Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) August 2005, The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Science (MS) December 2002, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) July 2001, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, IndiaMajor: Civil Engineering, Minor: IE, Transportation
Research Areas
Dr. Ukkusuri's lab focuses on developing innovative solutions for complex network problems in transportation systems coupled with other networks to improve their performance, resilience and sustainability. Dr Ukkusuri's research focus in the following areas:
Cyber-transportation modeling, interdependent resilience analysis, network science and network games
Notable Awards
Arab-American Frontiers Fellowship by the US National Academies of Science (NAS) "given to increase and strengthen science and technology cooperation between researchers and institutions in the US and countries in the Arab league", 2018
Invited to attend the Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicene by the US National Academies of Science (NAS), 2017
University Faculty Scholar, In recognition of “outstanding faculty members who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction” , 2017-present
Excellence in Research Award, In recognition of world changing research and awards received given by the Office of Executive Vice President of Research and Partnerships at Purdue University (Received two times), 2015 and 2016
Selected as a Honorary Professor at Tsinghua University based on significant academic achievements and leadership, 2016-2019
Invited to attend the National Academies of Engineering Japan Academy of Frontiers of Engineering Conference, 2016
Selected to the High End Foreign Experts Program, People's Republic of China, 2015-2018
Fulbright Innovation and Technology Award, 2015-16
IMPACT Faculty Fellow, 2013
Discovery Park Faculty Scholar, 2013-2015
Roy E. and Myrna G. Wansik Civil Engineering Research Award, 2012
Emerging Scholars Grant, UTRC, 2007
CUTC-ARTBA New Faculty Award for contributions to transportation research and education, 2011
Emerging Scholars Grant, UTRC, 2007
CP-STIO Award, Govt. of India, 2007-2010
Howard A Blitman Career Development Chair, 2005-2009
Southwest Region University Transportation Center (SWUTC) Robert Herman Award for outstanding research and leadership, 2005
Five National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards, 2006 - Present
Biography
Dr. Satish V. Ukkusuri is a Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University since July 2014 where he teaches courses in transportation systems and freight and logistics planning. Previously, he was an Associate Professor at Purdue University from 2009-2014 and on the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from August 2005 - August 2009.
