William H. Hart Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York, United States
Dr. José Holguín-Veras is the William H. Hart Professor and Director of the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment at Rensselaer. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2013 White House’s Transportation Champion of Change Award, and the 1996 Milton Pikarsky Memorial Award. His research on freight transportation modeling and planning and disaster response logistics has been extremely influential. According to Google Scholar, he is the most widely published and cited freight researcher, and the third most widely published and cited researcher in humanitarian logistics, in the world. He received his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1996; a M.Sc. from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in 1984; and a B.Sc. from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in 1982.
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Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities and Freight Trips in Metropolitan Areas
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM MT