Building university-wide partnerships
At ATI, we believe that collaboration is the key to success. Our Affiliates program seeks to include faculty and staff whose research interests are related to transportation issues and innovation. Potential affiliates can apply through a straightforward membership registration process. Current ATI affiliates are listed below.
If you are interested in collaborating with us on transportation-related research efforts, please reach out to us.
| Name | Title | Institution/Department/College |
|---|---|---|
| Sriram Aaleti | Associate Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Samuel Addy | Director | Center for Business & Economic Research |
| Ajay Agrawal | Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| David L. Albright | Distinguished Research Professor & Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health Research | School of Social Work |
| Kristo Aleksandra | Assistant Professor | Human Nutrition, Hospitaility and Sport Management |
| Ahmad Alsharif | Assistant Professor | Computer Science |
| Shahriar Amini | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Armen Amirkhanian | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Travis Atkison | Assistant Professor | Computer Science |
| Bharat Balasubramanian | Executive Director, Professor | Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Javilla Barugahare | Postdoctoral Researcher | Engineering |
| Saahastaranshu Bhardwaj | Assistant Professor | Center for Sustainable Infrastructure; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering |
| Joshua Bittle | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Lee Bratcher | Assistant Professor | Capstone College of Nursing |
| Olga Bredikhina | Assistant Research Economist | Transportation Policy Research Center |
| Luke Brewer | Associate Professor | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| Michael Lee Callihan | Assistant Professor | Capstone College of Nursing |
| Patricia Carter | Professor, Assistant Dean Graduate Programs | Capstone College of Nursing |
| Jeffery Carver | Professor | Computer Science |
| Alecia Cassidy | Assistant Professor | Economics Finance & Legal Studies |
| Travis Cassidy | Assistant Professor | Economics Finance & Legal Studies |
| Mark Cheng | Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Prabhakar Clement | Director | Center for Water Quality Research, Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| James Cochran | Associate Dean for Research | Culverhouse College of Business |
| Dr. Shane Crawford | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering |
| Kevin Curtin | Professor, Director | Geography, Laboratory for Location Science |
| Li Dapeng | Assistant Professor | Department of Geography and the Environment |
| Keivan Davami | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Iman Dayarian | Assistant Professor | Information Systems, Statistics, & Management Sciences |
| Cary Deck | Professor | Economics, Finance, and Legal Studies |
| Brandon Dixon | Associate Professor | Computer Science, Center for Advanced Public safety |
| Diana S Dolliver | Associate Professor, Academic Director | Joint Electronic Crimes Task Force |
| Mike Gremillion | Director | Alabama Water Institute |
| Vishal Gupta | Associate Professor | Culverhouse College of Business |
| Alex Hainen | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Jonathan Hall | Associate Professor | EFLS |
| Peter Harms | Assistant Professor | Management |
| James Harris | Assistant Professor | Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Adam Hauser | Assistant Professor | Physics and Astronomy |
| Xiaoyan Hong | Associate Professor | Computer Science |
| Yang-Ki Hong | Professor, Director | Electrical & Computer Engineering, Center for Efficient Vehicle & Transportation Systems |
| Gwen Hooper | Associate Professor | Capstone College of Nursing |
| Laura Hopson | Associate Professor and Director | Bachelors of Social Work Program |
| Abby G. Horton | Assistant Professor | Capstone College of Nursing |
| Fei Hu | Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Matthew Hudnall | Associate Director, Assistant Professor | Institute of Business Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, & Management Sciences |
| Ahmad Ijaz | Executive Director | Economic Forecasting |
| Mary Sebrena Jackson | Assistant Professor and Director | Masters in Social Work Program |
| Nader Jalili | Professor and Department Head | Mechanical Engineering |
| Keith James | Distributor Sales Engineer – Siemens | All |
| Heewon Jang | Assistant Professor | Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies |
| Nathan Jeong | Assistant Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Zhe Jiang | Assistant Professor | Computer Science |
| Erik Johnson | Assistant Professor | Economics Finance & Legal Studies |
| Karen Johnson | Assistant Professor | School of Social Work |
| Steven Jones | Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Brian Jordon | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jonghun Kam | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Rajesh Kana | Professor | Psychology |
| Miclain Keffeler | Former Student – IT Security Consultant and High Speed Rail Advocate | Computer Science |
| Burcu Keskin | Associate Professor | Information Systems, Statistics, & Management Sciences |
| Hyun Jin Kim | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| M. Can (John) Kisacikoglu | Assistant Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Micheal Kreger | Drummond Chair | Civil Engineering |
| Mukesh Kumar | Associate Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Lu Kun | Associate Professor | School of Library and Information Studies |
| Joni Lakin | Professor | Educational Studies |
| Hee Yun Lee | Professor | School of Social Work |
| Jiyoung Lee | Assistant Professor | Journalism and Creative Media |
| Dawen Li | Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Xiaobing Li | Postdoctoral Researcher | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering |
| Daan Liang | Professor, Director | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering, Center for Sustainable Infrastructure |
| Jun Liu | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Nicholas Magliocca | Assistant Professor | Geography |
| Dr. Mahmoud Mahmoud | Associate Professor | Computer Science |
| Hamed Moftakhari | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Kasra Momeni | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Laura Myers | Research Scientist | College of Engineering |
| Qifan Nie | Postdoctoral Researcher | Alabama Transportation Institute |
| Hyunjin Noh | Associate Professor | School of Social Work |
| Seth Appiah-Opoku | Professor | Geography |
| Shanlin Pan | Professor | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Jeffrey G Parker | Associate Professor | Psychology |
| Jason Parton | Assistant Professor, Director | Statistics, Institute of Business Analytics |
| Sree Kalyan Patiballa | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Lawrence Powell | Sr. Research Personnel | Alabama Center for Insurance Information & Research |
| Suzanne Prevost | Professor | Capstone College of Nursing |
| Ashleigh Price | PhD Student | Geography |
| Lina Pu | Assistant Professor | Computer Science |
| Paul Puzinauskas | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Xinwu Qian | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Mizanur Rahman | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Samit Roy | Professor | Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics |
| Dr. Nicolas Saintilan | Assistant Professor | Department of Geological Sciences |
| Dibbo Sayanton | Assistant Professor | Computer Science |
| Gomaa Shady | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering |
| Krishna Shah | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Randy Smith | Director, Associate Professor | Center for Transportation Operations, Planning and Safety, Computer Science |
| Siyuan Song | Assistant Professor | Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering |
| Wei Song | Associate Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Kalyan Srinivasan | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Aylin Akca Sumengen | Assistant Professor | Capstone College of Nursing |
| Shunqiao Sun | Assistant Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Greg Thompson | Professor | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| Dan Turner | Professor Emeritus, former UTCA Director | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Changzhen Wang | Dean’s Postdoctoral Research Associate | Geography |
| Jialai Wang | Professor | Center for Sustainable Infrastructure; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering |
| Ruigang Wang | Associate Professor | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| Zhongyang Wang | Assistant Professor | Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Joe Weber | Professor | Geography |
| Chen Xiaowei | Assistant Professor | Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering |
| Feng Yan | Assistant Professor | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Center for Materials for Information Technology |
| Mesut Yavuz | Associate Professor | Information Systems, Statistics & Management Sciences |
| Hwan-Sik Yoon | Associate Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Qiang Zhang | Assistant Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Dr. Jia Zhao | Assistant Professor | Mathematics |
| Dr. Pan Zhao | Assistant Professor | Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics |