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James A. Bonneson, Ph.D., P.E.

James A. Bonneson, Ph.D., P.E.

Senior Research Engineer
Program Manager
Signal Operations Program - CE/TTI, Room 310D
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 845-9906 · fax (979) 845-6254
j-bonneson@tamu.edu

Short Biography

Dr. Bonneson has been involved with transportation consulting, education, and research since 1984. He spent his first three years as a consulting engineer conducting various traffic operations, safety, parking, and impact studies. He also participated in the conceptual planning and design of both urban and rural roadways. He spent the next nine years as a civil engineering educator. He has taught courses in surveying, systems engineering, traffic engineering, and highway geometric design. Most recently, he has been conducting research full-time in areas related to traffic signal control and highway design. He is a registered professional engineer in the states of Nebraska and Texas.

Dr. Bonneson has had significant involvement in several large research projects for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Specifically, he was responsible for model development, data collection, and data analysis for NCHRP Project 3-58, Assessing Traffic Control Signal Installations Using Capacity Analysis and Simulation; NCHRP Project 15-16, Superelevation Distribution Methods and Transition Designs; NCHRP Project 3-49, Capacity and Operational Effects of Midblock Left-Turn Lanes; and NCHRP Project 3-40, Single Point Urban Interchange Design and Operation.

Dr. Bonneson is a member of the Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee. He is also a past member of TRB Committee A3A11, Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics and the ASCE committee on Geometric Design and Operational Effects. He is also author of a book, Manual of Traffic Detector Design and has developed and successfully distributed computer software for analyzing signalized intersection operation.

Professional Interests

Highway capacity

Quality of service

Traffic flow theory

Geometric design

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1990.

M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1984.

B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1982.

Experience

Senior Research Engineer, Signal Operations Program, Texas Transportation Institute, May 2007 - Present.

Program Manager, Signal Operations Program, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2002 - Present.

Research Engineer, Signal Operations Program, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2002 - April 2007.

Associate Research Engineer, Traffic Analysis and Design Program, Texas Transportation Institute, January 2000 - August 2002.

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, January 1997 - 1999.

Associate Research Engineer, Design and Operations, Texas Transportation Institute, August 1997 - December 1999.

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1996 - January 1997.

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1992 - January 1996.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1990 - January 1992.

Assistant Research Engineer, Traffic Analysis and Design Program, Texas Transportation Institute, April 1990 - July 1990.

Engineering Research Associate, System Monitoring Program, Texas Transportation Institute, May 1987 - March 1990.

Transportation Engineer, HDR Infrastructure, Inc., 1984 - January 1987.

Professional Registration

Registered Professional Engineer in Nebraska, Registration No. E-6394.

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 67178.

Affiliations

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Traffic Signal Timing Advisory Committee, 2002 - Present.

Management Committee, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Engineering Safer Intersections to Reduce Red-Light Running, 2000 - Present.

Member, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Panel 3-48, Capacity Analysis for Intersections with Traffic Actuated Controllers, 1993 - 1996.

Member, Video Imaging Users Group, Subcommittee on Research and Applications Development, 1993 - 1995.

Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee A3A10 Highway Capacity and Quality of Service, 1993 - Present.

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Geometric Design of Highways Committee, 1993 - 1995.

Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee A3A11, Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics, 1987 - 1990.

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Committee 6F-40, Developing Standards and Procedures for Conducting Traffic Counts Used in Traffic Access/Impact Studies, 1987 - 1990.

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Committee 5B-23, Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes in Rural Areas, 1986 - 1987.

Honors/Awards

A2A02 Best Paper of the Year Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2002.

Researcher Award, Texas Transportation Institute, 2001.

Best Paper of the Year Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2000.

A3A08 Paper of the Year Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2000.

A3A10 Best Paper of the Year Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 1998.

D. Grant Mickle Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 1998.

Faculty Research Award, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1995.

A2A02 Best Paper of the Year Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 1994.

Best Paper of the Year Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1993.

Selected Publications

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt. Incorporating Safety into the Highway Design Process: Fifth-Year Report. Project Status Report. 0-4703-6. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2009.

J.A. Bonneson. Horizontal Curve Signing Workshop. 5-5439-01-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2009.

J.A. Bonneson, K. Fitzpatrick, D. Lord, K.H. Zimmerman. Incorporating Safety into the Highway Design Process: Summary Report. PSR. 0-4703-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2009.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt, K.H. Zimmerman. Development of a Traffic Signal Operations Handbook. 0-5629-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2009.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt. Roadway Safety Design Workbook. Research Report. 0-4703-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July 2009.

J.A. Bonneson, S.R. Sunkari, M.P. Pratt. Traffic Signal Operations Handbook. 0-5629-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2009.

J.A. Bonneson. Roadway Safety Design: An Engineer's Guide to Evaluating the Safety of Design Alternatives. Research Report. 0-4703-P8. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2008.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt. Calibration Factors Handbook: Safety Prediction Models Calibrated with Texas Highway System Data. Research Report. 0-4703-5. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2008.

J.A. Bonneson. Traffic Signal Operations Workshop: Course Notes and PowerPoint Presentation. 0-5629-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2008.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman. Revised Rural Two-Lane Highway Workshop Materials. 5-4703-01-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman, M.P. Pratt. Urban & Suburban Arterial Highways Workshop Materials. Research Report. 0-4703-P7. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. Horizontal Curve Signing Handbook. Research Report. 0-5439-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. Development of Guidelines for Establishing Effective Curve Advisory Speeds. Research Report. 0-5439-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. Identifying and Testing Effective Advisory Speed Setting Procedures. PSR. 0-5439-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, D. Lord, K.H. Zimmerman, K. Fitzpatrick, M.P. Pratt. Development of Tools for Evaluating the Safety Implications of Highway Design Decisions. Technical Report. 0-4703-4. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman. Procedure for Using Accident Modification Factors in the Highway Design Process. Product. 0-4703-P5. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman, M.P. Pratt. Red-Light-Running Handbook Workshop Series: Year 2 Summary Report. Implementation Report. 5-4196-01-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2006.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman, Kay Fitzpatrick. Interim Roadway Safety Design Workbook. Product. 0-4703-P4. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2006.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman, K. Fitzpatrick. Submitted as 0-4703-P1, fulfilling this deliverable.. Technical Report. 0-4703-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2005.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman, K. Fitzpatrick. Roadway Safety Design Synthesis. Product. 0-4703-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2005.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman, M.P. Pratt. Red-Light Running Handbook Workshop Series: Year 1 Summary Report. Implementation Report. 5-4196-01-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2005.

K.H. Zimmerman, J.A. Bonneson. In-Service Evaluation of a Detection-Control System for High-Speed Signalized Intersections. Implementation Report. 5-4022-01-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2005.

J.A. Bonneson, D. Lord. Role and Application of Accident Modification Factors in the Highway Design Process. Technical Report. 0-4703-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2005.

J.A. Bonneson, K.H. Zimmerman. Identifying and Treating Locations with a Red-Light-Running Problem. PSR. 0-4196-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2005.

J.A. Bonneson, K. Fitzpatrick, M.D. Wooldridge, D. Lord. A Plan for Incorporating Safety into the Highway Design Process. Project Status Report. 0-4703-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2005.

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