Faculty
Our faculty are experts in their field, engaged in the transportation community, and willing to work with students to build promising careers in transportation. These links will take you to their homepages where you can learn more.
Research Focus Areas
 The Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory website contains details about current and previous research projects, students and activities. We moved into brand new state-of-the-art laboratories and office space in January 2006. PSU is part of the new Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium which offers additional research opportunities. Some focus areas of our faculty include:
- Intelligent transportation systems
- Transportation data archiving/mining
- Land use and access relationships
- Transportation safety and security
- Multi-model traveler information
- Traffic flow theory and operations using real time data
- Pricing and auctions in trucking and freight
- Urban distribution systems and the impact of congestion of urban commecial vehicle movements
- Freight data collection issues in urban areas
- Vehicle routing in dynamic and time dependent environments
- International freight movements and the determination of freight volumes and freight corridors
Research Assistantship Opportunities
We have many opportunities for qualified graduate students. Any of the faculty would be more than glad to answer any questions you might have about the program, the assistantship package we can offer you, and living in Portland. Finally, the transportation group has funding available that could help support a visit to our campus for well qualified graduate students.
Student Groups
 We have an active student group - STEP (Students in Transportation Engineering and Planning) - that hosts on campus meeting and events These events have included both private and public sector representatives from the transportation industry as well as elected officials. The chapter maintains both a website and a detailed email list to communicate with students interested in transportation. STEP has arranged field trips to key projects and facilities in the Portland metropolitan area and supported student travel to three conferences: the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (Washington D.C.) District 6 ITE Conference (Kalispell, MT), and the Quad Conference (Vancouver B.C).
Placement After Graduation
Our students and graduates typically easily find excellent internship and permanent employment opportunities with transportation agencies and consulting firms in the Portland region, in Oregon or along the West Coast. For detailed profiles about our fantastic alumni please see here. Students are working or interning for: the Oregon Department of Transportation, City of Portland, Metro, TriMet, Washington Department of Transportation, City of Salem, DKS Associates, Kittelson and Associates, CH2MHill, URS, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Alta Planning + Design, City of Vancouver, IBI Group, David Evans and Associates, PTV America, Federal Highway Administration, Murray Smith & Associates, Group Mackenzie, WRG Design, Clackamas County, Parametrix, and more!!
To Apply
We look forward to your application. Please see complete the CEE Departmental application and the University application (you must apply to both). GRE scores are not required but helpful for the transportation group to evaluate your application. The CEE Graduate Handbook is a great resource that will answer many of your questions. If you have further questions please contact Dr. Bertini, Dr. Figliozzi, or Dr. Monsere (see faculty page for contact information).
Contacts
Interested? Please contact us for more information.
- Phone: 503-725-4282
- Toll-free: 800-547-8887 ext. 4282
- Fax: 503-725-5950
- E-mail: ceedept@cecs.pdx.edu
- Mailing Address
Portland State University
Civil and Environmental Engineering
P.O. Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
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MS and MEng Programs
The Master of Science (MS) and Master of Engineering (MEng) in Civil and Environmental Engineering with transportation specializations provide students with the technical and professional knowledge necessary to seek creative solutions to complex problems in the transportation field. Flexibility is achieved by designing programs of study to meet individual needs.
MS Program
The Master of Science includes a thesis option (45 credits, including 6-9 thesis credits, thesis proposal, and defense) or a project option (45 credits, including 4 hours of research project, research report and technical presentation). Students work closely with their advisor to develop a comprehensive and cohesive program of study.
MEng Program
The Master of Engineering program is a professional degree (48 credits) designed for those who want the option of a coursework-only program.
PhD Program
 The PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering requires advanced study and original research in transportation engineering, with at least two years of full-time graduate work beyond the MSCE, a minimum of 24 course credits (transportation and supporting electives), a comprehensive examination, and a dissertation representing an original contribution to knowledge.
A student applying to the Ph.D. program will normally be required to have completed an MSCE or a closely related field. Applicants need to develop a relationship with a faculty member who agrees to be the official Ph.D. advisor. Faculty are engaged in research related to: intelligent transportation systems, urban transportation, traffic flow theory, data fusion and macroscopic modeling, multi-modal traveler information, traffic management of freeways, traffic operations using real-time traffic information, access management and traffic safety, and land use and access relationships.
Dual Master’s Degree Program
PSU also offers a Dual Degree option for the MSCE and Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) in transportation. Students must complete admission requirements in both departments. Fifteen credits can be used as combined coursework for both degrees. Combined coursework must be approved by the graduate committee or department chairs of both departments.
Graduate Certificate in Transportation
We also offer a Graduate Certificate in Transportation (21 credits) for those seeking to build upon their undergraduate training and expand their capabilities in the field. Students must have a Bachelor’s degree and a 2.75 undergraduate GPA. The Certificate includes courses from the School of Urban Studies and Planning and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. For details see www.cts.pdx.edu/grad_cert.htm
Transportation Courses
We offer a wide array of courses, including many in related fields in other departments:
CE 454 Urban Transportation Systems (4)
CE 550 Transportation Safety Analysis (4)
CE 551 Traffic Control & Analysis (4)
CE 552 Highway Design for Capacity (4)
CE 553 Freight Transportation and Logistics (4)
CE 555 Intelligent Transportation Systems (4)
CE 556 Traffic Engineering (4)
CE 557 Pavement Design (4)
CE 558 Public Transportation (4)
CE 559 Transportation Operations (4)
CE 560 Access Management (4)
CE 510 Traffic Engineering Applications (4)
CE 510 Bridge Engineering (4)
CE 510 Geometric Design of Transp Facilities (4)
CE 510 Computer Aided Highway Design (4)
CE 507 Benefit-Cost Analysis for Transportation (1)
CE 507 Transportation Seminar (1)
USP 537 Economics of Urban Transportation (3)
USP 544 Urban Transportation Planning (3)
USP 556 Urban Transportation Policies & Problems (3)
USP 565 Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning (3)
USP 570 Transportation and Land Use (3)
USP 587 Travel Demand Modeling
USP 510 Discrete Choice Analysis
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