CV- T. R. Lakshmanan

T. R. Lakshmanan
Director, Center for Transportation Studies, and
Professor, Department of Geography and Environment,
Executive Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
675 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA. 02215 U.S.A
(617) 353-7551 e-mail: laksh@bu.edu

EDUCATION

B.Sc. (Honors) University of Madras

M.A. University of Madras

Ph.D. Ohio State University

FELLOWSHIPS AND HONORS:

Ohio State Huntington Prize in Geography

Research Fellow, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, Netherlands

Visiting Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), winter and summer

Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University Cambridge, U.K.

Elected Life Member, Clare Hall College University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K.

Awarded American Association of Geographers Anderson Medal

Awarded Honorary Doctrate of Science from Ohio State University

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lecturer, Vivekananda College, University of Madras

Senior Lecturer, Vivekananda College, University of Madras

Field Officer, National Atlas Project, Calcutta University, Calcutta

Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assistant, Ohio State University

Urban and Transportation Analyst, Alan M. Voorhees and Associates, McLean, VA

Lecturer, Department of Geography, The Johns Hopkins University

Corporate Vice President, CONSAD Research Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA and Director of Research on Urban, Economic, and Environmental Policy

Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography, University of Pittsburgh

Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering, and Program Coordinator for Environmental Urbanization Policy Studies, and Principal Research Scientist, Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research, The Johns Hopkins University

Visiting Professor, Department of International Economics, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.

Research Fellow, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, Netherlands

Professor Chairperson, Department of Geography, Boston University

Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University

Visiting Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Editor, Annals Of Regional Science

Visiting Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Center for International Studies

Visiting Scholar, The Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm. Sweden

Presidential Appointment at sub Cabinet level as Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Modal Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation

Professor of Geography and Executive Director,

Director, Center for Transportation Studies, Boston University

RESEARCH GRANTS RECEIVED:

A. Boston University

National Science Foundation: A Multi-regional, Multi-sector Policy Analysis Model of U.S."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "Regional Dimensions of Growth and Decline in the United States: The Snowbelt and Sunbelt - A Preliminary Analysis."
Planning Research Corporation "Analytical Studies in Nigerian Development".
U.S. EPA. "Design and Description of Three Alternative Environmental Futures"
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. "Regional Analysis of Energy Problems."
International Institute for Applied Systems (IIASA) Austria, "The Regional Impact of Large Scale Energy Projects."
National Science Foundation, "Impact of Technical Change on the Rural Household."
Swedish Building Council at Umea University, Sweden, "The Building Sector in Affluent Societies."
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management." Source Reduction in the Electroplating Industry in South Eastern Massachusetts"
Chinese Association for International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP) Beijing, China. "Training Middle Level Environmental Scientists"
Royal Institute of Technology Sweden, "Technical Change, Infrastructure, and Environmental Quality"
U.S. Department of Energy "A Model of Economic and Environmental Impacts of Ethanol and Solar Fuel Cycles"
U.S. Department of Energy "Factors Underlying Country Carbon Dioxide Emissions"
U. S. Department of Transportation/Federal Transit Administration "Training Program for Transit Professionals from Developing Countries". PI: T.R. Lakshmanan, Co-PIs: W.P. Anderson, Lata Chatterjee.
Federal Highway Administration, US DOT "Evaluating Federal-aid Highway Program: Employment Impacts and Productivity Gains I". W. P. Anderson and T.R. Lakshmanan.
National Science Foundation, "The Anatomy of American Passenger Travel and Transportation CO₂ Emissions". Principal Investigators: T.R. Lakshmanan and W.P. Anderson.
UPR-MIT Professional Development Program "Assessing the Economic Benefits of Tren Urbano". PI: W.P. Anderson, Co-PI: T.R. Lakshmanan.
US Environmental Protection Agency "Climate Impacts on Transportation and Communication Infrastructure in Metro Boston". PI: T.R. Lakshmanan, Co-PI: W.P. Anderson.
US Department of Transportation/Federal Transit Administration. "An Intensive Training Program for Transit Professionals to be delivered in Nigeria". PI: T.R. Lakshmanan, Co-PI: W.P. Anderson.
US DOT, Federal Highway Administration. Preparation of a White Paper on "Transport Infrastructure Investment, Freight Services Sector and Overall Economic Performance.
US DOT, Federal Highway Administration. "Sustainable Development in Transportation: A Training Course for Developing Country Delegates at the U.N. Conference in Johannesburg, August-September. PI: T.R. Lakshmanan, Co-PI: W.P. Anderson .
Systems Metric Group/California Dept. of Transportation. "Assessing Employment and Income Impacts of Highway Projects in California". PI. W. P. Anderson, Co-PI. Lakshmanan.
USDOT/FTA. "Training Program for Transit Professionals from Developing Countries". PI: T.R. Lakshmanan Co-PI. W.P: Anderson.
Battelle Memorial Institute. "Refinements to the JOBMOD Income and Employment Estimation Model". PI: W.P. Anderson, Co-PI: T.R. Lakshmanan.
USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, "Capabilities for the Economic Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure in a Global Economy". PI: T.R. Lakshmanan, Co-PI: W.P. Anderson.

B. Johns Hopkins University

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The SEAS Transportation and Space Heating Modules." Principal Investigator

U.S. Department of Transportation, Urban Mass Transit Administration. Analysis of Urban Transportation Needs with Special Reference to Automated Guided Transport Systems." Co-Principal Investigator

United Nations, Social and Economic Council. Supplementary Grant for work on "The Urban Environmental Sector of the U.N. World." Principal Investigator

Ford Foundation, New York. "The Urban Environmental Sector of the United Nations World Model." (Directed by Wassily Leontief) Principal Investigator

National Science Foundation (Association of American Geographers). Grant for Travel as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Soviet-American Joint Seminars on "Urban Environments," in Moscow and Chicago .

National Institute of Mental Health (Metropolitan Center) "An International Symposium on Urbanization, Labor Absorption and Environmental Quality in Latin America." Principal Investigator .

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "The Assessment of the SEAS Regional Module." Principal Investigator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "The Strategic Environmental Assessment System (SEAS): The Model and Policy Applications." Principal Investigator.

C. Prior Research Grants

State of Connecticut, Office of Planning. "Regional Allocation Model and Outdoor Recreation Demand Model." Principal Investigator.
Ministry of Transport, Government of Venezuela. "Design of Economic and Land Use Models for Caracas." Co-Investigator.
Office of the Governor of Ohio. "Seminar on Planning and Programming." Co-Investigator
City of Detroit. "Community Renewal Program Analyses." Principal Investigator.
East-West Gateway Coordinating Committee, St. Louis. "Socioeconomic Study of a Proposed Rail-like Rapid Transit System for the St. Louis Metropolitan Area." Principal Investigator.
Department of Planning, City of Baltimore. "Community Renewal Program." Principal Investigator.
Regional Planning Council, Baltimore. "Seminar on PPBS in Regional Planning."
City of Indianapolis, Office of the Mayor. "Community Development Strategy." Principal Investigator.
Detroit Land Use and Transportation Study. "Land Use Model Development." Principal Investigator.
U. S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA). "The Economics Effects of Public Investments in Depressed Regions."
U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA. "A Model of Regional Economy of Puerto Rico." Co-Principal Investigator.
Puerto Rico, Office of the Governor, Puerto Rico Planning Board. "Regional Development Strategies." Principal Investigator.
U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. "Modeling of Economic and Land Use Effects of Aircraft Noise Around Major Airports." Principal Investigator.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (and the predecessor agencies). "The Development and Application of a Regional Econometrics Model to Assess the Economic Effects of Air Pollution Abatement Programs." Principal Investigator.
Ministry of Transport, Government of New Zealand. "The Development of Models of the Regional Economies and Intercity Passenger and Freight Flow." Principal Investigator .
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "The Development of SEAS Test Model." Principal Investigator.

D. Other Research Activities

Invited Participant, Resources for the Future Special Symposium on "Urban Development Models," held at the University of Pennsylvania.
Invited Participant, National Academy of Sciences - National Academy of Engineering Special Symposium in "Urban Development Models," held at Dartmouth College.
Organizer and Chairman of Special Session on "Regional Economic Data Systems." Urban and Regional Information Systems Society of America (URISA),
Member, Special Working Group on "Review of Urban Transportation Research" of the Operations Research Society of America at Port Deposit, Maryland.
Member, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Review Panel on "Forresteršs Urban Dynamics Model." Organized by U.S. National Bureau of Standards.
Invited Participant, National Conference on "Quality of Life," Airline House, VA. Organized by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Member, International Panel on "Multi-Modal Transportation Policy Study Design." Wellington, New Zealand,
Member, United Nations International Consultative Panel on "Regional Economic Development in Hungary."
Prepared the background paper and helped structure a United Nations International Expert Meeting on "Integration of Physical and Economic Planning in Developing Countries." United Nations, New York.
Organized a Seminar Series on "Public Transportation Systems: New Ideas," under a grant from U.S. Department of Transportation at the Johns Hopkins University, Metropolitan Center in which American and international academies and transportation system managers participated.
Co-organizer of an International Conference on "Energy and Environment in Developing Countries," in Bangalore, India.
Organized an International Conference on "Urbanization, Labor Absorption and Environmental Quality in Latin America," at Johns Hopkins University under a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Presented a seminar on "The United Nations World Model," (with Professors Wassily Leontief). Jointly sponsored by the Resources for the Future and the Johns Hopkins university for International Studies.(SAIS)
Organized an International Conference on Economy - Energy - Environment Interactions: Modelling and Policy Analysis," at the Netherlands Institute of Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, Netherlands.
Co-organizer of the First International Conference on "Energy and Environment in Developing Countries," held at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Invited paper on "Multilevel Resource Allocation Model for National and regional Energy Systems," at the U.S. Department of Energy Conference on "Top Down and Bottom Up Modelling," at Reston, VA.
Invited paper on "SEAS Region Model," at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Workshop on "Regional Economic Modelling," Washington, D.C.
Senior Faculty Member, NATO Advanced Institute for Urban Studies, Amsterdam.
Invited paper on "Integrated Multiregional Economic Modelling for the U.S.A." at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.
Invited paper on "A Systems Model of Rural Development," at the U.N. Center for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan.
51st Annual Conference of the Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, November 5, 1981. Paper on "A Multiregional Model of Economy, Environment and Energy Demand: A Progress Report."
International Conference on Regional and Urban Change, Kharagpur, India. A paper on "Adjustments to Higher Energy Prices in U.S. Industries."
As Chairman of the International Geographical Union (IGU) Working Group on Energy Resources and developmentš organizer of a Regional Symposium on Energy Problems of the Developing Countriesš at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Invited paper on "Information Systems for Regional Development in Developing Countries," at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.
Senior Faculty Member, Advanced Regional Science Summer Institute, Umea, Sweden
Co-organizer of an International Workshop on "The Regional Consequences of Large Scale Energy Projects in U.S.A., U.S.S.R., Sweden, and Canada," at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.
Invited paper on "Incorporation of an Economic Periphery in the EEC," in the European Economic Community Conference on the "Regional Development in the Mediterranean" at Delphi, Greece.
Co-organizer of an International Workshop on "The Building Sector in North America and Europe," at Boston University, Boston.
Invited Paper on "Adjustments to Metropolitan Maturity: The Role of the Public Sector," at the Workshop on the IIASA Metropolitan Project in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Organizer of the Pre-Congress Symposium of the IGU Working Group on "Energy Resources and Development," at Free University, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Invited lecture on "Economic Models for the Assessment of Large Scale Energy Projects," at the Tata Institute for Energy Research, New Delhi, India.
Invited lecture on "The Modelling-Decisions Making Interface on Public Policy Analysis," at the Department of Economics, Allahabad University, Allahabad, India.
Invited lecture on "Energy Decisions and Models: An International Comparison," at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K.
Invited lecture on "Energy Decision and Models," at the Department of Economics, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Invited lecture on "Adjustments to Technical Change in Metropolitan Areas," at the Department of Town and Country Planning, University of South Wales, Cardiff.
Invited lecture on "Metropolitan Evolution and the Changing Analytical Agenda," at the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K.
Invited lecture on "Technical Change and Metropolitan Evolution: Some Planning and Analytical Implications," at the EEC Workshop on "Technical Change, Employment and Urban and Regional Dimensions," at Zandvoort, Netherlands.
Invited lecture on "Patterns of Fuel and Factor Substitution in U.S. Manufacturing," at the Faculty of Economics, Poznan University, Poland.
Senior Faculty Member, Advanced Summer Institute, University of Umea, Sweden.
Invited lecture on "Technical and Institutional Innovations in the Service Sector," at R & D, Industrial Change and Economic Policy (RICE) Symposium, University of Karlstad, Sweden
Invited lecture on "Services in the High Tech Growth of the Boston Region," at the Symposium on "Technology and Urban Evolution," sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Chairperson, Transportation Research Board Special Panel on "Transportation and Economic Growth", Washington, DC.
Invited lecture on "Communication Infrastructure and Economic Transformation" at the Japanese Institute for Communications Research Tokyo.
Invited lecture on "The Evolution of the Industrial and Transportation Activities and Environmental Quality in 7 Major OECD Countries", The Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm
Plenary session speaker "Infrastructure", U.N. Conference on Construction and Building, Lisbon, Portugal.
Invited speaker to the International Workshop on Differentiation, Discrimination and Segregation", Gothernburg, Sweden.
Invited speaker at the U.S.-Sweden NSF Joint Seminar, Stockholm Sweden . "The emerging Network Economy, ISTEA, and Intermodalism: Implicators for Modeling and Statistical Proposes.
Invited Speaker on topics such as Transportation and Sustainable Development, The Future of Transportation, Mobility and Access in the Information Age, The Economic Effects of Infrastructure Investments at:
- University of California at Berkeley.,
- University of Texas at Austin,
- City University of N.Y.,
- International Society of Logistics,
- University of Washington and
- venues in states such as Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, etc.
Western Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, Hawaii. Presented paper: "Trade & Transport Integration in NAFTA, EU & Mercosur".
Invited Speaker at the World Bank ESCAP Workshop, on "Transportation and Trade Facilitation". Bangkok.
Organized the Boston University Kyoto University Joint Symposium: Structural Change in Transportation and Communications in the Knowledge Society: Implications for Theory, Modeling and Data.
Boston Kyoto Symposium I. Symposium on Structural Change in Transportation and Communication in Knowledge Society: Implications for Theory, Modeling and Data Panelist on "Globalization & Transportation".
BostonKyoto Symposium II Kyoto Japan Symposium on Structural Change in Transportation and Communication in Knowledge Society: Implications for Theory, Modeling and Data, Assessing the Economic Benefits of Bostonšs Central Artery/Tunnel Project.
Presentation on Transit Systems in LDCs & Transit & Land Use Workshop for Nigerian Transportation Officials. Boston, Boston University.
FTA/APTA Workshop on Best Practices in Mass Transit from around the World. Presentation on "Strategies for Improving Transit Services in Developing Countries". Washington, DC.
International Transportation Symposium. Presentation on Addressing Environmental Demands in Transportation. Washington, DC.
The Regional Science Association International. Presented paper: "Lessons on Trade and Transport Integration Gained from the Experience of Regional Trading Blocks". Chicago.
Fifth Workshop on Mexico City Air Quality, Presented Paper: Policy Options to Reduce Mobile Source Emissions and Congestion: The Delhi Case". Mexico City, Mexico.
Seminar on Sustainable Energy and Transport Policy Options for Sri Lanka. Presentation on "Sustainable Urban Transport Strategies", Colombo, Sri Lanka.
NSF-ESF STELLA (Sustainable Transport in Europe and Linds and Liaisons with America), Focus Group 5 Kick off Meeting, Paper on: "Evolution of Transport Institutins that Facilitate International Trade", Brussels, Belgium.
Workshop on Entrepreneurship in the Modern Space-Economy. Presented Paper: "Entrepreunurship of Socioeconomic Change during Economic Transitions", Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
William P. Anderson. Lata Chatterjee, and T.R. Lakshmanan. "E-Commerce, Transportation and Economic Geography", Prepared for: STELLA Focus Group 1 Kick-off Meeting, Globalization, E-Commerce and TradeUniversity of Siena, Italy.
World Summit on Sustainable Development. Lakshmanan, Anderson and Chatterjee. Presented Course: Sustainable Development in Transportation: A Training Course for Developing Country Delegates at the U.N. Conference in Johannesburg", South Africa.
"Analysis of Economic Development in Regional Transport Corridors Role of Remote Sensing in Developing Information Base." Presented at NCRST-E GIA CAP 2002. Workshop Geospatial Information for Corridor Assessment & Planning, Memphis, Tennessee.
T.R. Lakshmanan, William P. Anderson and Lata Chatterjee. Seminar on Regulation and Competition, Training Program on Economic Competition in the APEC Economy. Paper Presented: łTechno-Institutional Innovations in Transport and Expansion: The Case of NAFTA." Mexico City, Mexico.
William P. Anderson, T.R. Lakshmanan and Pablo Suarez. Presented: "Climate Change in Boston Metro: Extreme Events Impacts on Transportation Systems" at the Third Joint Program Oversight Committee DOT/NASA.
Invited to attend: Inaugural Retreat on Crosscutting Environmental Programs, sponsored by the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors. Catalina Island, California.
Paper presented at the Energy, Transportation, Health and Environment Seminar, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Paper presented: Entrepreneurship of the Urban Public Sector, 'Competitive City' in the Global Marketplace, The International Workshop on Modern Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Policy: Dynamic and Evolutionary Perspectives at the Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam.
"Asian Megacities Experience." Integrated Program on Urban, Regional and Global Air Pollution, Seventh Workshop on Mexico City Air Quality. Mexico City, Mexico.
STELLA (Sustainable Transport in Europe and Links and Liaisons with America) Videoconference meeting participant, Amsterdam/Arlington, VA.
"Infrastructure and Productivity: What are the underlying mechanisms?" Prepared for International Conference on Measurment and Management of Infrastructure. Jönköping, Sweden.
"Modeling Transport Infrastructure Productivity: Contextual Determinants and Model Reformulation". International Conference on Measurement and Management of Infrastructure. Jönköping, Sweden.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Dynamic Regional Growth: The Case of the Entrepreneurial Urban Place. Presented at North American Regional Science International in Seattle.
The Entrepreneurial City in the Global Marketplace. The 44^th Annual Meeting of Western Regional Science Association. San Diego, California.
"Transport's Role in Regional Integration Processes". prepared for and presented to OECD Regional Round Table 134 on "Europe and Central Asia: Access, Trade in Transport Services and Trade Facilitation". Thessaloniki, Greece, May.
"The Dual Bottom Line: Complementarities Between Urban Social and Economic Entrepreneurs". Presentation at the Tinbergen Conference George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
"Public Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurs in Urban Dynamics", presented at: Innovation, Dynamic Regions and Regional Dynamics, Jönköping.
"Sustainable Urban Transport in Developing Countries", presentated at the Pacific Regional Science Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
"Transport's Role in Regional Integration", presented at: Graduate School of Urban Management, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
"Road-Rail Intermodalism: Opportunities and Barriers", presented at: Workshop on Road Rail Intermodalism" sponsored by Boston University's Center for Transportation Studies and AASHTO. Washington, D.C.
Plenary Keynote Speaker at Uddevala Symposium 2006. "Economic Political and Social Entrepreneurship: The Creation of Dynamic Competitiveness in the Entrepreneurial City", George Mason University.
Invited Participant European Ministers of Transport. 17^th International ECMT/OECD Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy. Benefiting from Globalisation Transport Sector Contribution and Policy Challenges Berlin, Germany.
Presented Public Address, as invited speaker to the Department of Geography at Ohio State University: "The Social Creation of Dynamic Competitiveness in the Entrepreneurial City".

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Lecturer,	Vivekananda College, University of Madras

Senior Lecturer,	Vivekananda College, University of Madras

Field Officer,	National Atlas Project, Calcutta University, Calcutta

Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assistant,	Ohio State University

Urban and Transportation Analyst,	Alan M. Voorhees and Associates, McLean, VA

Lecturer,	Department of Geography, The Johns Hopkins University

Corporate Vice President,	CONSAD Research Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA and Director of Research on Urban, Economic, and Environmental Policy

Adjunct Professor,	Department of Geography, University of Pittsburgh

Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering, and Program Coordinator for Environmental Urbanization Policy Studies, and Principal Research Scientist,	Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research, The Johns Hopkins University

Visiting Professor,	Department of International Economics, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.

Research Fellow,	Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, Netherlands

Professor Chairperson,	Department of Geography, Boston University

Director,	Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University

Visiting Scholar,	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Fellow,	Clare Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Editor,	Annals Of Regional Science

Visiting Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Center for International Studies

Visiting Scholar,	The Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm. Sweden

Presidential Appointment at sub Cabinet level as Director,	Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Modal Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation

Professor of Geography and Executive Director,

Director,	Center for Transportation Studies, Boston University