reducing the Environmental Impact of Road Construction	Environment	Erosion and Turbidity Control	John W. Kirby
2020-02	Acoustical Standard for Noise Walls	Environment	Human Environment	John W. Kirby
2020-04	Fusing multi-source UAS-derived data to improve project planning a NCDOT Wetlands Prediction Model	Environment	Stream Mitigation	John W. Kirby
2020-07	Efficacy and Durability of Advanced Retrofitted Emissions Controls for Passenger Service Diesel Locomotives	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	John W. Kirby
2020-08	Stream Prediction Model Automation	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	John W. Kirby
2020-09	Monitoring and modeling sound-side erosion near Oregon Inlet to support feasibility level transportation planning	Environment	Project Development	John W. Kirby
2020-22	Durability of Pipe Materials in Soils	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	John W. Kirby
2020-11	Evolution of Pavement Friction and Macrotexture after Asphalt Overlay	Pavement and Maintenance		Mustan Kadibhai
2020-36	Safety of the Urban Freight System: Key Performance Indicators	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight	Curtis T. Bradley
2020-24	Assessment of Separated Bike Lane (SBL) Applications in North Carolina	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	John W. Kirby
2020-37	Economic Impacts of Transit Investments, Social Challenges, and Strategies for Sustaining High Ridership	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit		Curtis T. Bradley
2020-38	Location Aware Approach to Creating Effective Public Outreach	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Curtis T. Bradley
2020-39	State of the Art Approaches to Bicycle and Pedestrian Counters	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	Curtis T. Bradley
2020-40	Inductive Wireless Power Transfer for Switcher Trains	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Passenger Rail	Curtis T. Bradley
2020-41	Constructability Review Effectiveness	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Curtis T. Bradley
2020-42	Bench-marking Non-motorized Policies and Project Delivery	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	Curtis T. Bradley
2020-43	Bicycle Volume: Counting Machine Validation & Correction, Estimating & Forecasting, and Analysis of Injury Risk	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	Curtis T. Bradley
2020-10	Integrating Supply Chain with Transportation Infrastructure Data for Enhanced Planning Capabilities	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight	Mustan Kadibhai
2020-03	Evaluation of 2D Hydraulics Models to Improve Scour Predictions and Countermeasures	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Durability and Corrosion Resistance	John W. Kirby
2020-05	Field evaluation of hardening methods for subsurface utilities and drainage pipes	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	John W. Kirby
2020-06	Compare NCDOT Bridge Scour Calculations to USGS SIR 2016- 5121 South Carolina (SC) Scour Envelope Curves Results	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Durability and Corrosion Resistance	John W. Kirby
2020-18	Applying Small UAS to Produce Survey Grade Geospatial Products for DOT Preconstruction & Construction Activities	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	Curtis T. Bradley
2020-26	Development of Safety Benefit Factors for New Location and Widening Projects for Use in the STI Scoring Process	Traffic and Safety	Traffic Safety	John W. Kirby
2019-01	Enhancing Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Along North Carolina Roadsides through Characterizing Herbicide Fate	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-02	Protocol for Outlet Analysis at Highway Sites	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-03	DeepHyd: A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classification of Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-04	Stormwater Runoff Monitoring and Analysis for Aviation Mode Facilities	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-05	Improved Approaches to Environmental Compliance During Highway Construction	Environment		John W. Kirby
2019-06	Optimizing Compost Application Rates for Vegetation Health, Maximal Stormwater Infiltration, & Runoff Quality	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	John W. Kirby
HWY-88992	Rumble Strip Noise Evaluation	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	Steven J. Bolyard

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Chairperson on the following projects:

ProjectID	Click for Project Details	Category	Sub-Category	Committee Chairman
2020-01	Reducing the Environmental Impact of Road Construction	Environment	Erosion and Turbidity Control	David Harris
2020-02	Acoustical Standard for Noise Walls	Environment	Human Environment	Missy Pair
2020-04	Fusing multi-source UAS-derived data to improve project planning a NCDOT Wetlands Prediction Model	Environment	Stream Mitigation	Morgan Weatherford
2020-07	Efficacy and Durability of Advanced Retrofitted Emissions Controls for Passenger Service Diesel Locomotives	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	Allan Paul
2020-08	Stream Prediction Model Automation	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	Morgan Weatherford
2020-09	Monitoring and modeling sound-side erosion near Oregon Inlet to support feasibility level transportation planning	Environment	Project Development	Beth Smyre
2020-22	Durability of Pipe Materials in Soils	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	Cyrus Parker
2020-11	Evolution of Pavement Friction and Macrotexture after Asphalt Overlay	Pavement and Maintenance
2020-36	Safety of the Urban Freight System: Key Performance Indicators	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight	Charles Edwards
2020-24	Assessment of Separated Bike Lane (SBL) Applications in North Carolina	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	Brian Mayhew
2020-37	Economic Impacts of Transit Investments, Social Challenges, and Strategies for Sustaining High Ridership	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit		JoHanna I. Cockburn
2020-38	Location Aware Approach to Creating Effective Public Outreach	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Joseph E. Hummer
2020-39	State of the Art Approaches to Bicycle and Pedestrian Counters	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	John A. Vine-Hodge
2020-40	Inductive Wireless Power Transfer for Switcher Trains	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Passenger Rail	Lynn Harris
2020-41	Constructability Review Effectiveness	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Clare Fullerton
2020-42	Bench-marking Non-motorized Policies and Project Delivery	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	JoHanna I. Cockburn
2020-43	Bicycle Volume: Counting Machine Validation & Correction, Estimating & Forecasting, and Analysis of Injury Risk	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Bicycle and Pedestrian	John A. Vine-Hodge
2020-10	Integrating Supply Chain with Transportation Infrastructure Data for Enhanced Planning Capabilities	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight
2020-03	Evaluation of 2D Hydraulics Models to Improve Scour Predictions and Countermeasures	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Durability and Corrosion Resistance	Matt S. Lauffer
2020-05	Field evaluation of hardening methods for subsurface utilities and drainage pipes	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	Cyrus Parker
2020-06	Compare NCDOT Bridge Scour Calculations to USGS SIR 2016- 5121 South Carolina (SC) Scour Envelope Curves Results	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Durability and Corrosion Resistance	Matt S. Lauffer
2020-18	Applying Small UAS to Produce Survey Grade Geospatial Products for DOT Preconstruction & Construction Activities	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Miscellaneous	Keith Johnston
2020-26	Development of Safety Benefit Factors for New Location and Widening Projects for Use in the STI Scoring Process	Traffic and Safety	Traffic Safety	Brian Murphy
2019-01	Enhancing Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Along North Carolina Roadsides through Characterizing Herbicide Fate	Environment		David Harris
2019-02	Protocol for Outlet Analysis at Highway Sites	Environment		Andy McDaniel
2019-03	DeepHyd: A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classification of Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data	Environment		Matt S. Lauffer
2019-04	Stormwater Runoff Monitoring and Analysis for Aviation Mode Facilities	Environment		Jonathan Arnold
2019-05	Improved Approaches to Environmental Compliance During Highway Construction	Environment		David Harris
2019-06	Optimizing Compost Application Rates for Vegetation Health, Maximal Stormwater Infiltration, & Runoff Quality	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	Andy McDaniel
HWY-88992	Rumble Strip Noise Evaluation	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	Brian Mayhew

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Nicole Leo Braxtan Ph.D., Professor

John A. Vine-Hodge , Transportation Program Manager

Aaron Hipp , Associate Professor

Blythe Carter , Research Associate

Jean-Claude Thill Ph.D., Knight Foundation Distiguished Professor

Nora McCann , Engineer

Elizabeth Sciaudone PhD, Professor

Suzanne Leland Ph.D., Prefessor

Amin K. Akhnoukh Ph.D., Professor

Tiefu Zhao Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Okan Pala Ph.D., Research Associate

Noreen McDonald ,

Kevin Han Ph.D.,

Mesbah Uddin PhD, Director - NC Motorsports & Automotive Research Center

Vera Scott , Academic Resource Manager

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