Michael D. Meyer - Professor
Contact Information
Room: SEB 330
Phone: 404/385-2246
michael.meyer@ce.gatech.edu
Research Interests & Bio
Michael D. Meyer - Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Transportation Systems Engineering, Multimodal Transportation Planning and Evaluation, Transit Planning, Institutional Analysis and Project Implementation, Public Works Economics and Finance, Environmental Impact Analysis, Sustainable Development and Engineering Design.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Michael D. Meyer is Director of the Georgia Transportation Institute, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and former Chair of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. From 1983 to 1988, Dr. Meyer was Director of Transportation Planning and Development for Massachusetts where he was responsible for statewide planning, project development and engineering, traffic engineering, and transportation research. Prior to this, he was a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at M.I.T.
Dr. Meyer has written over 180 technical articles and has authored or co-authored numerous texts on transportation planning and policy, including a college textbook for McGraw Hill entitled Urban Transportation Planning: A Decision Oriented Approach. He was the author of Transportation Congestion and Mobility: A Toolbox for Transportation Officials, a book sponsored by the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Federal Highway Administration that focuses on transportation actions that can be implemented to enhance mobility. His publications have examined many issues in transportation ranging from land use/transportation interactions to freight and logistics planning to climate change. He was co-principal investigator on projects for NCHRP on incorporating environmental considerations into transportation planning, and the author of a research paper on climate adaptation.
Dr. Meyer is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2009 Transportation Research Board’s, W.N. Carey, Jr.’s Award for Distinguished Service, the 2006 Wilbur Smith Distinguished Educator award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers; the 2000 Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of transportation engineering; the 1995 Pyke Johnson Award of the Transportation Research Board for best paper in planning and administration delivered at the TRB Annual Meeting; and the 1988 Harland Bartholomew Award of the American Society of Civil Engineers for contribution to the enhancement of the role of the civil engineer in urban planning and development. He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board in 2006.
Dr. Meyer has a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from M.I.T. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Georgia.