Neal Hawkins

TITLE

Associate Director, InTrans

PHONE

515-294-7733

EMAIL

hawkins@iastate.edu

ADDITIONAL ROLES

Co-Director, REACTOR

Program Manager (Co-PI), Aurora

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

AFFILIATIONS

InTrans, Aurora, CTRE, REACTOR

About Neal

Mr. Neal Hawkins has 30 years of experience in traffic engineering, operations, and safety, and serves a number of research and leadership roles at the Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University. He has served as the director for two centers: CTRE (Center for Transportation Research and Education) and CWIMS (Center for the Weather Impacts on Mobility and Safety) and is an adjunct lecturer. In addition, Mr. Hawkins has a unique role in serving as the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Research Traffic Operations Engineer, which is a committed funding stream for research. He serves as PI and/or Co-PI on a number of safety, operations, speed management, and infrastructure-related projects and recently helped to develop the Real Time Analytics of Transportation Data (REACTOR) Laboratory, which is a multi-disciplinary research endeavor. He continues to work at the national level managing an 18-agency pooled fund on road weather information systems.

Education


  • MS, Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1990 
  • BS, Civil Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1988 

Professional Experience


  • Associate Director, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, 2016–present
  • Director, Center for Transportation Research and Education, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, 2010–2016
  • Director, Center for Weather Impacts on Mobility and Safety, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, 2009–2016
  • Pooled Fund Manager (Co-PI), FHWA Aurora RWIS, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, 2010–present
  • Traffic Operations Engineer (25% appointment with the Iowa DOT), 2013–present
  • Traffic Safety Engineer (25% appointment with the Iowa DOT), 2009–2013
  • MTC Research Coordinator, Midwest Transportation Consortium, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, 2009–2012
  • Associate Director, Traffic Operations at Center for Transportation Research and Education, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, 2003–2010
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 2003–present

Selected Publications


  • Huang, T., S. Knickerbocker, A. Sharma, and N. Hawkins. 2018. Implementing Big Data Quality Assurance with Visualization Tools. , 97th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC, January 2018.
  • Knickerbocker, S., V. K. Jagarlamudi, N. Hawkins, and A. Sharma. 2018. Iowa DOT Traffic Operations Open Data Service. Iowa Department of Transportation, Ames, IA.
  • Hallmark, S., N. Hawkins, R. Thapa, S. Knickerbocker, and J. Gaspar. 2017. Evaluation of Intersection Collision Warning Systems. Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, MN.
  • Hawkins, N., and S. Hallmark. 2018. Speed Management ePrimer for Rural Transition Zones and Town Centers. DTFH61-13-D-00026. Institute for Transportation Engineers, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.

Professional Affiliations, Honors, and Awards


  • TRB Committee: AHD55 Member, AND40 Friend
  • Institute for Transportation (ITE) Fellow
  • MOVITE Past President
  • Past Chair, ITE Ethics Task Force
  • ITS Heartland, Past Academic Sector Director
  • “Distinguished Member Award,” Missouri Valley Section of the Institute of Transportation
  • “Melvin B. Meyer Transportation Professional of the Year,” Missouri Valley Section of the Institute of Transportation

Completed Research


In-Progress Research


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