Li Zhao
Research Assistant ProfessorNebraska Transportation Center
Mid-America Transportation Center
Department of Civil Engineering
262K Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School
Lincoln, NE 68583-0851
Phone: 402-472-1928
lizhao@unl.edu
Education |
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Ph.D., Transportation Systems Engineering at University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA |
Masters, Traffic Information Engineering & Control, Tongji University, China |
Bachelors, Automation (Traffic), Chang’an University, China |
Experience |
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Research Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2024 - Today |
Research Engineer, Nebraska Transportation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2022 - 2024 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mid-America Transportation Center (MATC), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, September 2017 – October 2022 |
Graduate Research Assistant, Nebraska Transportation Center (NTC), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 2013 – September 2017 |
Graduate Research Assistant, Research Team for Traffic Operations and Simulation (TOPS), Tongji University, August 2010 – May 2013 |
Areas of Research and Professional Interest |
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Traffic Safety and Mobility |
Human factor and driver behavior |
Transportation Emerging Technologies (sensors, CAV, V2X) |
Transportation Electrification (Electric vehicles) |
Traffic Simulation and Modeling |
Transportation Equity (rural, disadvantaged communities) |
For more information, please visit Dr. Zhao’s webpage under UNL Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty.