Dr. Michael S. Bronzini, Ph.D., P.E. 
Dewberry Chair Professor
Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering
Science and Technology Bldg. II, MSN 4A6
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Tel. (703)993-1504

Email: mbronzin@gmu.edu


EDUCATION

      Stanford University
      Bachelor of Science (with Distinction), April 1967
      Major: Civil Engineering

      The Pennsylvania State University
      Master of Science, June 1969
      Major: Civil Engineering (Transportation)

      The Pennsylvania State University
      Doctor of Philosophy, June 1973
      Major: Civil Engineering (Transportation)
 

REGISTRATION

     Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania
 

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. August 1999 to present. Dewberry Chair Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering, School of Information Technology and Engineering. Teaching and research in the general field of transportation systems engineering, planning, and operations.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. December 1990 to July 1999. Director, Center for Transportation Analysis, Energy Division.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. August 1991 to July 1999. Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering.

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. August 1986 to December 1990. Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. August 1978 to August 1986. Director of the Transportation Center and Professor of Civil Engineering. (Associate Director, August 1978 to December 1982; Associate Professor, August 1978 to June 1983).

CACI, Inc., Arlington, VA. September 1975 to August 1978. Senior Associate and Manager, Transportation Analysis Group.

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. January 1973 to September 1975. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering.

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. March 1967 to December 1972. Research Assistant in Civil Engineering and in the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute.
 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Dr. Bronzini has over 35 years of experience in transportation research. He is particularly well versed in transportation planning, traffic engineering, network analysis, simulation, marine transportation and inland waterways, freight transportation, transportation of hazardous materials, and transportation education and training.  Major projects performed and the years of completion are listed below.

Remote Sensing Applications in Transportation Flow Measurement, Ohio State University and the U.S. Department of Transportation (in progress).

Commute to Work Trips Patterns of the Northern Virginia Technology Industry, Northern Virginia Technology Council (in progress).

Planning for Operations Series: Guidance for the Application of the National ITS Architecture to Regional Planning for Operations, SAIC, Inc. and the Federal Highway Administration (2001).

Ohio River Navigation Investment Model, Huntington District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1996-1999).

Research and Analysis Support for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation (1992-1999).  Includes work on the 1993 and 1997 Commodity Flow Surveys, the 1996 American Travel Survey, the National Transportation Atlas Database and its Intermodal Terminals Database, and BTS special studies and reports.

Intelligent Transportation Systems Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, for Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (Acting Program Manager, March 1998 to July 1999; Deputy Program Manager, 1994-1998).

Concepts Study for Panama Canal Alternatives, Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for Panama Canal Commission (1997).

Prototype Training Center for Advanced Transportation Management, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (1997).

Mode-Distance Estimates for 1993 Commodity Flow Survey, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation (1996).

Effect of Truck Size and Weight Policy Options on Carrier and Shipper Productivity, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (1994).

Cost Estimates for Deployment of Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS), Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (1993).

Panama Canal Operating Characteristics and Capacity Evaluation Study, TAMS Consultants, Inc., for the Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal (1993).

Expanding the Civil Engineering Pool, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, National Research Council (1991).

Simulation Study of Traffic Management Alternatives for Winfield Locks, Jack Faucett Associates, for Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1989).

Waterway Transportation Information Service, National Waterways Foundation and Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (1987).

Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel, Tennessee Governor's Safe Growth Cabinet Council (1986).

Transportation Network Models for Energy Supply Analysis; Coal Routing and Costing System; and Transportation Cost Estimates for Sodium Compounds; Electric Power Research Institute (1986).

Integrated Operations Planning and Vessel Performance Measurement System, Ingram Barge Company and Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (1986).

Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project, U.S. Department of Energy (1984).

Inland Waterway Port Model, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (1982).

Upper Mississippi Navigation Lock Capacity Analysis, North Central Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission (1981).

National Energy Transportation Study, U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy (1980).

Railroad Educational Needs Study, Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (1980).

Freight Transportation Energy Use, Transportation Systems Center, U.S. Department of Transportation (1978).

Impacts of Inland Waterway User Charges, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Office of Management and Budget (1976).

Inland Navigation Systems Analysis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1976). 

Accidents of Elderly and Handicapped Pedestrians, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (1975).

Energy Use in Urban Transportation Networks, National Science Foundation (1975).

A Regional Transportation Systems Analysis Model, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (1972)

Planning for Coastal Ports on a Systems Basis, Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1972).

Waterway Systems Simulation, North Central Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1971).

Highway Lighting Needs Study, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (1970).

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

In his university positions, Dr. Bronzini has taught courses in transportation engineering, transportation planning, transportation system modeling, and construction management.  He serves as thesis advisor to graduate students pursuing the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.  He also has taught continuing education courses in intermodal transportation, traffic engineering, transportation planning, traffic safety, traffic signalization, traffic signal systems, waterway transportation, rail transportation, engineering economy, and engineering management.
 

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

David Miller Associates                                                                 Schneider Engineers

URS Corporation                                                                           Fieldston Company, Inc.

Tennessee Valley Authority                                                            CONSAD Research Corp.

Battelle Memorial Institute                                                              Auburn University                      

Electric Power Research Institute                                                  Arthur D. Little, Inc.

CACI, Inc.                                                                                    Transportation Research Board

Nuclear Waste Projects Office, State of Nevada                             Argonne National Laboratory

National Waterways Conference, Inc.                                              Louis Berger International

Jack Faucett Associates                                                                 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

MITRE Corporation                                                                       The Pennsylvania State University


 

SOCIETIES

Transportation Research Board
             Committee A0000, Division A Council (1999-present)
             Committee A1000, Group 1 Council (1990-present)
                           Chairman (1999-present)
             Committee A1A04, Transportation Education and Training (1986-1998)
             Committee A1B01, Inland Water Transportation (1978-1995)
                           Chairman (1984-1991)
             Committee A1B09, Freight Transportation Data (1992-present)
             Committee A1B51, Task Force on Freight Transportation Data (1989-1992)
             Committee A3C10, Transportation of Hazardous Materials (1990-1999)
             Committee A5016, National Transportation Data Requirements and Programs (1999-present)
             Committee A5T53, Task Force on National Transportation Data Needs and Requirements
                           (1996-1999)
             ITS IDEA Technical Review Panel (1998-2001)
             Policy Analysis and System Monitoring Working Group, National R&T Partnership Forum
                           (1999-present)
             Study Committee on Policy Options for Intermodal Freight Transportation (1996-1998)
             Steering Committee for Conference on Setting an Intermodal Transportation Research
                            Framework (1995-1996)
             Study Committee on Landside Access to U.S. Ports, Chairman (1990-1992)
              Executive Committee Task Force on Marine Transportation (1989-1991)
Transportation Research Forum
             President (1982)
American Society of Civil Engineers
             ABET Evaluator for Civil Engineering Programs (1989-present)
             Department Heads Council (1989-1991)
             Board of Directors, Central Pennsylvania Section (1989-1990)
             Editor, Georgia Section Newsletter (1974-1975)
Institute of Transportation Engineers
             Committee 2-39, Transportation Engineering Textbook Needs (1989-1990)
Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America)
             Education and Training Committee (1994-present)
             Chairman, ITS Education and Training Strategic Planning Workshop, Reston, VA (June 1995)
Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
American Society for Engineering Education
Council of University Transportation Centers (1978-1990)
 

HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Sigma Xi
Tau Beta Pi
Chi Epsilon
Editorial Advisory Board, Transportation Research--E: Logistics and Transportation Review.
Lockheed Martin Significant Event Award, 1996.
Best Paper on Cost Analysis, Transportation Research Forum Annual Meeting, 1994.
Best Paper Award, Canadian Transportation Research Forum Annual Meeting, 1986.
Best Paper on Waterway Transportation, Transportation Research Forum Annual Meeting, 1984.
Profile appeared in TR News, Transportation Research Board, pp. 17-18 (March-April 1989).
Listed in various biographical references.

Dr. Bronzini referees papers submitted to Transportation Research, Logistics and Transportation Review (now Transportation Research--E), Transportation Journal, Transportation Research Record, Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Journal of Transportation and Statistics, and Interfaces.

Proposal Review for National Science Foundation, National Sea Grant Program, and National Research Council.
 

PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Bronzini has produced over 200 journal articles, research reports, reviews and editorial works, conference papers, and presentations.  Representative contributions are cited below.

Journal Articles and Books

Bronzini, M.S.  Supply Chain Statistics.  Handbook of Logistics and Supply-Chain Management, edited by A.M. Brewer, K.J. Button, and D.A. Hensher.  Pergamon, Elsevier Science Ltd., Ch. 33: 501-511 (2001).

Committee to Review the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation System Feasibility Study.  Inland Navigation System Planning; The Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway.  Natiopnal Academy Press, Washington, DC (2001).

Venigalla, M.M., A. Chatterjee, and M.S. Bronzini.  A Specialized Equilibrium Assignment Algorithm for Air Quality Modeling.  Transportation Research Part D 4: 29-44 (1999). 

Bronzini, M.S., et al.  Ohio River Navigation Investment Model: Requirements and Model Design.  Transportation Research Record 1620: 17-26 (1998). 

Bronzini, M.S.  Inland Waterways: Still or Turbulent Waters Ahead?  Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 553: 66-74 (September 1997).

 Bronzini, M.S., J.M. Mason, Jr., and T. Maze.  ITS Education and Training: A Strategic Plan.  ITS Quarterly 4(4): 43-50 (1996).

 Bronzini, M.S., J.M. Mason, Jr., J.P. Tarris, and E. Zaki.  Choosing a Civil Engineering Career: Some Market Research Findings.   Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 121(3): 170-176 (July 1995).

 Bronzini, M.S., C.E. Philip, and C.J. Drobny.  Strategic Management of Vessel Movements on the Inland Waterways.   Proceedings--Transportation Research Forum 25(1): 337-346 (1984).

 Bronzini, M.S. and D. Sherman.  The Rail Carrier-Route Choice Model.  Transportation Research--A,  17A(6): 463-469 (1983).

 Bronzini, M.S.  Optimal Cargo Vehicle Flow Patterns for Inland Waterway Systems.  Transportation Research Record 577: 1-12 (1976).

 Bronzini, M.S., J.H. Herendeen, Jr., J.H. Miller, and N.K. Womer.   A Transportation-Sensitive Model of a Regional Economy.  Transportation Research 8(1): 45-62 (January 1974).

Research Reports

Bronzini, M.S., R. Gomez, and A. Choudhary.  Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Truck Rest Area Availability and Utilizaton.  NCRST-F Synthesis Report #5, National Consortia on Remote Sensing in Transportation—Flows, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (April 2001). 

TAMS Consultants, Inc., and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Panama Canal Operating Characteristics and Capacity Evaluation Study.  Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal, Panama City, Panama, Executive Summary, 38 pp, Final Report, 366 pp. (May 1993). 

Mason, J.M., Jr., J.P. Tarris, E. Zaki and M.S. Bronzini.  Civil Engineering Careers: Aswareness, Retention, and Curriculum.  NCHRP Report 347, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 118 pp. (May 1992).  

Bronzini, M.S., et al.  Monitored Retrievable Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel:  Transportation Studies.  Transportation Center, University of Tennessee, for Safe Growth Team, State of Tennessee, Nashville, TN, 350 pp. (October 1986).

Baxter, W., M. Bronzini, D. Limaye, D. Sherman.  Transportation Network Models for Energy Supply Analysis.  Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA EA-2324, 5 Volumes (March 1982).

Bronzini, M.S. and R. Miller.  Freight Transportation Energy Use.  CACI, Inc., for U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA, DOT-TSC-OST-79-1, I to IV, 4 Volumes, 574 pp. (July 1979).

Bronzini, M.S., et al.  Potential Impacts of Selected Inland Waterway User Charges.  CACI, Inc., for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC, 194 pp. (December 1976).

Bronzini, M.S., et al.  Inland Navigation Systems Analysis.  CACI, Inc., for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC, 8 Volumes (July 1976).

Conference Papers

Bronzini, M.S., R.G. Gomez, and A.D. Choudhary.  Feasibility of Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Truck Rest Area Availability and Utilization.  North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition and Conference, Madison, WI (August 2000).

Bronzini, M.S. Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure in the United States: Measuring the Benefits and Overcoming Obstacles to Deployment.  APEC Urban Transportation Forum on Energy, Technology and the Environment, Auckland, New Zealand (April 1996). 

Middendorf, D.P., M.S. Bronzini, J. Jacoby, and J.J. Coyle.  Effect of Longer Combination Vehicles on the Total Logistics Costs of Truckload Shippers.  Proceedings--36th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Forum, Daytona Beach, FL: 107-125 (November 1994). 

Rosselli, A.T., M.S. Bronzini, and D.A. Weekly.  Computer Simulation and Capacity Evaluation of Panama Canal Alternatives.  28th International Navigation Congress, Seville, Spain, Section II, Subject 2: 153-159, Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses, Brussels, Belgium (May 1994). 

Bronzini, M.S. and D.B. Clarke.  Estimating Rail Line Capacity and Delay by Computer Simulation.  Proceedings--19th Annual Meeting, Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Jasper, Alberta, Canada: 594-618 (May 1984).

Presentations

Bronzini, M.S.  Proposed Data Content of Information Infrastructure.  81st Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (January 2002). 

Bronzini, M.S.  Infrastructure: U.S. Roads and Bridges.  Live Television Appearance, Washington Journal, C-SPAN, Washington, DC (May 30, 2001). 

Bronzini M.S. (Panelist).  Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study: A Critique of Selected Issues. Session 217, 78th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC (January 1999). 

Bronzini, M.S.  National Transportation Network and Commodity Flow Data for Logistics GIS Applications.  1996 Annual Conference, Council of Logistics Management, Orlando, FL (October 1996). 

Bronzini, M.S.  National Waterway and Port Development as Related to Increased Coal Production.  Testimony before Subcommittee on Water Resources, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Washington, DC (July 28, 1980).



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