Peter Savolainen
Chairperson - Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
MSU Foundation Professor - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering
Engineering Bldg, 428 S Shaw Ln Rm 3546
Biography
Dr. Peter Savolainen is an MSU Research Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Savolainen's research examines the fundamental nature of road user behavior, particularly how traffic safety and operations are influenced by behavior in consideration of roadway and traffic characteristics. His work in this area has provided important information as to how road user behavior changes in response to such roadway features as maximum speed limits, cen
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Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Purdue University 2006
M.S., Civil Engineering, Purdue University 2004
B.S., Civil Engineering, Michigan Technological University 2002
Awards
Best Paper, Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Standing Committee on Transportation Safety Management Systems (ACS10), (2024)
High Value Research Project, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Council (RAC), (2024)
High Value Research Project, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Research Advisory Council (RAC), (2023)
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Shakir MS, TJ Gates, MU Megat-Johari, H Jashami, A Bamney, PT Savolainen, “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, pp 157-169, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.09.002
Rostami A, E Kamjoo, A Bamney, N Gutpa, PT Savolainen, A Zockaie, “Investigating Changes in Travel Behavior over Time in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 96, pp 133-154, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.06.001
Gupta N, A Bamney, A Rostami, E Kamjoo, PT Savolainen, “How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Driver Speed Selection and Crash Risk on Rural Freeways?”, Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 97, pp. 181-206, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.07.008
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