Josias Zietsman, Ph.D., P.E.

Zietsman, Joe

Division Head, TTI


ph. (979) 458-3476 Ext. 83476 · fax (979) 845-7548
zietsman@tamu.edu

Short Biography

Dr. Zietsman is the Head of the Environment and Air Quality Division at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Since joining TTI in the Spring of 1998 he has been principal investigator of several research projects covering the areas of air quality, sustainable transportation, performance measurement and transportation planning. He is also a member of the Graduate Faculty of Texas A&M University. In addition to his research experience, he has 3 years of highway construction experience and 7 years of metropolitan transportation planning experience. Dr. Zietsman has written numerous technical papers and reports and is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and meetings. He is also an active member of the Transportation Research Board where he is Secretary of the Performance Measurement Council and member of the Air Quality and Sustainability Committees.

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2000.
  • M.Eng., Transportation Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1993.
  • B.E., Construction Project Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1990.
  • B.E., Civil Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1987.

Experience

  • Division Head, Environment & Air Quality Division, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, April 2011 - Present.
  • Center Director, Air Quality Studies, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2007 - March 2011.
  • Associate Research Engineer, Air Quality Studies, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2005 - April 2011.
  • Program Manager, Air Quality Studies, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2007 - August 2007.
  • Assistant Research Engineer, Center for Air Quality Studies, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2002 - August 2005.
  • Post Doctoral Associate Research Scientist, Center for Air Quality Studies, Texas Transportation Institute, January 2001 - August 2002.
  • Associate Research Scientist, Center for Air Quality Studies, Texas Transportation Institute, October 2000 - December 2000.
  • Research Associate, TransLink® Research Center, Texas Transportation Institute, January 2000 - September 2000.
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Transportation Planning, Texas Transportation Institute, January 1998 - December 1999.
  • Manager: Transportation Systems, Eastern Gauteng Services Council, October 1993 - December 1997.
  • Site Engineer, LTA Earthworks, January 1989 - October 1990.
  • Construction Squadron Commander, South African Defense Force, January 1987 - December 1988.

Professional Registration

Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 90506.

Affiliations

  • Technical Expert in Sustainability, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Center for Environmental Excellence, 2007 - Present.
  • Member, Texas A & M University, Graduate Faculty, 2006 - Present.
  • Chair, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Subcommittee on Research in Performance Measurement, 2003 - Present.
  • Member, Committee on Performance Measurement of the Transportation Research Board, 2002 - Present.
  • Member, Committee on Sustainable transportation of the Transportation Research Board, 2002 - Present.
  • Member, International Society on Multi-Criteria Decision Making, 2001 - Present.

Honors & Awards

Fellowship, International Road Federation, 2000.

Academic Excellence, Texas A&M University, 2000.

Academic Excellence, Texas A&M University, 1999.

Outstanding Student, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Texas Section (TexITE), 1999.

Foundation Hall of Fame Scholarship, American Public Transit Association, 1999.

Fellowship, Eno Transportation Foundation, 1999.

Selected Publications

S. Anderson, C.P. Beaty, L. Ding, D.R. Ellis, J.A. Epps, C.K. Estakhri, B.A. Glover, M.L. Hoelscher, N.D. Norboge, R. Rajbhandari, T.L. Ramani, T. Scullion, J.A. Shelton, C. Shon, W.R. Stockton, S.R. Vadali, S.P. Venglar, J. Zietsman. TxDOT Administration Research: Tasks Completed FY2011. 0-6581-TI-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2012.

T.L. Ramani, J. Zietsman, W.L. Eisele. Incorporating Sustainability into TxDOT's Transportation Decision Making - Summary of Work Performed, Methods Used and Results Achieved. 5-5541-01-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2011.

R.T. Baker, L. Ding, J. Epps, C.K. Estakhri, G. Fry, T.S. Geiselbrecht, V.D. Goodin, J.G. Hudson, T.J. Lomax, C.A. Morgan, J.P. Orsak, D.L. Schrank, T. Scullion, W.R. Stockton, S.P. Venglar, J.C. Villa, B.A. Wood, D.M. Winterich, R.E. Lee, J. Zietsman. TxDOT Administration Research: Tasks Completed FY2010. 0-6581-TI-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2011.

T.L. Ramani, L. Quadrifoglio, J. Zietsman. Accounting for Nonlinearity in the MCDM Approach for a Transportation Planning Application(forthcoming). IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 57, No. 4, November 2010, pp. 702-710.

T.L. Ramani, J. Zietsman, W.L. Eisele. Incorporating Sustainability into TxDOT's Transportation Decision Making: Updated Workshop Materials. 5-5541-01-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2010.

D. Lee, J. Zietsman, M. Farzaneh, J.D. Johnson, T.L. Ramani, A.A. Protopapas, J.H. Overman. Characterization of In-Use Emissions from TxDOT's Non-road Equipment Fleet - Final Report. 0-5955-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2010.

T.S. Geiselbrecht, J.G. Hudson, T.J. Lomax, J.C. Villa, D.M. Winterich, J. Zietsman. TxDOT Administration Research: Tasks Completed in FY2009. 0-6581-TI-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2010.

J. Zietsman, D. Lee, M. Farzaneh, J.D. Johnson. Characterization of In-Use Emissions from TxDOT's Non-Road Equipment Fleet. 0-5955-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2010.

T.L. Ramani, J. Zietsman, W.L. Eisele, D. Rosa, D.L. Spillane, B.S. Bochner. Developing Sustainable Performance Measures for TxDOT's Strategic Plan: Technical Report. 0-5541-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2009.