Avinash Unnikrishnan Home Page
Contact Information
Professor and Chair, Department of Civil,
Construction, and Environmental Engineering
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Physical Location: Hoehn Engineering Building, Room 140, 1075 13th Street South Birmingham, Alabama 35294-4440
Mailing Address: HOEN 140, UAB Campus 1720 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294- 4440
Curriculum
Vitae
Tel: 205 9341930 Email: aunnikri at uab dot edu
Education
- Ph.D, University of Texas at Austin, Aug 2008. Advisor: S. Travis
Waller
Dissertation: Equilibrium Models acounting for Uncertainty and Information Provision in Transportation Networks - M.S, Vanderbilt University, May 2004, Advisor: Karthik K.
Srinivasan
Thesis: Dynamic User Class Model: Theoretical Framework and Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) Applications - B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Aug 2002.
Current and Previous Positions Held
- 2023 to Present, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
- 2021 to 2023, David Wedge Vision Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University
- 2015 to 2021, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University
- May 2015 to Sep 2015, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University
- 2009 to 2015, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University
- 2008 to 2009, Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas Austin
Professional Activities
- Chair, Transit, Freight, and Logistics Modeling Subcommittee, Transportation Research Board
- Chair, Freight Transportation and Logistics Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers Transportation Development Institute
- Area Editor, Networks and Spatial Economics
Honors and Awards
- 2018 James M. Robbins Excellence in Teaching Award, Chi Epsilon
- David E. Wedge Excellence in Teaching Award, Portland State University, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, 2017
- Transportation Research Board Fred Burgraff Award 2014
- Outstanding Advisor Award, West Virginia University, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, 2014
- Outstanding Teacher Award, West Virginia University, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, 2013
- Outstanding New Researcher Award, West Virginia University, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, 2012
- Outstanding Reviewer Award for the American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Infrastructure Systems for the year 2011
- Recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEED) Teaching Fellowship for the year 2010
- Excellence in Teaching Award by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.