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Academic Experience

• The College of New Jersey                                                    Ewing, New Jersey

Assistant Professor – August 2008 to present

Ø   Primary instruction on a variety of undergraduate courses, including: MicroStation, Highway Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Fundamentals of Engineering Design, Surveying, Statics, Dynamics, Engineering Materials Laboratory, and Construction Management.

Ø  Member of Civil Engineering Department Curriculum, Budget, and Recruitment Committees, School of Engineering Strategic Planning Committee, and College-wide International Educational Programs Committee

Ø  Chair of School of Engineering Standards Committee

Ø  Principal Investigator / Researcher on various research projects (see “Research” section)

Ø  Co-founder and co-advisor of TCNJ Engineering Honor Society, intended to be chartered as a chapter of the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona                 Pomona, California

Assistant Professor – September 2006 to August 2008

Ø  Primary instruction for a variety of undergraduate and graduate Civil Engineering courses, including: MicroStation, AutoCAD, Highway Engineering (and Laboratory), Transportation Engineering (and Laboratory), Engineering Economics, Traffic Flow Analysis, Advanced Surveying Laboratory, Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory.

Ø  Member of various committees, including Academic Senate, department curriculum, strategic development, and graduate studies committees, and university search committees

Ø  Advisor for projects performed by American Society of Civil Engineers and Institute of Transportation Engineers student chapters

Ø  Group leader for 2008 Civil Engineering Summer Study Abroad program to Egypt, and instructor for courses therein on the history of civil engineering in Egypt and modern transportation issues in Egypt

Ø  Principal investigator for various research projects (see “Research” section)

Ø  Participant in various department and university workshops on professional development regarding advising, writing, and grant development

Ø  Recipient of university grants to explore online course development and enhancement of student experience in courses

• University of Texas                                                                Austin, Texas

Graduate Research Assistant – August 2002 to August 2006

Ø     Participation in research projects for clients such as the Texas Department of Transportation and Southwest Region University Transportation Center (see “Research” section for details)

Teaching Assistant – August 2005 to May 2006

Ø  Teaching of supplemental General Engineering course in Sequences, Series and Multivariable Calculus (GE 207D), involving mini-lectures and coordination of group problem-solving sessions

Ø  Provision of academic assistance to College of Engineering students in first-year calculus courses

Academic Advisor – May 2005 to August 2005

Ø  Presentation of information about student resources offered by the College of Engineering, and advising of incoming students on curricula and courses through the College of Engineering’s Office of Student Affairs

Teaching Assistant – January 2005 to May 2005

Ø  Grading of assignments, updating of solutions, and assistance in the coordination of laboratory sessions for Highway Engineering course (CE 367) in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Grader – January 2004 to December 2004

Ø  Grading of assignments for graduate courses in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, including Public Transportation Engineering (CE392M) and Advanced Traffic Engineering (CE391L)

Education

• University of Texas                                                                Austin, Texas

            Doctor of Philosophy, August 2006

            Program:          Transportation Engineering

  Department:     Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

  Dissertation:     advancement of adaptive traffic signal control methodolologies through development of a phase-by-phase,   arrival-time-based, delay-optimized algorithm with metaheuristic search

• New Jersey Institute of Technology                                      Newark, New Jersey

            Master of Science, August 1999

            Program:          Environmental Engineering     

  Department:     Civil Engineering

• New Jersey Institute of Technology                                      Newark, New Jersey

            Bachelor of Science, cum laude, January 1998

            Major: Civil Engineering (concentration in Environmental Engineering)

            Minor: Drama/Theater

Certifications

• Professional Engineer – New Jersey (GE43806)
• Professional Engineer – Texas (No. 90719; inactive)

Publications/Presentations

• “Phase-by-Phase, Arrival-Based, Delay-Optimized Adaptive Traffic Signal Control”, Presented at the 2007 Intelligent Transportation Society of America Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA, June 2007.
• "Development of a Phase-by-Phase, Arrival-Based, Delay-Optimized Adaptive Traffic Signal Control Methodology with Metaheuristic Search" Michael Shenoda and Randy Machemehl. Technical Report Number 167863-1, Southwest Region University Transportation Center, College Station, TX, October 2006.
• “Algorithm for Phase-by-Phase, Arrival-Based, Delay-Optimized Adaptive Traffic Signal Control” Michael Shenoda and Randy Machemehl, Presented at the 85^th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, January 22-26, 2006.
• “A Practical Approach to Traffic Data Provision for Pavement Management” Zhanmin Zhang, Randy Machemehl, and Michael Shenoda, Research Report Number 0-4186-5, Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin, April 2004.

Honors

• William J. Harris Outstanding Doctoral Student Award – Southwest Region University Transportation Center (2004)
• Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society – Inducted into NJIT Chapter, Dec. 1996; President of NJIT Chapter (1997 – 1998)
• Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society – Inducted into New Jersey Gamma Chapter, Apr. 1997

Research

• Traffic Control and Work Zone Safety for High Volume Roads

New Jersey Department of Transportation Bureau of Research Project 2010-02

Researcher, January 2010 – present

Ø  Investigating technologies and methodologies for improved safety for mobile work zones on highways

Ø  Evaluating techniques for improved work zone safety in the field at various sites in southern New Jersey

• Applicability of Adaptive Traffic Signal Control Systems to Arterials in the Inland Empire

Leonard University Transportation Center Project No. 2007-SGP-1009

Principal Investigator, June 2007 – August 2008

Ø  Evaluating possible implementation sites for adaptive control methodologies in Southern California

Ø  Adapting a previously developed methodology for implementation at a specifically selected site

Ø  Performing simulation-based testing on the selected site

• Refinement of Phase- and Arrival-Based, Delay-Optimized Algorithm for Adaptive Traffic Signal Control

Cal Poly Pomona Office of Research and Special Programs – Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Grant

Principal Investigator, January 2007 – August 2008

Ø  Refining a previously developed adaptive control methodology to allow functioning in a variety of traffic flow situations

Ø  Performing rigorous simulation-based testing of the methodology

Ø  Preparing the methodology for possible field implementation

• Adaptive Signal Control: Advancing the Concept

Southwest Region University Transportation Center Project No. 167243

Research Assistant, August 2003 – August 2006

Ø  Assessing the current state of adaptive traffic signal control, including previously implemented methodologies

Ø  Developing an open structure algorithm for adaptive control with metaheuristics-based optimization of stopped intersection delay using vehicular arrival times and phase-by-phase reinitialization

Ø  Studying the applicability of a potential methodology to which modifications can be made to allow incorporation of concepts such as advanced prediction and detection measures and complex intersection and network configurations

• Cradle-to-Grave Monitoring of Pavements & PMIS Functionality Enhancement Planning 

Texas Department of Transportation Research Project No. 0-4186

Research Assistant, August 2002 – August 2003

Ø  Assessed techniques and adequacy of TxDOT traffic load data collection, analysis, and forecasting for pavement management purposes

Ø  Provided recommendations with respect to these areas, accounting for previous research and particular use with mechanistic pavement design procedures and with the Pavement Management Information System

    ·    SPASM and STEAM Applications

North Jersey Metropolitan Planning Organization

Research Assistant, January 1997 – May 1998

Ø  Investigated the use of the Sketch Planning Analysis Spreadsheet Model and the Surface Transportation Efficiency Analysis Model, as developed by the Federal Highway Administration, for planning in Northern New Jersey

Ø  Reviewed variability in included factors associated with the geographical area of study

Ø  Assessed the potential for interactive Internet use and updating