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James M. Todd Technical Accomplishment Medal

2014
LSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Faculty Research Achievement Award

Edward A. and Karen Wax Schmitt Distinguished Professorship

Understanding and Modeling Drivers’ Diversion Behavior during Congestion

Truck Traffic during COVID-19 Restrictions

Disruptions in Megaregional Network Evacuations: Identifying and Assessing Critical Links

COVID-19, traffic demand, and activity restriction in China: A national assessment

Freeway Incident Diversionary Behavior as a Measure of Transportation Network Resilience

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Brian Wolshon	Professor of Civil Engineering at Louisiana State University and the founding Director of the Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency

Storms and Culture 9.13.17 - Mike Steele, Leah Hennessy, Brian Wolshon

Hurricane Evacuation & Emergency Traffic Management

Brian Wolshon, Ph.D., P.E., PTOE is the Edward A. and Karen Wax Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering at Louisiana State University and the founder and Director of the Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency.  During his 24 years at LSU, he has engaged on a diverse variety of research projects, but is most-noted for his research in the design, operation, and management of transportation systems for emergency and major event conditions.  In 2001, Dr. Wolshon founded the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies Committee on Emergency Evacuation and for 17 years served as its Chair.  He has been appointed as an International Visiting Professor at Beihang University in China; the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center at the University of Hawaii;  the University of New South Wales in Australia; in the Radiological Consequence Management and Response Technologies Department at the Sandia National Laboratories; and as an Affiliate Researcher in the Energy & Infrastructure Analysis Laboratory at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico.  He has authored dozens federal reports, book chapters, and more than 80 scientific journal papers, including numerous seminal works related to evacuation planning and engineering.  He has also served as an expert consultant to dozens of federal, state, and local government agencies; national laboratories; and engineering firms throughout the United States.  He also been interviewed by more the 100 media outlets including The Discovery Channel, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Times of London among many others and has served as a commentator on several television programs.

Emergency and Evacuation Traffic Planning

Highway Design and Safety

Transportation Engineering

Traffic Control and Operations

How contraflow lane reversal was used in Hurricane Katrina evacuations

LSU professor recalls role in Katrina contraflow plan

As Ian's death toll rises, questions swirl on why more Floridians didn't evacuate

Future of Transportation | Dr. Brian Wolshon

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Edward A. and Karen Wax Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Engineering

KATRINA EVACUATIONS: Dr. Brian Wolshon was the LSU civil engineer who pioneered contraflow lane reversals, turning inbound highways into outbound lifelines. During Hurricane Katrina, contraflow was used during the evacuation process. Wolshon joins FOX Weather to talk more about the concept and his research. 

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How Contraflow Lane Reversal Was Used In Hurricane Katrina Evacuations

In this TEDx talk traffic engineer Brian Wolshon explains the difference between what the average driver sees when they’re sitting in traffic and what that traffic engineer sees. A thirty second decrease in your commute translates into millions of minutes of recovered time for society. How does this math work?

In a city where traffic causes daily headaches, Baton Rouge drivers are often left looking for shortcuts. For traffic engineer and LSU’S EDWARD A. & KAREN WAX SCHMITT DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR Brian Wolshon, the solutions are only a few miles down the road. Brian has been at the forefront of creating solutions for traffic at the city level and beyond, serving as the director of the GULF COAST CENTER FOR EVACUATION AND TRANSPORTATION RESILIENCY. Regarded as a leader in his field, Brian has provided his expertise to various media outlets, including MSNBC, CNN, The Discovery Channel, USA Today, and The New York Times.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Traffic solutions, 30 seconds at a time | Brian Wolshon | TEDxLSU

This is a evacuation preparedness Just-In-Time Training with Dr. Brian Wolshon. Dr. Wolshon is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Louisiana State University. He is also the Subcommittee Chair of the Subcommittee on Emergency Evacuation with the National Academies, Transportation Research Board.

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