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ABOUT ME

As a transportation engineer, I devote all of myself in providing practical solutions to improve safety, mobility, and sustainability of traffic and transportation. As I am certified as a Road Safety Professional with a doctoral degree in Transportation Engineering, I find myself more eager than ever to shoulder new responsibilities and meet new challenges in the transportation field. This doctorate-oriented study has been a great experience for me because of my unique multidisciplinary projects of issues bound up with transportation. I believe there is a excellent fit between my experience and technical skills and the need of a talented traffic engineer with a demonstrated working knowledge in Transportation Engineering. I would relish any opportunity and competitiveness of challenging projects to contribute my ripening as a young professional. 

Work Experience
  • Research Transportation Engineer, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 10/2018 – present                                     – Conduct impactful cross-cutting roadway engineering research to reduce the losses (deaths, injuries and property damage) from transportation crashes.

  • Transportation Safety Researcher, Professionals for the Safe System Approach to Road Safety. 12/2017 – 10/2018   – Addressed the complexity of transportation systems and the changing nature of safety challenges with Safe System approaches and cultivated new ideas to improve road safety.

  • Research Assistant, School of Engineering, HIT, MSU, AU, 02/2009 - 12/2017

    – Performed sponsored research on traffic and transportation within an academic environment.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Civil Engineering, MSU, AU, 08/2012 – 12/2017

    – Lectured in engineering courses and labs including “Introduction to Transportation Engineering”, “Geometric Design of Highways”, and “Transportation Safety System”, held office hours, gave homework and exams, and led series of Transportation Safety Workshops and Transportation Research Seminars.

    – Mentored undergraduate and graduate students in study and research, evidenced by improved academic performance and research completed and presented in university and/or professional conferences.

  • Writing Consultant, Miller Writing Center, AU, 08/2016 - 05/2018

    – Work collaboratively with clients to create and edit all kinds of writing from across all disciplines.                              – Provide excellent customer service and apply business etiquette skills

  • Transportation Engineer Intern, Changchun FAW Group Corporation, FAW Group, 02/2012 – 04/2012

    – Studied vehicle inspection and marketing, passenger and cargo transportation, and processes of auto assembly.                                                                                                                                                                          – Enhanced comprehension and working knowledge of transportation and automobile industry.

  • Personal Mentor, Self-employed, 08/2008 - present

    – Mentor students on career development and school work (including English, Chinese, Math, science, and engineering subjects), evidenced by developed and strengthened career interests and improved school performance.

Education​
Auburn University (AU), USA.

2014 - 2018  Ph.D.  Civil Engineering (Transportation) 

 

Mississippi State University (MSU), USA.

​2012 - 2014  M.S. Major: Civil Engineering(Transportation)

                                Minor: Statistics

 

Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China.

​2008 – 2012  B.S.Eng. Transportation Engineering

Certification
Road Safety Professional (RSP), Transportation Professional Certification Board, Inc.

2018 - present  One of the first 100 in the North America to receive this certification 

Skills
  • Oral Communication: 40 technical presentations in national and international conferences

  • Written Communication: 25 technical paper publications in top peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, 1 dissertation, 2 theses, 2 technical booklets, 3 technical reports, and 13 grant proposal contributions

  • Teamwork and Leadership: Services to 23 university organizations and 5 professional society organizations

  • Customer Service and Business Etiquette: Multiple years of work experience with clients across all disciplines

  • Computer: Skilled in Microsoft Office, Adobe, ArcGIS, statistical tools, and transportation software

  • Language: Fluent in English and Chinese/Mandarin

Honors And Awards
  • Safe Systems Summit Scholarship, Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety, 2018 

  • Frank Sturm Memorial Fellowship Finalist, AU, 2018

  • Annual Traffic Safety Scholar, 2016, 2017, 2018

  • Lifesavers Conf. Traffic Safety Scholarship Award, 2016, 2017, 2018

  • Walt & Virginia Woltosz Fellowship, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

  • Graduate School Fellowship, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

  • The Magnificent Seven, Miller Writing Center, 2017

  • Annual ePortfolio Ambassador, 2017

  • NOCoE TRB Student ePortfolio Contest Winner, 2017

  • Annual TRB-ATSSA Traffic Control Device Challenge (TCDC) Finalist, ATSSA, TRB, 2017

  • Student Presentation Competition Winner, University Transportation Centers (UTC), UFTI, STRIDE, 2017

  • Excellence in Highway Safety Data Award Paper Competition Winner, FHWA, 2017

  • Best Young Member Technical Paper, SDITE, 2017

  • Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Finalist, AU, 2017

  • 100 Women Strong Female Graduate Student Leadership Award Nominee, AU College Of Engineering, 2017

  • Graduate Dean's Fellowship, 2016

  • Graduate Research and Travel Fellowship, 2014, 2015, 2016

  • GR Intelligent Transportation Society Scholarships, 2015

  • Honorable Mention in Interdisciplinary Contest In Modeling of the Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2011

  • Outstanding Student Leader, 2010

  • Outstanding Social Work Activist, 2010

  • Outstanding City Volunteer of the 24th Winter Universiade, 2009

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