Timothy Gates
Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
1460 Middlevale Rd Ste 180B
Biography
Dr. Timothy Gates is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has more than 20 years of research experience in the following subject areas: innovative traffic control devices, motorist behavior, speed limits, road safety, statistical methods, traffic operations, pedestrians and bicyclists, and transportation economics. Since 2007, he has served as PI or co-PI on more than 100 grants totaling more than $15 million from agencies that include MDOT, FHWA, NCHRP, OHSP,
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of Wisconsin 2007
M.S., Civil Engineering (Transportation), Michigan State University 2000
B.S., Civil Engineering, Michigan State University 1999
Awards
Withrow Exceptional Service Award, MSU College of Engineering, (2024)
Best Paper by First Author under Age 35, Traffic Control Devices Committee, Transportation Research Board, TRB (2022)
Best Paper by First Author under Age 35, Traffic Control Devices Committee, TRB (2021)
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Chakraborty, M.*, Gates, T. Relationship between Horizontal Curve Geometry and Single-Vehicle Crash Occurrence on Rural Secondary Highways. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, Washington, D.C., 2023.
Hankin, J.*, Chakraborty, M.*, Gates, T., Savolainen P. Holpuch, T.*, Motz, M.* Evaluation of Auxiliary Signing for Driveway Assistance Devices at Low-Volume Access Points within One-Lane, Bidirectional Work Zones. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRB, Washington, D.C., 2023.
Mahmud, M.*, Gates, T., Megat-Johari, M.*, Jashami, H., Bamney, A.*, Savolainen, P. Do Dynamic speed feedback signs impact drivers differently based on speeding tendencies? Insights from applications at select critical roadway contexts. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 98, 157-169, 2023.
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