As of September 1, 2012, the University Transportation Center for Mobility (UTCM) is no longer an active center of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The archived UTCM website remains available here.

UTCM Advisory Board

The UTCM Advisory Board reviews and provides guidance on grants to be awarded by the Center. The Committee is composed of high-ranking leaders from USDOT, TTI, Texas A&M University's Colleges of Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering and the George Bush School of Government and Public Service, and Prairie View A&M University.

Rafael Aldrete-Sanchez

Rafael M. Aldrete-Sanchez, PhD, PE

Research Engineer

Research and Implementation - El Paso
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
4050 Rio Bravo Drive, Suite 151
El Paso, TX 79902
(915) 532-3759
r-aldrete@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Mark Burris

Mark W. Burris, PhD

E.B. Snead '25 Development Professor I

Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
Texas A&M University
3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
ph. (979) 845-9875 · fax (979) 845-6481
mburris@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Linda Cherrington

Linda K. Cherrington

Program Manager and Research Scientist

System Planning, Policy and Environment Research Group
Transit Mobility Program
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
701 N. Post Oak, Suite 430
Houston, TX 77024
(713) 882-2085
l-cherrington@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Stephen Fuller

Stephen W. Fuller, PhD

Professor

Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
2124 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2124
ph. (979) 845-1941 · fax (979) 845-6378
sfuller@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Beverly Kuhn

Beverly T. Kuhn, PhD, PE

Division Head and Senior Research Engineer

System Management Division
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 862-3558 · fax (979) 845-6001
b-kuhn@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Eric Lindquist

Eric Lindquist, PhD

Assistant Director

Institute for Science, Technology & Public Policy
George Bush School of Government & Public Service
Texas A&M University
4350 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4350
ph. (979) 862-3857 · fax (979) 862-8856
elindquist@bushschool.tamu.edu
Brief bio
Judy Perkins

Judy Perkins, PhD

Regents Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prairie View A&M University
PO Box 519, MS 2510
Prairie View, TX 77446-4249
ph. (936) 261-1665 · fax (936) 261-1662
juperkins@pvamu.edu
Brief Bio

Dr. Perkins is Regents Professor of the Civil Engineering Department at Prairie View A&M University.  She holds a B.S., M.S., and PhD in Civil Engineering from Southern University, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign), and Georgia Institute of Technology, respectively.  At the master’s level, her area of specialty is in reinforced concrete structures and at the doctoral level her area of specialty is in transportation engineering. Since 1992, Dr. Perkins’ research has focused on statewide intermodal transportation planning, transportation logistics, hurricane evacuation analysis, and the impact of economic development as it relates to transportation.  Moreover, Dr. Perkins has accumulated extensive experience in the development of survey design, data collection, state-level transportation planning and the refinement of economic development methodologies used to evaluate transportation-related activities. Lastly, Dr. Perkins’ extensive record of publication extends into both the national and international transportation and engineering education arenas.

Chris Poe

Christopher M. Poe, PhD, PE

Assistant Agency Director
Senior Research Engineer

Research and Implementation - Dallas
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
9441 LBJ Freeway, Suite 103
Dallas, TX 75243
ph. (972) 994-0433 · fax (972) 994-0522
cpoe@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Gary Thomas

Gary B. Thomas, PhD, PE

Director

Center for Professional Development
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 458-3263 · fax (979) 845-6001
g-thomas@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Juan Villa

Juan Carlos Villa

Program Manager

Mexico City Office
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
(979) 862-3382
j-villa@tamu.edu
Brief bio
Ed Weiner

Edward Weiner

Consultant

16615 Harbour Town Dr
Silver Springs, MD 20905
ph. (301) 421-1150 · cell (301) 655-0758
edweiner@comcast.net

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