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Current Student

Sam Jordan

Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering

Sam Jordan is seeking his Ph.D. in transportation engineering at the University of Memphis. He holds degrees from the University of Tennessee, the University of Memphis, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sam's research interests center around the planning and design of sustainable and resilient intermodal transportation systems,  and the ethical considerations of distributing connective resources throughout communities.

Santosh Bhattarai

EIT, S.M.ASCE

I am a Graduate Research Assistant, working under my advisor Dr. Sabya Mishra, in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis. I am currently pursuing masters’ degree in Transportation Engineering. Before joining University of Memphis, I worked for about 3 years as Civil Engineer in Nepal, immediately after completing my Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, in 2013. My research interest include Econometric Modeling, Travel Demand Modeling, and Freight Resource Allocation. Presently, I am working for two state and one federal projects.  

Jesse Simpson

M.S. in Transportation Engineering

My name is Jesse Simpson. I am a graduate research assistant at the University of Memphis. I finished my undergraduate degree in 2016 at the University of Memphis in Civil Engineering, focusing on transportation engineering. I am currently researching the adoption of innovations in organizations, focusing on the adoption of connected autonomous vehicles for freight organizations. After obtaining my Master’s Degree in Spring of 2018, I am planning on pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis.

Huan Ngo

Undergraduate at University of Memphis

Huan is a junior and currently working as a research assistant. He mainly involves in transit-related problem such as resource allocation, transit asset management. He has experience in optimization especially mixed integer linear programming and possesses a strong mathematical foundation. He's currently involved in developing Transit Asset Management Plan for Memphis Area Transit Authority. 

Khademul Haque

Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering

Dissertation Title: Practical Considerations in Transportation Network Investment Decision Making Using Econometric Framework in Multi-Period

Research Interest: Network Investment Decision making, Network Modeling, Transportation Planning, Transportation Engineering

Previous Degrees:   B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology
                                         M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut

Current Employer: Resource Systems Group, Inc.

Afrid Sarker

Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering

Research Interest: Transportation Planning, Statistical modeling, Highway safety

Previous Degrees:  B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Purdue University Fort Wayne

Former Student

Zohora Sultana

M.S. in Transportation Engineering

Previous Degrees:   B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

Research interest: Travel Behavior, Statistical modeling, Highway safety

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Anteneh Yohannes

M.S. in Transportation Engineering

Current Employer: HNTB-Transportation Engineer-Travel Demand Modeler

Previous Degrees:  B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Addis Ababa University

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Hossein Taghizad

M.S. in Transportation Engineering

Project title: Strategic investment decision making algorithms in network design problems

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Afrid Sarker

M.S. in Transportation Engineering (2015)

Research Interest: Transportation Planning, Statistical modeling, Highway safety

Previous Degrees:  B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Mohamed Osman

PhD in Transportation Engineering 

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Sukanya Dasgupta

B.S. in Civil Engineering

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Olivia Wiseman

B.S. in Civil Engineering

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