Glen Koorey
Position
Senior Lecturer in Transportation Engineering
Qualifications
PhD in Transportation Engineering (Canterbury)
BE(Hons), ME in Civil Engineering (Canterbury)
BSc in Computer Science (Canterbury)
Room
4th floor Civil Engineering building, room E418
Contact Details
Phone: +64 3 364-2951 Internal: 6951
Fax: +64 3 364
2758
Email: glen.koorey@canterbury.ac.nz
Teaching
Transportation and Traffic Planning, Traffic Engineering and Management, Road Safety, Highway Geometric Design, Engineering Design, Communication Skills
Research and Publications
Please visit my research profile page for more extensive research information and a list of my recent publications.
Research brief
- Planning/Design for Cycling and Walking
- Speed Limits, Speed Management and Traffic Calming
- Road Safety Models/Auditing and Crash Data Analysis
- Rural Highway Geometry/Design/Safety
- Sustainable Transportation Policies
- Rural Highway Simulation Modelling
Dr Koorey is actively seeking post-graduate students to work in one or more of the above topics (particularly the first two). If you consider yourself as having a strong academic background, are highly motivated, and have an interest in these topics for postgraduate research (see Research and Publications for more details), please contact Dr Koorey via email (including your academic transcript and possible people for references).
Note: I am not interested in internship requests for the northern hemisphere summer break (Jun-Aug).
Administrative Responsibilities
Department: Practical Work Coordinator; Postgraduate Transport Programme Admissions;
MET Newsletter Editor; Traffic Management Plans (H&S)
University: Transport Working Group
Professional Affiliations, Activities and Achievements (last 5 years):
- Member, US Transportation Research Board (TRB) Bicycle Transportation Committee, 2009-present
- Professional Member, Institution of Professional Engineers NZ (IPENZ), 1997-present
- Member of IPENZ Transportation Group (IPENZ-TG), 1994-present (website maintainer)
- Chairman's Prize for Best Technical Note, IPENZ-TG Conference, 2007
- Christchurch Passenger Transportation Advisory Group (ECan), 2006-present
- Christchurch Road Safety Co-ordinating Committee (CCC), 2006-present
- Certified Site Traffic Management Supervisor (STMS) for Level 1 Roads (NZ Transport Agency), 2004-present