Joe Zietsman, Ph.D., PE

Assistant Director, Agency
Division Head
Director, Center

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2000
• M.Eng., Transportation Engineering, University of Pretoria, 1993
• B.E., Construction Project Management, University of Pretoria, 1990
• B.E., Civil Engineering, University of Pretoria, 1986

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 numerous 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 Chairs the Transportation and Sustainability Committee and serves as member of the Performance Measurement and Air Quality Committees.