Srinivas Reddy Geedipally, Ph.D., P.E.

Geedipally, Srinivas

Assistant Research Engineer

Crash Analysis Group
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
110 N. Davis Dr., Suite 101
Arlington, TX 76013
ph. (817) 462-0519 Ext. 11519 · fax (817) 461-1239
Srinivas-G@ttimail.tamu.edu

Short Biography

Dr. Geedipally is an Engineering Research Associate in the Crash Analysis and Modeling group of the Center for Transportation Safety. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2008, and he holds a M.Sc. degree in Traffic Environment and Safety Management from Linköpings University, Sweden (2005) and a B.E. in Civil Engineering from Osmania University, India (2002).

Dr. Geedipally has more than 5 years of experience in traffic safety research and his areas of expertise include developing statistical models for analyzing crash data, highway geometrics, Bayesian statistics, before/after studies and evaluation of treatments. Over the past few years, Dr. Geedipally has participated in numerous traffic safety research projects including data collection and analysis, crash modeling, and developing crash modification factors. He has published refereed papers in numerous peer-reviewed journals and international conferences.

Dr. Geedipally, who is the recipient of the Young Researcher Award from Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation in 2010, is a registered Engineer-in-Training in the state of Texas and a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He is a member of the TRB Subcommittee on Surrogate Measures of Safety (ANB20-(3)) and a friend of TRB Committee on Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation (ANB20) and Statistical Methodology (ABJ80).

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University, 2008.
  • M.S., Traffic Environment and Safety Management, Linkopings University, Sweden, 2005.
  • B.E., Civil Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 2002.

Experience

  • Assistant Research Engineer, Crash Analysis Group, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, May 2012 - Present.
  • Associate Transportation Researcher, Crash Analysis Group, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2011 - April 2012.
  • Engineering Research Associate, Crash Analysis Group, Texas Transportation Institute, January 2009 - August 2011.
  • Graduate Assistant Research, Crash Analysis Group, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2005 - December 2008.

Affiliations

  • Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Subcommittee on Surrogate Measures of Safety.
  • Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee on Safety Data, Analysis and Evaluation.
  • Friend, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee on Statistical Methodology.

Honors & Awards

Young Researcher Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2011.

Young Researcher Award, Transportation Research Board, 2010.

Academic Excellence Award, Texas A&M University, 2008.

Student Research Week - Second Prize, Texas A&M University, 2008.

Selected Publications

D. Lord, M.A. Brewer, K. Fitzpatrick, S.R. Geedipally, Y. Peng. Analysis of Roadway Departure Crashes on Two-Lane Rural Roads in Texas. 0-6031-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2011.

D. Lord, M.A. Brewer, K. Fitzpatrick, S.R. Geedipally, Y. Peng. Analysis of Roadway Departure Crashes on Two-Lane Rural Roads in Texas. 0-6031-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2011.

J.A. Bonneson, S.R. Geedipally, M.P. Pratt, D. Lord. Safety Prediction Methodology and Analysis Tool for Freeways and Intersections. 476440-1. October 2011.

C.E. Buth, M.S. Brackin, L.S. Chatham, D.L. Bullard, R.R. Haug, W.F. Williams, G. Fry, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh, W.L. Menges. Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2011.

C.E. Buth, M.S. Brackin, W.F. Williams, G. Fry, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh. Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2010.

C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, M.S. Brackin, D. Lord, S.R. Geedipally, A. Abu-Odeh. Analysis of Large Truck Collisions with Bridge Piers: Phase 1. Report of Guidelines for Designing Bridge Piers and Abutments for Vehicle Collisions. 9-4973-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2010.