Event
Mpact Lecture: What Lies Ahead for Next Generation Urban Transportation and Urban Living?
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Zupnik Forum, 1101 A. James Clark Hall
Donna White-Sneed
clarkschooldeanevents@umd.edu
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion as we explore the future of urban transportation and living. This event will feature insights from an industry expert on how we can create smarter and more sustainable cities for the next generation.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Reception: 5 p.m. | Lecture: 5:30 p.m.
1101 Zupnik Forum | A. James Clark Hall
Register for this FREE event at: https://go.umd.edu/mpact25
Hosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Speaker Bio
Dr. Kumares C. Sinha is the Edgar B. and Hedwig M. Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. He has been active in transportation research, education, and practice for more than five decades. After receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut in 1968, he taught at Marquette University before joining the faculty at Purdue University in 1974. He served as a Visiting Professor at MIT and at the Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, as well as the Lockheed Martin Guest Professor of Engineering at the University of Central Florida, and Hagler Fellow and Eminent Scholar in Residence at Texas A&M. He has mentored many masters, doctoral, and post-doctoral students around the world. He served on the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board at the National Academies and the Advisory Council for the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. He was a consultant to the World Bank for many years. He is an Honorary Member of both ASCE and ITE, and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering.
