Scott A. Cooner, P.E.

Cooner, Scott

Research Engineer
Program Manager

Research and Implementation - Arlington
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
110 N. Davis Dr., Suite 101
Arlington, TX 76013
ph. (817) 462-0525 Ext. 11525 · fax (817) 461-1239
s-cooner@tamu.edu

Short Biography

Mr. Conner's experience includes a wide range of traffic operations and transportation planning activities. He has experience in freeway operations studies, signalized intersection analysis, railroad-highway grade crossing safety, ITS planning, incident management research, simulation modeling, and accident analysis.

Mr. Cooner received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He has been employed with TTI Arlington office since August 1995 and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Education

  • M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1995.
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1994.

Experience

  • Research Engineer, System Operation Management, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, September 2007 - Present.
  • Program Manager, System Operation Management, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, December 2003 - Present.
  • Associate Research Engineer, System Operation Management, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2003 - August 2007.
  • Assistant Research Engineer, System Operation Management, Texas Transportation Institute, February 2000 - August 2003.
  • Assistant Tranportation Researcher, System Operation Management, Texas Transportation Institute, June 1999 - January 2000.
  • Assistant Research Scientist, System Operation Management, Texas Transportation Institute, August 1995 - May 1999.
  • Engineering Aide III, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), June 1992 - August 1992.

Professional Registration

Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 86225.

Affiliations

  • Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Texas Section (TexITE).
  • Member, Intelligent Transportation Systems-Texas.

Selected Publications

S.A. Cooner, M.A. Brewer, K. Fitzpatrick. Dealing with Texas-Sized Problems Around Schools: Workshop Materials. 5-5470-01-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2012.

S.A. Cooner, M.A. Brewer, K.M. Fitzpatrick. School Traffic Workshop: Dealing with Texas-Sized Problems around Schools. 5-5470-01-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2012.

S.A. Cooner, S.E. Ranft, Y.K. Rathod, Y. Qi, L. Yu. Development of Guidelines for Triple Left and Dual Right-Turn Lanes. 0-6112-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2011.

S.A. Cooner, S.E. Ranft, Y.K. Rathod, Y. Qi, L. Yu, Y. Wang, S. Chen. Development of Guidelines for Triple Left and Dual Right-Turn Lanes: Technical Report. 0-6112-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July 2011.

S.A. Cooner, S.E. Ranft, Y.K. Rathod. Triple Left-Turn Lanes: Keys to Successful Public Outreach. 0-6112-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2011.

S.A. Cooner, Y.K. Rathod, D.C. Alberson, R.P. Bligh, S.E. Ranft, D. Sun. Development of Guidelines for Cable Median Barrier Systems in Texas. 0-5609-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2009.

S.A. Cooner, Y.K. Rathod, D.C. Alberson, R.P. Bligh, S.E. Ranft, D. Sun. Performance Evaluation of Cable Median Barrier Systems in Texas. 0-5609-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2009.