Rongfang Liu (Rachel)

Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102-1982

• Office Location: 286 Faculty Hall 
• Telephone: (973) 596-5884
• Fax: (973) 596-5790
• email: rongfang.liu@njit.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of South Florida, 1996. 

Research Interests

• Travel Behavior and Demand Forecast Modeling
• Intermodal Transportation Planning
• Operation Research and Network Simulations
• Economic and Environmental Impact Analysis  

Recent Publications 

·        Leone, Kelly and R. Liu. “The Key Design Parameters of Checked Baggage Security Screening Systems in Airports” Journal of Air Transportation Management, Forthcoming.  

·        Liu, Rongfang (Rachel) and C. Guan. “The Mode Biases of Urban Transportation Policies in China and Their Implications” ASCE Journal of Urban Development and Planning, Forthcoming. 

·        Liu, Rongfang (Rachel) and Y. Deng. “Comparing the Operating Characteristics of High-Speed Rail and Maglev Systems: A Case Study of Beijing-Shanghai Corridor” Transportation Research Record, Journal of Transportation Research Board. Forthcoming. 　

·        Liu, Rongfang (Rachel), David Nelson, and Albert Song, “A Comprehensive Approach for Rolling Stock Planning: Combining Train Performance Simulation and Life Cycle Cost Analysis” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, Spring 2004. P105-120. 

·        Liu, Rongfang (Rachel) and Iakov M. Golovitcher. “Energy Efficient Operation of Rail Vehicles.” Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Volume 37, Issue 10 , December 2003 , Pages 917-932. Elsevier, United Kingdom.　

·        Leone, Kelly and Rongfang (Rachel) Liu, “Measures of Effectiveness for Passenger Baggage Security Screening.” Transportation Research Record No. 1822, Journal of Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2003, Pages 40-48.  

·        Liu, Rongfang, R. Pendyala, and S. Polzin. “A Simulation of the Effects of Intermodal Transfer Penalties on Transit Use,” Transportation Research Record 1623, The Journal of Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., Pages 88-95, 1998. 

·        Liu, Rongfang, R. Pendyala, and S. Polzin. “An Assessment of Intermodal Transfer Penalties Using Stated Preference Data,” Transportation Research Record 1607, The Journal of Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., Pages 74-80, 1997.

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