1/07 CURRICULUM VITAE NAME AND TITLE: YUPO CHAN PHD PE, FELLOW (ASCE) OFFICIAL ADDRESS: HOME ADDRESS: Department of Systems Engineering 5313 Scenic Drive Donaghey College of Engineering & Information Technology (EIT) Little Rock, AR University of Arkansas, Little Rock, (UALR) AR 72204 72207 yxchan@ualr.edu Tel. 501-569-8926; fax 866-311-6374 Tel. 501-603-9148 PRESENT RANK: Professor & Founding Chair SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Administrative duties, including faculty governance and as Founding Department Chair (2000-2004); Classroom instruction, curriculum and course development; Professional development activities (consulting, research, professional societies and writing). Initiate a program in Systems Engineering both in the undergraduate and graduate levels; seek accreditation, liaison with industries and governments. Teaching in the general areas of transportation, telecommunications, networks and combinatorial optimization, optimization, multicriteria decision making, and analysis of spatial-temporal information. Research in stochastic networks, spatial time-series, location-and-routing analysis, facility-location and land-use modeling. Helped implement the ITSMetaLAB: A Consortium of Laboratories for Intelligent Transportation Systems, http://syen.ualr.edu/metalab/, which is supported in part by external funding. DEGREES HELD: Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967. Master of Science, Transportation Systems/Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972. 1
SUMMARY OF QUALIFYING EXPERIENCES AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: QUALIFYING EXPERIENCES: Dept of Operational Sciences Graduate School of Engineering (ENS) Air Force Institute of Technology Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-6583 (1987-2000) Professor (as Deputy Head for five years) Teaching in the general areas of transportation, networks and combinatorial optimization, multicriteria decision making, and analysis of spatial-temporal information. Research in location-and-routing analysis, stochastic networks, spatial statistics, facility-location and land-use modeling and related areas. Helped implement the doctoral program in Operations Research, also put together an Operational Sciences Research Laboratory which is supported in part by funding from a continuing research grant from the Department of Defense. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 (1983-87) Associate Professor and Laboratory Director Teaching in Transportation Engineering, Operations Research, Land Use Models, and Transportation Planning. Research in highway corridor improvement, transportation & traffic analysis, land use/urban spatial modeling, aviation infrastructure and legislation, facility-location and routing, scheduled transportation service. Director, Transportation Systems Laboratory; Acting Head, Transportation and Construction Management Program (1984-1985) College of Engineering/Applied Science, and Harriman College of Policy Sciences and Public Management State University of NY at Stony Brook Stony Brook NY 11754 (1980-83) Associate Professor (joint appointment) Teaching courses in transportation policy analysis, operations research, urban/regional planning, and technology/policy; research in (a) the effect of air and surface transportation deregulation, (b) transportation of energy material, (c) public transportation and (d) the future of the automobile. Administrative duties in equal employment opportunity committee, Committee on Academic Standing and Appeals. Associate Director, Center of Transportation Studies and Research (1982-83). Congress of the United States Office of Technology Assessment Washington D.C. 20510 (1979-80) Congressional Fellow (Honorary assignment) Transportation and energy analyses leading toward testimonies before Senate and House Committees. 2
Coordination with other public and private organizations including federal/state/local agencies, trade associations, commercial corporations, research organizations, universities and the public. Dept of Civil Engineering and Pennsylvania Transportation Institute The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802 (1974-79) Assistant Professor (joint appointment) Teaching courses in transportation systems analysis, operations research and urban/regional planning; research in demand forecasting, transportation for the elderly and handicapped, energy conservation, land-use analysis and network analysis; authored numerous publications. Faculty of the Interdepartmental program in Operations Research. Served in professional societies including Operations Research Society of America and Transportation Research Board. Kates, Peat, Marwick & Co. 1919 K Street NW Washington D.C. 20036 (1972-74) Consultant Consulting engagements in a variety of transportation problems such as railroad line-capacity simulation, downtown-people-mover circulation systems, transit improvements in the Bi-county Area north of Washington D.C., review of urban-transportation planning models and the Urban Transportation Planning System (UTPS) of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: a. Papers, Publications: Three sole-author books, 5 edited books, 51 refereed journal articles, 2 book chapters, 35 refereed conference proceedings, 15 book and film reviews (Detailed publication list available). b. Presentations: 65 technical paper presentations at professional society meetings (see publication list). c. Honors: UALR College of Engineering & Information Technology Excellence in Service Award, 2007 ASEE Midwest Section Dean s Outstanding Service Award, 2005 UALR College of Engineering & Information Technology Excellence in Research Award, 2005 Harland Bartholomew Award of the American Society of Civil Engineers (2001) Koopman Prize for best paper, Operations Research Society of America [Institute for Operations Research and Management Science] (1991) Congressional Fellowship with the Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress (1979-80) Fellowship at the MIT-Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies (1971-72) 3
Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, and Omega Rho Honorary Fraternities Who s Who Who's Who in Science and Engineering Who's Who in Aviation and Space Technology Who's Who in the East American Men and Women of Science International Directory of Distinguished Leadership d. Professional Affiliations: Registered Professional Engineer (1975, Pennsylvania; 2007, Arkansas) ABET Civil Engineering Program Evaluator (since 2007) Institute of Operations Research and Management Science American Society of Civil Engineers (ex officer) Military Operations Research Society (ex officer) Transportation Research Board Omega Rho Honor Society (officer) American Society of Engineering Education American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics e. Synergistic Activities. Associate Editor - International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications & Networking American Editor - International Journal of Society Systems Science Omega Rho International Honor Society Representative to Association of College Honor Societies and Past President President, Section on Location Analysis, Inst for Oper Res & Mgt Sci Inst for Oper Res & Mgt Sci Subdivision Council Inst for Oper Res & Mgt Sci Past Chair, Cont Education Units Committee American Soc Civil Engrs - Assoc Editor, Urban Planning & Dev J. Naval Research Logistics Past Associate Editor Military Operations Research Past Associate Editor Past Board member, Military Operations Research Society Transportation Research Board Past Panel Member, National Cooperative Highway Research Program; Transportation Research Board Past Panel Member, Transit Cooperative Research Program Adjunct Professor Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2006 2008) COURSES TAUGHT: University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Optimization Methods in Systems Engineering Decision and Risk Analysis Systems Engineering Capstone Design I Systems Engineering Capstone Design II Modeling Transportation Systems Linear Programming and Network Flows Networks and Combinatorial Optimization Multicriteria Decision and Risk Analysis Spatial Time Series 4
Air Force Institute of Technology: Networks and Combinatorial Optimization Modeling Transportation Systems Deterministic Methods (optimization) Linear programming and network flow Multiple Criteria Decision Making Introduction to Management Science Analysis and Modeling of Spatial-Temporal Information Washington State University: Transportation Engineering Transportation Systems Analysis Civil Engineering Systems Facility-Location and Land-Use Models State University of New York at Stony Brook: Techniques of Socio-Technological Decision Making Introduction to Transportation Systems Transportation Policy Analysis Urban Planning Models The Pennsylvania State University: Civil Engineering Systems Techniques of Transportation Analysis Introduction to Transportation Land Use Models (Urban/Regional Planning) Airport Planning and Design Traffic Characteristics and Measurement Massachusetts Institute of Technology (as a Graduate Assistant): Information Systems (computer programming) Principles of Uncertainty (Probability and Statistics) Transportation Systems Analysis Optimization Theory Linear Algebra THESES SUPERVISED: 7 doctoral dissertations 52 master s theses (Detailed list available) 5
SPONSORED RESEARCH, CONTRACTS, AND CONSULTING: 148 person-years of support for 20 federal clients, 6 state and local clients, 15 private clients, including Air Force Office of Scientific Research Acxiom Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department Defence Science and Technology Organization, Salisbury, Australia Department of Defense Economic Development of AR Fund Commission Federal Aviation Administration Federal Highway Administration General Motors National Aeronautics and Astronautics Administration National Institute of Health National Science Foundation New York State Department of Recreation Office of the US Secretary of Transportation Pennsylvania State Department of Transportation US Department of Transportation Research and Special Project Administration US Urban Mass Transportation Administration Washington State Department of Transportation PERSONAL DATA Born in China, Grew up in Hong Kong Naturalized US Citizen Finally happily married to Susan Johnson of Ohio and settled down at age 45 Excellent health - Swims seven days a week [chan-phd.cv] 6