Transportation Engineering and Science Program
Honors, Scholarships and Awards
- Beaman Professorship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (2013-to date)
- Honored Speaker certificate of appreciation from the 11th and 12th & 13th COTA (Chinese Overseas Transportation Association) International Conference of Transportation Professionals in plenary sessions, Nanjing & Beijing, China.
2011-2013
- Shining Star Award in 2010, Old Dominion University, for commitment to students' academic, professional and personal development
2010
- Frank Betten endowment at Old Dominion University ($1.5 Million endowment)
2006-2013
- National recognition: Ranked 4th in terms of faculty with the greatest number of
publications in national survey of 84 US planning schools & 856 planning faculty
members, Stiftel B. et al. Faculty Quality at U.S. Graduate Planning Schools: A National Research Council-Style Study, Journal of Planning Education & Research, 24:1.
2004
- Awarded W.R. Kenan competitive leave, UNC-Chapel Hill, with $4000 cash award
2005
- Best paper award, Committee on Pedestrians,
Transportation Research Board, National Academies
2001
- Invited by the Government of France to help develop research agenda on
Intelligent Transportation Systems
2003
- Recognized by the United States as person with extra-ordinary ability
1995-2002
- Center for Urban and Regional Studies Award for excellence in research, UNC-CH
2001
- Faculty Development Award UNC-CH Foundation
1996-1997
- TNT North America Scholarship for graduate studies
1990
- Transportation Center Dissertation Year Fellowship, Northwestern University
1990-1991
- Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology Scholarship for graduate studies
1986-1990