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Ganesh Jung Karkee, Ph.D.

Ganesh Jung Karkee, Ph.D.

Assistant Research Scientist
Research and Implementation - San Antonio
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
1100 N.W. Loop 410, Suite 400
San Antonio, TX 78213
ph. (210) 979-9411
g-karkee@tamu.edu
Homepage: http://ttiresearch.tamu.edu/g-karkee

Short Biography

Dr. Karkee is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Texas Transportation Institute. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a Masters degree in Civil Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), and a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Tribhuvan University (Nepal). He is a licensed Civil Engineer in Nevada since December 2003. Prior to joining TTI in April 2006, Dr. Karkee worked as a research assistant with the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Transportation Research Center in a pedestrian safety research project funded by the Federal Highway Administration. The main goal of the project is to improve pedestrian safety and walkability within the urban boundaries of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Dr. Karkee specializes in traffic safety and evaluating traditional and innovative safety strategies. In his dissertation research, he evaluated countermeasures intended to motorists and pedestrians. Several measures of effectiveness were identified to compare motorists and pedestrians behavior.

Since joining TTI, Dr. Karkee has been involved with many research and implementation projects related to traffic operations, traffic simulation, traffic safety, evaluation of innovative technologies, incident management, and access management. Dr. Karkee has been actively involved in supporting various TxDOT districts, including San Antonio, Austin, Corpus, Pharr, and Laredo. His most recent research work involves supporting research studies for guidelines for applying managed lane strategies to ramps. He is currently working on a research project to evaluate speed activated displays on curves; these devices will be deployed in four southern districts of the TxDOT. Dr. Karkee's professional affiliation includes the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).

Professional Interests

Traffic Safety

Traffic Operation

Traffic simulation

Evaluation

Geographic information systems

Intelligent transportation systems

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2005.

Master, Civil Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1997.

B.E., Civil Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering,, Nepal, 1993.

Experience

Assistant Research Scientist, Research and Implementation - San Antonio, Texas Transportation Institute, April 2006 - Present.

Research Associate, Transportation Research Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2006 - March 2006.

Graduate Assistant, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 2002 - December 2005.

Assistant Professor, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering,, Nepal, October 2000 - August 2002.

Professional Registration

Registered Civil Engineer in Nevada, Registration No. 016288, 2003.

Affiliations

Associate Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).

Honors/Awards

Intermountain Section Ellis L. Scholarship, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), 2005.

German Academic Exchange Services , DAAD, Scholarship, Asian Institute of Technology, 1997.

Selected Publications

G.L. Ullman, R.J. Porter, G.J. Karkee. Implementation Guide for Monitoring Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts. 0-5771-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2009.

G.L. Ullman, R.J. Porter, G.J. Karkee. Monitoring Work Zone Safety and Mobility Impacts in Texas. Technical Report. 0-5771-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2009.

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar. Managed Lane Strategies Feasible for Freeway Ramp Applications. Research Report. 0-5284-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2008.

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar. Guidelines for Applying Managed Lane Strategies to Ramps. Research Report. 0-5284-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2007.

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar, R. Cheu. Feasibility and Guidelines for Applying Managed Lane Strategies to Ramps. PSR. 0-5284-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2007.

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