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Senior Research Engineer

Division Head, TTI

System Management Division - Gilchrist, Room 110

Texas Transportation Institute

The Texas A&M University System

3135 TAMU

College Station, TX 77843-3135

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Short Biography

Dr. Kuhn has diverse and extensive experience in the conduct and delivery of cutting edge

research results. As Head of the System Management Division of the Texas Transportation

Institute, Dr. Kuhn leads more than 20 researchers in the areas of corridor management,

applications integration, technology development, Intelligent Transportation Systems

(ITS), and system monitoring. Dr. Kuhn has led groundbreaking and comprehensive research

in the area of managed lanes, which is considered the premier guidance on special use

lanes and their operations and performance. This research - sponsored by the Texas

Department of Transportation and the FHWA Operations Core Business Unit - has developed

comprehensive guidance on managed lanes and cross-cutting studies and primers on

incorporating managed lanes into the planning and project developed processes, identified

the state-of-the-practice on managed lanes signing, developed a motorist task analysis and

recommended revisions to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices related to managed

lanes signing, and developed a 10-year program plan for FHWA to address research gaps in

the managed lanes arena, particularly as they relate to signing and traveler information.

Dr. Kuhn was recently the report facilitator for an FHWA International Scan on Planning

for Congestion Management where she and other team members visited four European countries

to learn about their approach to active traffic management, which centers on ensuring

travel time reliability by addressing recurrent and non-recurrent congestion with numerous

interrelated operational strategies, which involve speed management techniques and methods

to improve overall performance. Related to this effort, Dr. Kuhn has served on a project

for the New York State Department of Transportation developing screening criteria and an

implementation plan for the deployment of managed lanes and active traffic management

opreational strategies for the New York City region.

Her other research has addressed transportation needs in the colonias along the Texas-

Mexico border, and the efficient location of utilities within TxDOT right-of-way.

While director of the Center for Professional Development of TTI, Dr. Kuhn worked to

disseminate transportation-related information to current and future transportation

professionals and to foster the implementation of relevant leading edge research results

in the most efficient, effective, and expedient method possible. She coordinated the

development of technical seminars based on TTI research in advanced diamond interchange

operations, the operations of traffic signals near railroad grade crossings, freeway video

detection technologies, and design and operations. She also led the award-winning Texas

Summer Transportation Institute for Texas youth, and TRAIN-TEX: a 2-day math and science

curriculum workshop for Texas educators. Dr. Kuhn helped develop and coordinate a workshop

for the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) on outreach, education, and training

for ITS standards that resulted in a four-year work plan for an ITS Standards Technology

Transfer Program.

Prior to her return to TTI, Dr. Kuhn worked for three years as a research assistant at

the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute at Penn State University. While there she

managed a grant study on the impacts of color and lighting technology on legibility of

typical on-premise sign fonts. She also managed the development of training materials for

the Traffic Engineering function within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as

well as organized a statewide conference on traffic engineering and safety. She

coordinated the safety management system review of policies and procedures and developed a

safety audit policy for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and co-managed a grant

study investigating the state-of-the-art on sign visibility. While at Penn State, she was

also involved with developing the ITS Strategic Plan for Pennsylvania.

Prior to her work in Pennsylvania, Dr. Kuhn worked for four years as an Assistant

Research Scientist

with the Texas Transportation Institute in Houston, Texas. While there

she was a principal investigator of transportation research studies and interagency

project contracts in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration, the Texas

Department of Transportation, and Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority. She was

involved in projects covering Intelligent Transportation Systems including evaluation and

feasibility of advanced motorist information systems, High Occupancy Vehicle facilities,

operations analysis, human factors, public relations, and other transit-related studies.

Professional Interests

Managed lanes

Active traffic management

Freeway management systems

Traffic operations

Human factors

Intelligent transportation systems

Education and training

Traffic control devices

Continuing education

Education

Ph.D

., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1997.

M.Eng

., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1990.

B.S

., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1988, Cum Laude.

Experience

Senior Research Engineer, System Management Division, Texas Transportation Institute, May

2007

- Present

Division Head, System Management Division,

Texas Transportation Institute, October 1999 -

Present

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University,

September 2000

- Present

Research Engineer, System Management Division, Texas Transportation Institute, September

2003

- April 2007

Associate Research Engineer, System Management Division, Texas Transportation Institute,

August 1997

- August 2003

Research Assistant, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, September 1994 - August 1997

Assistant Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute, September 1991 - August

1994

Associate Research Engineer, Texas Transportation Institute, September 1990 - August

1991

Engineering Research Associate, Texas Transportation Institute, June 1990 - August 1990

Research Assistant, Texas Transportation Institute, June 1989 - May 1990

Student Technician, Texas Transportation Institute, January 1987 - May 1989

Student Worker III, Texas Transportation Institute, September 1985 - January 1987

Student Worker II, Texas Transportation Institute, June 1985 - August 1985.

Professional Registration

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas, Registration No. 80308.

Affiliations

Affiliate, Transportation Research Board (TRB).

Member, Intelligent Transportation Society of Texas.

Member, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Women in Engineering Alumnae Society.

Member, Chi Epsilon - The National Civil Engineering Honor Society, Civil Engineering

Honor Society.

Member, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society.

Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

Member, Foundation For Women's Resources, Leadership Texas Alumnae Association.

Member, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, National Honor Society.

Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Texas Section (TexITE), Brazos Valley

Section.

Vice Chair, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Traffic Engineering Council,

2005 - Present.

Chair, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee on User Information Systems, 2004 -

Present.

Honors/Awards

Cambridge Who's Who, 2008.

Who's Who in America, Marquis, 2008.

Herbert H. Richardson Team Award, TTI/Trinity Industries, 2005.

Top Innovations and Research Findings, TxDOT Task Force for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Use

of Local Materials, 2005.

Leadership Texas, Foundation For Women's Resources, 2003.

Trinity Reseacher Award, Texas Transportation Institute, 2000.

Eno Transportation Fellow, Eno Transportation Policy Education Conference, 1996.

Outstanding Student Award, Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center, 1997.

College of Engineering Faculty Outstanding Achievment, Texas A&M University,

1989.

Cum Laude Graduate, Texas A&M University, 1989.

Academic Courses Taught

Introduction to Transportation Engineering. Texas A & M University, Spring 2004, Spring

2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2001, Fall 2001, Fall 2000.

Transportation Engineering. Texas A & M University,

Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Fall 2001.

Transportation Engineering Systems. Pennsylvania State University, Spring 1996, Summer

1995, Spring 1995, Fall 1995.

Short Courses Developed

Advanced Work Zone Topics Study Guide for Independent Learning. Pennsylvania Department

of Transportation.

Design Concepts Study Guide for Independent Study. Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation.

Managed Lanes Handbook Training. Texas Department of Transportation.

Traffic Characteristics Study Guide for Independent Learning. Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation.

Transportation Engineering Study Guide for Independent Learning. Pennsylvania Department

of Transportation.

Transportation Planning Study Guide for Independent Learning. Pennsylvania Department of

Transportation.

Selected Publications

B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek, J.L. Carson, G. Fisher, V.D. Goodin, T.S. Collier. Developing

Managed Lanes. 475170-1.

S.T. Chrysler, A.A. Nelson, B.T. Kuhn. Driver Comprehension Testing of Congestion-Based

Pricing Signs. 0-6173-2.

Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.

B.T. Kuhn. Efficient Use of Highway Capacity Summary: Final Report. 477590-3.

B.T. Kuhn. Efficient Use of Highway Capacity Summary Draft Interim Report. 477590-2.

B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek, R.E. Brydia. Development of An Active Management Screening Tool.

477200-6. Texas Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX.

S.R. Vadali, R. Aldrete, A. Bujanda, S. Samant, Y. Li, T.S. Geiselbrecht, B.T. Kuhn, S.

Lyle, K. Dalton, M. Zhang, S. Tooley. Planning Tools to Assess the Real Estate Leveraging

Potential for Roadways and Transit: Technical Report. 0-6538-1. Texas Transportation

Institute, College Station, TX. January 2011.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, S.T. Chrysler. Managed Lanes Handbook Training Materials.

5-4160-

-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2009.

S.T. Chrysler, J.M. Re, K.K. Knapp, D.S. Funkhouser, B.T. Kuhn. Driver Response to

Delineation Treatments on Horizontal Curves on Two-Lane Roads. 0-5772-1. Texas

Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. May 2009.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin. Managed Lanes Handbook Training: Year 2 Report of Activities. 5-

4160-01-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2009.

B.T. Kuhn. Developing Merged Lanes: Critical Issues for Planning and Project Development.

2008

J.A. Shelton, Y. Chiu, B.T. Kuhn. Evaluation of Managed Lanes Strategies Applied to

Freeway Ramps for Incident and Congestion Management. Transportation Research Board,

Washington, DC. 2008.

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A.

Shelton, S.P. Venglar. Managed Lane Strategies Feasible for Freeway Ramp Applications.

Research Report. 0-5284-2.

Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January

2008

C.A. Fuhs, R.A. Krammes, B.T. Kuhn, D. Mayhew. Active Traffic Management: The Next Step

in Congestion Management. 2007.

D.L. Jasek, B.T. Kuhn. Innovative Solutionsto Transportation Needs in the Colonias.

Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. 2007.

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A.

Shelton, S.P. Venglar. Guidelines for Applying Managed Lane Strategies to Ramps. Research

Report. 0-5284-P1.

Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2007.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin. Managed Lanes Handbook Training: Year 1 Report of Activities. 5-

4160-01

-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2007.

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A.

Shelton, S.P. Venglar, R. Cheu. Feasibility and Guidelines for Applying Managed Lane

Strategies to Ramps. PSR. 0-5284-S.

Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.

November 2007

L.K. Cherrington, T.S. Geiselbrecht, S.R. Vadali, B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek, J.H. Overman.

Impacts of Toll Roads on the Regional Economy. Texas Transportation Institute, College

Station, TX. 2006.

D.L. Jasek, B.T. Kuhn. Innovative Solutions to Transportation Needs in the Colonias.

Texas Transportation Institute, Southwest Region University Transportation Center

. 2006.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin. Findings From Texas: Five Years of Research on Managed Lanes -

Summary Report. PSR. 0-4160-S.

Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.

B.T. Kuhn, V

.D. Goodin, A.J. Ballard, M.A. Brewer, R.E. Brydia, J.L. Carson, S.T.

Annual Report of Progress: Operating Freeways with Managed Lanes. Texas Transportation

Institute,

College Station, TX. 2003.

B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek, R.E. Brydia, A.H. Parham, B.R. Ullman, B.C. Blaschke. Utility

Corridor Structures and Other Utility Accommodation Aleternatives in TxDOT Right-Of-Way.

Texas Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. 2003.

B.T. Kuhn. Included in research report 4160-8.. Research Report. 0-4160-P3. Texas

Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. 2003.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, M.A. Brewer, K. Fitzpatrick, D.L. Jasek, S.P. Venglar. Interim

Manual for Managed Lanes. Texas Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. 2003.

R.E. Brydia, B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek, A.H. Parham, B.R. Ullman, B.C. Blaschke. Feasibility

of Utility Corridors in TxDot Right-of-Way. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

2003.

B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek. A Legislative Framework for Operating Managed Lanes.

Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. 2003.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, M.A. Brewer, T.S. Collier, K. Fitzpatrick, D.L. Jasek, S.P.

Venglar. Interim Manual for Managed Lanes. Research Report. 0-4160-14. Texas

Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. October 2003.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, S.T. Chrysler, T.S. Collier, A.S. Cothron, W.L. Eisele, D.W.

Fenno, K. Fitzpatrick, G.L. Ullman, S.P. Venglar. Year 3 Annual Report of Progress:

Operating Freeways with Managed Lanes. Research Report. 0-4160-15. Texas Transportation

Institute, College Station, TX. September 2003.

B.T. Kuhn, R.E. Brydia, D.L. Jasek, A.H. Parham, B.R. Ullman, B.C. Blaschke. Utility

Accommodation Options for Congestion in TxDOT Right-of-Way. PSR. 0-4149-S. Texas

Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. September 2003.

B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek. State and Federal Legislative Issues for Managed Lanes: Research

project title: Operating freeways with managed lanes. Research Report. 0-4160-8. Texas

Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. January 2003.

A.S. Cothron, D.A. Skowronek, B.T. Kuhn. Enforcement Issues on Managed Lanes: Research

project title: Operating freeways with managed lanes. Research Report. 0-4160-11. Texas

Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. January 2003.

W.L. Eisele, A.H. Parham, B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin. Managed Lanes Offer Choices,

Flexibility. Texas Transportation Researcher, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2002.

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin, T.S. Collier, A.S. Cothron, W.L. Eisele, K. Fitzpatrick, S.P.

Venglar. Year 2 Annual Report of Progress: Operating Freeways with Managed Lanes. Research

Report.

0-4160-12. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2002.

B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek, R.E. Brydia, A.H. Parham, B.R. Ullman, B.C. Blaschke. Utility

Corridor Structures and Other Utility Accommodation Alternatives in TxDOT Right-of-Way.

Research Report. 0-4149-1.

Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September

2002

B.T. Kuhn, V.D. Goodin. Year 1 Annual Report of Progress: Operating Freeways with Managed

Lanes. Research Report. 0-4160-2.

Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.

January 2002

B.T. Kuhn, B.R. Durkop. ITS Hardware Maintenance Management Systems: White Paper for

MORIP Pooled Fund Study. California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies,

Berkeley, CA. 2001.

B.T. Kuhn, D.L. Jasek, B.R. Durkop. Transportation In the Texas Classroom-TRAIN-TEX.

Report. Texas Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. July 2001.

B.R. Ullman, B.R. Durkop. ITS Hardware Maintenance Management Systems. Texas

Transportation Institute,

College Station, TX. June 2001.

B.R. Durkop, D.L. Jasek, B.T. Kuhn. An Analysis of the Market Potential for Distance

Learning Opportunities in Transportation Professional Development. SWUTC/01/167702-1.

Southwest Region University Transportation Center,

College Station, TX. April 2001.

B.T. Kuhn. Transportation Education and Outreach Program for Grades K-12. Institute of

Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC. 2000.

C.H. Walters, V.J. Pezoldt, K.N. Womack, S.A. Cooner, B.T. Kuhn. Understanding Road Rage:

Summary of First-Year Project Activities. Research Report. 7-4945-1.

Texas Transportation

Institute,

College Station, TX. November 2000.

R.H. Henk, B.T. Kuhn. Assessing the Effectiveness of Advanced Traveler Information on

Older Driver Travel Behavior and Mode Choice. SWUTC/00/472840-00027-1. Southwest Region

University Transportation Center,

College Station, TX. August 2000.

B.T. Kuhn. Development of a Systems Engineering Education Module for Undergraduates.

TTI/ITS RCE

00/01. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2000.

B.T. Kuhn. Needs Assessment for an ITS Training Facility. ITS America, Orlando, FL. 1999.

B.T. Kuhn, P.M. Garvey, M.T. Pietrucha. On-Premise Sign Legibility and Illumination.

Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC. 1999.

B.T. Kuhn. Transportation Engineering Education and Outreach Program Designed for the

Collegiate Level. SWUTC. 99/472840-00029-1. Southwest Region University Transportation

Center, Texas Transportation Institute. September 1999.

B.T. Kuhn. Transportation Engineering Education and Outreach Pilot Program Targeting

Students in Grades K-12. SWUTC. 99/472840-00031-1. Southwest Region University

Transportation Center, Texas Transportation Institute. September 1999.

B.T. Kuhn. Development of an Intelligent Transportation Systems Education Module for

Undergraduates. Report. TTI/ITS RCE

98/02. Texas Transportation Institute, College

Station, TX. September 1998.

B.T. Kuhn. Assessment of a Regional Transportation Education Alliance to Improve

Mobility. Research Report. SWUTC/98/167103-1. Southwest Region University Transportation

Center, College Station, TX. August 1998.

B.T. Kuhn, P.M. Garvey, M.T. Pietrucha. Impact of Illumination and color on Typical On-

Premise Sign Font Legibility. United States Sign Council and United States Sign Council

Foundation, Bristol, PA. 1997.

B.T. Kuhn. ITS University Research Centers of Excellence. U.S. Department of

Transportation, FHWA, Washington, DC. 1997.

B.T. Kuhn. Safety and Representaional Issues Associated with On-Board Advanced Traveler

Information Systems (ATIS. 1997.

B.T. Kuhn. Determining Vehicle Signal Change and Clearance Intervals. 1994.

B.T. Kuhn. Determining Vehicle Signal Change and Clearance Intervals, A Summary Article.

Institute of Transportation Engineers,

Washington, DC. 1994.

B.T. Kuhn, N.D. Trout. Feasibility of Real-Time Motorist Information Systems Using

Computer Display Terminals in Urban Areas in Texas. SWUTC/94/30100-1. Southwest Region

University Transportation Center,

College Station, TX. August 1993.

B.T. Kuhn. Evaluation of a Motorist Information System Using Computer Display Terminals.

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