The SMARTER Center mobilizes the most acclaimed transportation researchers in the Mid-Atlantic to develop and deploy mobility solutions. We work closely with industry leaders and public transportation officials, represented on our advisory board, to develop sophisticated research and technology transfer programs with real-world impact. Meet our team of expert transportation professionals below.
Leadership
Dr. Mansoureh Jeihani
Director
Morgan State University
Dr. Hesham Rakha
Associate Director
Virginia Tech
Dr. B. Brian Park
Associate Director
University of Virginia
Dr. Dimitra Pyrialakou
Associate Director
West Virginia University
Dr. Ardeshir Faghri
Associate Director
University of Delaware
Dr. Lev Khazanovich
Associate Director
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Cinzia Cirillo
Associate Director
University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Claudia Marin
Associate Director
Howard University
Research Team
Morgan State University
Dr. Di Yang
di.yang@morgan.edu
Dr. Sanjay Bapna
sanjay.bapna@morgan.edu
Dr. Celeste Chavis
celeste.chavis@morgan.edu
Dr. Gregory Newmark
gregory.newmark@morgan.edu
Dr. Chunlei Fan
chunlei.fan@morgan.edu
Dr. Young-Jae Lee
youngjae.lee@morgan.edu
Dr. Kofi Nyarko
kofi.nyarko@morgan.edu
Dr. Hyeon-Shic Shin
hyeonshic.shin@morgan.edu
Virginia Tech
Hao Chen
hchen@vtti.vt.edu
Ihab El-Shawarby
IEl-Shawaby@vtti.vt.edu
Jianhe Du
jdu@vtti.vt.edu
Karim Fadhloun
karim198@vt.edu
Kyoungho Ahn
kahn@vtti.vt.edu
Mohammed Elhenawy
melhenawy@vtti.vt.edu
Youssef Bichiou
youssef1@vt.edu
University of Maryland
Dr. Ali Haghani
haghani@umd.edu
Dr. Paul Schonfeld
pschon@umd.edu
Dr. Gang-Len Chang
gang@umd.edu
Dr. Xianfeng Yang
xtyang@umed.edu
West Virginia University
Dr. James Bryce
james.bryce@mail.wvu.edu
Dr. David Martinelli
david.martinelli@mail.wvu.edu
University of Virginia
Dr. T Donna Chen
tdchen@virginia.edu
Dr. Andrew Mondschein
mondschein@virginia.edu
Afsaneh Droyab
ad4ks@virginia.edu
University of Pittsburg
Dr. Lev Khazanovich
Lev.K@pitt.edu
Dr. Aleksandar Stevanovich
stevanovic@pitt.edu
Dr. Julie Vandenbossche
jmv7@pitt.edu
University of Delaware
Dr. Jennie Saxe
jpsaxe@udel.edu
Dr. Philip Barnes
pbarnes@udel.edu
Dr. Andrea Pierce
alpierce@udel.edu