NJIT - PublicInfo: Rongfang (Rachel) Liu, PhD

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Rongfang (Rachel) Liu, PhD

Rongfang (Rachel) Liu, PhD	Rongfang (Rachel) Liu, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her primary research interests are in the areas of travel demand and supply analysis and transportation system management. Another equally important research interest is in the area of intermodal transportation planning, which focuses on the interaction and coordination of various transportation modes, such as walkways, highways and private cars, bus, rails, and airlines. Her research has explored the use of guided transport systems within the intermodal and multimodal environment. Recent publications include: Liu, Rongfang. An Assessment of Intermodal Transfer Disutility. May 1996. University of South Florida; Liu, Rongfang (Rachel) and C. Guan. “The Mode Biases of Urban Transportation Policies in China and Their Implications” ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Volume 131, Number 2, June 2005: 57-70; and Liu, Rongfang (Rachel), Fei Yang, and Mei Chen, “Understanding the Shared Operation of Commuter Rail Transit and Freight Railroads” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, Spring 2005, Vol. 44, No. 1, Page 157-172. Liu received her PhD in civil engineering from the University of South Florida; an MS in urban and regional planning from Florida State University; an MS in environmental engineering from Beijing University; and a BS in geo-environmental science from Beijing University.

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