Jianbang Du, Ph.D.

SUMMARY

Dr. Jianbang Du is currently an Assistant Research Scientist at Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). His research interest includes on-road safety assessment, rail safety assessment and improvement, mobile sourced air pollution, operations research, eco-transportation, and intelligent transportation system.

RESEARCH

Innovative Transportation Research Institute, Texas Southern University

Synthesis of Best Application and Verification Practices for Long-Life Pavement Markings

Funding Agency: Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT 0-7135, 09/2021- Current

My Responsibilities:

· Online survey design for infrastructure engineers

· Extensive literature review on pavement marking practices

Development and Enhancement of In-Service Performance Evaluation (ISPE) Process for Roadside Safety Devices

Funding Agency: Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT 0-7018, 08/2019- 08/2021

My Responsibilities:

· Data ming and frequent pattern analysis by FP-Growth and Apriori algorithms

· ArcGIS analysis and visualized database of on-road crashes

· Integration of local database and HPMS roadway database

· EPDO crash severity analysis and assessment

Work Zone Materials for Temporary Signs in High Wind Areas

Funding Agency: Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT 0-6993, 08/2018- 08/2019

My Responsibilities:

· Finite element analyses through Autodesk Fusion 360

· Public survey design through surveymonkey.com

· Cost and benefit evaluation

Rule-Based Automated Safety Monitoring System for Highway Work Zone Safety

Funding Agency: National Academy of Sciences Project NCHRP-206, 05/2018- 12/2018

My Responsibilities:

· On-site positioning chip testing

· Work zone onsite field test design

The Correlation Between PM Concentration and Weather Conditions

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) grants #1137732, 09/2017- 06/2019

My Responsibilities:

· Particulate matter and meteorological data collection in Houston port and ship channel areas

· Correlation test and data mining across meteorological data and PM concentration

· Spatial-temporal analysis through GIS

Drivers' Stress Condition on Highway Lane Changing

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) grants #1137732, 09/2016- 01/2017

My Responsibilities:

· On-road drive tests with driver's electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor

· Statistical analysis of heart rate variability

· Heart rate variability metrics (RMSSD, SDNN, R-R interval) analysis

Vehicle Emissions on Ramp Metering Strategies

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) grants #1137732, 02/2016- 07/2017

My Responsibilities:

· Onboard OBD data recording and reading

· Multiple vehicle emission (CO₂, HC, CO, NO_x) estimating by the EPA MOVES database

· Speed and acceleration profile analysis & emission rate analysis

· Portable Aerosol Mobility Spectrometer operation and data collection

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

(Google Scholar Citations: 197; h-index: 7; i10-index:6)

1. Du, J., F Qiao, L Yu.(2020). Improving Bus Transit Services for Disabled Individuals: Demand Clustering, Bus Assignment, and Route Optimization. IEEE Access, 8, 121564-121571.

2. F Qiao, S Liu, Q Li, Du, J., L Yu. (2020). Implication of Eco-Driving at a Single Lane Roundabout. Resilience and Sustainable Transportation Systems, 705-714.

3. Du, J., F Qiao, L Zhou, Q Li. (2020). Warrants and Recommendations on Using Temporary Work Zone Signs in High Wind Areas. Resilience and Sustainable Transportation Systems, 186-195.

4. Du, J., F Qiao, H Wang. (2020). Impacts of Neighborhood Parks on Community Transportation and Environment. Resilience and Sustainable Transportation Systems, 673-681.

5. X Li, D Mu, Du, J., J Cao, F Zhao. Game-based system dynamics simulation of deposit-refund scheme for electric vehicle battery recycling in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 157, 104788.

6. Du, J., Qiao, F. & Yu, L. (2019a). Temporal characteristics and forecasting of PM2.5 concentration based on historical data in Houston, USA. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 147, 145-156.

7. Du, J., Sun, Y. & Ren, H. (2019b). The Relationship of Delivery Frequency with the Cost and Resource Operational Efficiency: A Case Study of Jingdong Logistics. Mathematics and Computer Science, 3, 129.

8. Li, X., Du, J., Cheng, Y., Hanif, S., Mu, D. & Cui, Y. (2019). Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling: System Dynamics Game Based Analysis for The Influencing Factors. Environmental Engineering & Management Journal (EEMJ), 18.

9. Tong, W., Du, J., Zhao, F., Mu, D. & Sutherland, J. W. (2019). Optimal Joint Production and Emissions Reduction Strategies Considering Consumers’ Environmental Preferences: A Manufacturer’s Perspective. Sustainability, 11, 474.

10. Du, J., Li, Q. & Qiao, F., (2018a), Impact of Different Ramp Metering Strategies on Vehicle Emissions Along Freeway Segments, Journal of Transport & Health, 9, 51.

11. Du, J., Li, Q., Qiao, F. & Yu, L., (2018b), Estimation of vehicle emission on mainline freeway under isolated and integrated ramp metering strategies, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 17, 1237-1248.

12. Li, Q., Du, J., Qiao, F. & Yu, L., (2018), Characterizing Particulate Matter 2.5 Concentration Pattern within a Transportation Network: A Case Study in the Port of Houston Region, Journal of Pollution, 2.

13. Du, J., Li, Q., Qiao, F. & Yu, L., (2017a), Identifying Lane Change Impacts on Drivers’ Stress from a Field Measurement and Related Analyses of Heart Rate Variability, SciFed Journal of Public Health, 1.

14. Du, J., Li, Q., Wanyan, Y. & Qiao, F., (2017c), Types of and Remediation Strategies to the Toxic Impacts of Flooding on Urban Environment and Public Health, Environmental Toxicology Studies Journal, 1, 1-4.

15. Du, J., Qiao, F., Yu, L. & Gao, L. (2017d). Planning of Campus Area Nighttime Public Transportation System Based on GIS and Operation Research. Transportation Research Board.

16. Liu, S., Li, Q., Qiao, F., Du, J. & Yu, L., (2017), Characterizing the Relationship between Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Vehicle Operating Modes on Roundabouts -A Pilot Test in a Single Lane Entry Roundabout, Environment Pollution and Climate Change, 1, 2.

17. Yang, H. & Du, J., (2016), Study on efficiency of supply chain based on single revenue sharing contract and double contracts combination, 2016 International Conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Sciences (LISS), 1-7.

18. Chen, H., Du, J. & Mu, D. 2010. Analysis of the Fuzzy Programming Model of Supply Chains with Uncertain Supply and Demand. LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY, 2, 155-158.

19. Du, J. & Dong M, (2009), Comprehensive Evaluation Method of Supply Chain Based on Complexity, Statistic & Decision, 1, 43-45.

20. Xu, H. & Du, J., (2009), Co-integration Study on Financial Crisis and Price Trend of Agricultural Product in China, Technology Economics, 1, 75-79.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Brooks Consultants Inc., Field test Engineer, Dallas, Texas, 07/2014- 05/2016

· Spirent & Metrico Fit for Launch test at Los Angeles, San Jose, Dallas and Baltimore

· New devices’ Field test for Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Cricket, Sprint and MetroPCS

· Log collection and analysis for Qualcomm QXDM and QPST, QCAT, QMICM

· Metrico AGPS test with SnapperHS

· Spirent Nomad voice quality test

· Inter-Bands, Inter-frequency LTE, CDMA, eHRPD, EVDO, 1xRTT field tests

Aidble Inc., Tutor Assistant of Industrial Engineer, Houston, Texas, 01/2014- 07/2014

· Shortest path design by ArcGIS and CPLEX through Python

· Crafted 3-D layer by ArcMap

BMW Group, Supply Chain Engineer, Beijing, China, 05/2012- 08/2012

· Human factors analysis and supply chain risk analysis

· FIFO inventory control and distribution capacity assessments of windshield wipers

· Supply chain operations reference model

· Delivered In-Full, On-Time check and record

· Production inspection by electronic scales, stopwatch, micrometer, SIEMENS laser cosmetic inspection equipment

· Cost efficiency analysis and assembly line layout analysis

North Ruide Co., Manufacturing Engineer, Beijing, China, 07/2010- 07/2011

· UFIDA ERP system

· Production planning by Wilson EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) Model

· Data mining and data pre-processing

· Inventory management by Radio-Frequency Identification tags

LABS

Texas Southern University, Innovative Transportation Research Institute, Research Assistant, Houston, Texas, 06/2016- 12/2021

· Innovation Transportation Lab

· Transportation Emission Lab

TEACHING

Texas Southern University, Instructor, Houston, Texas, 08/2017- 12/2021

· Developmental Biology Lab

- Development in diverse organisms with an emphasis on the morphogenetic processes

- Gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, blastulation, gastrulation and organogenesis

- Avian (chick) and mammals (mice) dissection

· Undergraduate Biology Lab

- Basic life processes and the structural and functional organization of flora and fauna organisms

- Undergraduate biology laboratory safety rules

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