Transportation Symposium in Honor of Joseph Schofer
In celebration of the career of Joseph Schofer, a two-day Transportation Symposium will be held at Northwestern from Friday, November 17 (2pm) – Saturday, November 18 (1pm). The Symposium will include a mix of presentations and panel discussions, a reception and special banquet and lots of opportunities to socialize.
Transportation Symposium Agenda
Friday, November 17
2:00 PM Welcome / Opening Remarks
- Hani Mahmassani | William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation; Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director, Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) | Northwestern
- Asad Khattak | Beaman Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2:15 PM Panel 1 - Evolution and Future of Transportation Education
- Moderator: Panos D. Prevedouros | Emeritus Professor of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering | The College of Engineering, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
- Joseph Schofer | Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Northwestern
- Raymond Chan | Associate - Project Manager | Arcadis
- Paul P. Jovanis | Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering| The Pennsylvania State University
- Asad Khattak | Beaman Professor| The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Robert Peskin | Senior Consulting Manager | AECOM
- Karen Smilowitz | James N. and Margie M. Krebs Professor, Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences | Northwestern
- Amanda Stathopoulos | William A. Patterson Junior Professorship Chair; Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Northwestern
3:15 PM Networking Break
3:45 PM Panel 1 continued
5:00 PM Induction of Inaugural Class of Transportation Center Fellows
6:00 PM Reception and Dinner Banquet
Saturday, November 18
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Welcome to Day 2
- Asad Khattak | Beaman Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Panel 2 - Behavior & Forecasting and the Impact of Technology
- Moderator: Kimon Proussaloglou | Executive Vice President | Cambridge Systematics
- Chandra R. Bhat | Joe J. King Endowed Chair Professor in Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | The University of Texas at Austin
- Susan Hanson | Distinguished University Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Geography | Clark University
- Frank Koppelman | Professor emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering | Northwestern
- Patricia L. Mokhtarian | Clifford and William Greene, Jr. Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | Georgia Institute of Technology
- Steven Polzin | Research Professor, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering | Arizona State University
10:30 AM Networking Break
11:00 AM Panel 3 - Decision Making: How do we get rational decision making amidst the irrationality?
- Moderator: Patricia S. Hu | Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics | U.S. Department of Transportation
- Peter Cafiero | Managing Director, Service Planning & Scheduling | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
- Mark Daskin | Clyde W. Johnson Professor, Emeritus, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering | University of Michigan
- Debra Miller | Chair | Kansas Turnpike Authority
- Neil Pedersen | Former Executive Director | Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
12:30 PM Closing Remarks from Joseph Schofer
- Joseph Schofer
- Asad Khattak
- Hani Mahmassani
Organizing Committee
- Andrew Bata | Regional Manager, North America | UITP
- Raymond Chan | Associate - Project Manager | Arcadis
- Asad Khattak | Beaman Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Panos D. Prevedouros | Emeritus Professor of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering | The College of Engineering, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa
- Neil Pedersen | Former Executive Director | Transportation Research Board of the National Academies
- Robert Peskin | Senior Consulting Manager | AECOM
- Steven Polzin | Research Professor, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering | Arizona State University
Northwestern University Transportation Center:
- Breton Johnson | Sr. Associate Director | NUTC
- Hani Mahmassani | William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in Transportation; Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director, NUTC
Symposium Location
The Symposium venue is the James L Allen Center – 2169 Campus Drive – Evanston, IL 60208.
Registration
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