Martin R. Kane, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Director
Office: CARC 140


Department of Civil Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223

Phone: 704 / 687-4890
Fax: 704 / 687-6953
E-mail: mrkane@uncc.edu
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Interests - Traffic Engineering
- Highway & Traffic Safety
- Public Transportation
- Driver Performance
- Traffic Control Devices
- Intelligent Transportation Systems

Courses - CEGR 3153 Transportation Lab
- CEGR 3161 Transportation Engineering I
- CEGR 3201/3202Senior Design
- CEGR 4262 Traffic Engineering
- CEGR 4171/5171 Urban Public Transportation
- CEGR 5184 Highway Safety
- ENGR 1202 Introduction to Engineering Practices & Principles II
- CEGR 4141 Human Factors in Transportation

Education - Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, Ph.D. Civil/Transportation Engineering, July, 1995
- Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, M.S., Civil Engineering, December, 1991
- Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, B.S. Civil Engineering, August, 1990

Recent Publications

- Motorists' Perception of Work Zone Safety, (with L. Ellis King), North Carolina Department of Transportation, August, 1998

- Improved Traffic Control Device Design and Placement to Aid the Older Driver, (with R. Lyles, F. Vanosdall, & F. McKelvey), National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, December 1997

- The Utility of Useful Field of View Testing and Driver Performance Measurement in Predicting Driver Safety, Michigan State University, July 1995

- Traffic Engineering Course Needs Assessment, (with James P. Neve) Highway Traffic Safety Programs, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, July 1995

- Analysis of Marketing and Pricing of Public Transportation, submitted to the Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research, February 1994

- The Effects of the Interstate Highway System on Growth Patterns in Urbanized Areas in the United States, submitted to the Department of Urban Planning, Michigan State University, December, 1992

Awards and Honors

- Research Scholar, Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research (GLCTTR). Conducted research on marketing strategies and pricing issues related to transit service. January-September 1993.
- Eno Fellow, Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., 1994
- Institute of Transportation Engineers 1990-Present
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1989-Present
- Transportation Research Board, 1992-Present
- American Society for Engineering Education