Vukan R. Vuchic
UPS Foundation Professor of Transportation Engineering
Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)
Honors and Awards: National Association of Railroad Passengers Academic Award - 2011, Honoris causa from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers - 2011, Appointed Professor Extraordinary in Civil Engineering by the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa - 2005
Research Expertise: Transportation Systems
Vukan's research interests are in the area of transportation systems, especially with regard to urban transportation. In his research, he examines: urban transportation systems technology, operations, planning and economics; the definitions of transportation systems components and their modeling; and the interrelationship of cities and transportation with respect to urban planning, livability and sustainability. He has questioned the role of Maglev technology for high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) and further challenged the USDOT selection of demonstration projects.
Education:
PhD 1966 - University of California at Berkeley
ME 1965 - University of California at Berkeley
Dipl. Ing. 1960 - University of Belgrade
Recent Publications 
- Defining the functional and physical compatibility of a modernized tramway rolling stock with a newly planned LRT system: A case study of Belgrade, Vasic, B. | Popovic, V. | Vuchic, V.R. | Danon, G. | Vencl, A., Transportation Planning and Technology, 2012
- Land consumption impacts of a transportation system on a city, Shin, Y.E. | Vuchic, V.R. | Bruun, E.C., Transportation Research Record, 2009
- Transport systems and policies for sustainable cities, Vuchic, V.R., Thermal Science, 2008
- Context-sensitive urban transportation design in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Casello, J.M. | Wright, R.M. | Vuchic, V.R., Transportation Research Record, 2006
- Light rail and BRT competitive or complementary?, Vuchic, V.R., Public Transport International, 2005