Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of California Irvine, March, 2001.
M.S. Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, May, 1996.
B.S. Agricultural Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, June, 1991.
ACCREDITATION:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, August 2006 ~
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, July 2005 to July 2006
Senior Associate Engineer, DKS Associates, Oakland, California. November 2003 to June 2005.
Transportation Engineer, TJKM Transportation Consultants, Pleasanton and Santa Rosa, California. August 2001 to November 2003.
Consultant, Orange County Transportation Authority. April 2001 to July 200.
Research Assistant, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine. 1997-2001.
Research Assistant, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, 1995-1996.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Travel demand modeling and forecasting
Activity-based travel demand analysis
Land use and transportation
Traffic impact analysis
Traffic engineering
Traffic accident data analysis
Snow and ice control
COURSE TAUGHT
CE 402: Introduction to Transportation Engineering - An undergraduate level course introducing the principles of transportation engineering.
ESM 422/622: Engineering Decisions - A stacked undergraduate and graduate level course focusing on probability, statistics, and data analysis for engineering decision making.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Investigator for the project, Assessing the Quality and Applicability of Local Travel Demand Models, funded by the California Department of Transportation, January 2005 to July 2006
Principal Developer, Graphical User Interface for the Path Flow Estimator, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, August 2005 to July 2006
Principle Investigator for the project, A Household Survey via an Internet GIS for Models of Activity Scheduling, funded by University of California Transportation Center, 1998 to 1999.
Research Assistant for Dr. Michael G. McNally: Research on 1998–2000 UCTC supported project, Putting Behavior in Household Travel Behavior Data: An Interactive GIS-based Survey via the Internet.
Graduate Student Researcher for Dr. Michael G. McNally: Research on 1997–1998 UCTC supported project, Modeling the Dynamics of Activity Scheduling via a GIS.
Research Assistant for Dr. Konstadinos G. Goulias at the Penn State University: Research on GIS-based travel demand modeling, travel behavior, and accessibility analysis.
PUBLICATIONS
Lee, M., A. Chen, Chootinan, P., Laabs, W., and Recker, W. (2004) “Modeling Network Traffic for Planning Applications in Small and Medium-sized Communities”, To appear in ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development.
Lee, M. and McNally, M. G. (2004) “An Empirical Investigation on the Dynamic Processes of Activity Scheduling and Trip Chaining”, Paper accepted for publication in the journal of Transportation.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (2003) “On the structure of weekly activity/travel patterns", Transportation Research Part A, Vol. 37/10, pp 823-839.
Chootinan, P., Lee, M., Chen, A., and Recker, W. (2003). “Deriving Intersection Turning Movements via Path Flow Estimator”, Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Vol. 5, 2003.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (2001) “Experiments with a computerized self-administrative activity survey”, Transportation Research Record, 1748, 125-131.
Lee, M., Sabetiashraf, R., Doherty, S. T., Rindt, C., and McNally, M. G. (2001) “Conducting an Interactive Survey of Household Weekly Activities via Internet: Preliminary Results from a Pilot Study”, Working Paper, AS-WP-01-1, Center for Activity Systems Analysis, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (2000) “Experimenting with a Computerized Self-Administrative Activity Survey: Evaluating a Pilot Study”, Working Paper, AS-WP-00-8, Center for Activity Systems Analysis, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine.
Lee, M., Sabetiashraf, R., Doherty, S. T., Rindt, C., and McNally, M. G. (1999) “iChase: An Internet Computerized Household Activity Scheduling Elicitor Survey”, Working Paper, AS-WP-99-1, Center for Activity Systems Analysis, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (1998). “Incorporating yellow page databases in GIS-based transportation models”, Proceedings of the ASCE Conference on Transportation, Land Use, and Air Quality, Portland, Oregon, May 17-20, 1998.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (1998) “Application of space-time prisms for the measurement of accessibility”, Working Paper, AS-WP-98-2, Center for Activity Systems Analysis, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine.
PRESENTATIONS
Lee, M., Chen, A., Chootinan, P., and Recker, W. W. (2006) “Forecasting Network Traffic for Small and Medium-sized Communities using Path Flow Estimator”. Presented at the 85th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D. C., January 22-26, 2006.
Lee, M., Klim T, and Kulkarni, A. (2005) “A Streamlined Process for the Development and Calibration of Traffic Micro-Simulation Models: The OC Experience”, Presented at the 84th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D. C., January 9-13, 2005.
Lee, M. (2004) “"A Simplified Travel Demand Modeling Procedure for Small and Medium-Sized Communities", Presented at the Institute of Transportation Engineers District 6 Conference, Sacramento, California, June 20 to 23, 2004.
Wu, J. and Lee, M. (2004) “Parking Price Forecasts for Southern California Association of Government”, Presented at the Institute of Transportation Engineers District 6 Conference, Sacramento, California, June 20 to 23, 2004.
M. Lee (2004) “Advanced Information Systems for Household Travel Survey”, Presented at the University of Auckland Transportation Engineering Seminar, Auckland, New Zealand, February 18, 2003.
Lee, M. and McNally, M. G. (2004) “An Empirical Investigation on the Dynamic Processes of Activity Scheduling and Trip Chaining”, Presented at the 83nd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D. C., January 12-16, 2004.
Lee, M. (2003) “Advanced Information Technologies for the Planning and Operation of Surface Transportation Systems”, Presented at the University of Canterbury Transportation Seminar, Christchurch, New Zealand, December 1, 2003.
Lee, M. (2003) “Advanced Information Technologies for Transportation Planning”, Presented at the Utah State Transportation Seminar, Logan, Utah, November 14, 2003.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (2003) “Measuring Physical Accessibility with Space-Time Prisms in a GIS: A Case Study of Access to Health-Care Facilities”, Presented at the 82nd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D. C., January 12-16, 2003.
Lee, M., Chung, J., and McNally, M. G. (2003) “An empirical investigation of the underlying behavioral processes of trip chaining” at the 82nd Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D. C., January 12-16, 2003.
Lee, M. (2002) “Travel Demand Modeling with TransCAD” Technical training conducted for Regional Transportation Council, Reno, Nevada, September 16-17, 2002.
Lee, M. and McNally, M. G. (2002) “On the Structure of Weekly Activity/Travel Patterns” Presented in a poster session at the 81st Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D. C., January 13-17, 2002.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (2001) “Experimenting with a computerized self-administrative activity survey: evaluating a pilot study” Presented at the 80th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D. C., January 7-11, 2001.
Lee, M., Doherty, S. T., Rindt, C. R., and McNally M. G. (2000) “Conducting an Interactive Survey of Household Weekly Activities via Internet ” Presented at the 9th International Association for Travel Behavior Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, July 2 – 7, 2000.
Lee, M., Doherty, S. T., Sabetiashraf, R., and McNally, M. G. (1999) “iCHASE: An internet Household Activity Scheduling Elicitor survey” Paper presented at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, October 5, 1999.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (1999). “Application of space-time prisms for measurement of accessibility” Presented at the 38th annual WRSA meeting, Ojai, California, February 21-24, 1999.
Lee, M., and McNally, M. G. (1998). “Incorporating yellow page databases in GIS-based transportation models” Presented at the ASCE Conference on Transportation, Land Use, and Air Quality, Portland, Oregon, May 17-20, 1998.
Lee, M., and Goulias, K. G. (1997). “Accessibility indicators for transportation planning using GIS.” Presented at the 76th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D. C., January 12-16, 1997.
