Steven Click, Ph.D., P.E.

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Associate Professor

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Prescott Hall (PRSC) 350

Educational Background

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Externally Funded Research Projects

鈥淔ield Evaluation of Traffic Signal Based Interchange Treatments鈥� Sponsored by the 成年人深夜福利在线观看 Department of Transportation. 2010鈥�2012.
鈥淎pplication of Non鈥怲raditional Interchange Treatments to Improve Interchange Quality of Service and Preserve the Service Life of Narrow Over鈥� and Underpass Roadways鈥� Sponsored by the 成年人深夜福利在线观看 Department of Transportation. 2007鈥�2009.
鈥淚mproved Traffic Signal Efficiency in Rural Areas Through the Use of Variable Maximum Green Time鈥� Sponsored by the Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Agency. 2006鈥�2007.

Example Technical Publications

鈥淎pplicability of Bluetooth Data Collection Methods for Collecting Traffic Operations Data on Rural Freeways鈥� Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board, under review.
鈥淓valuation of Traditional and Non鈥怲raditional Interchange Treatments to Preserve the Service Life of Narrow Over鈥� and Underpass Roadways鈥� Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2171, 2010.
鈥淯sing Dynamic Maximum Greens to Reduce Traffic Signal Timing Maintenance Needs鈥� ITE Journal. April 2010.
鈥淓valuation of Variable Maximum Green Time to Improve Rural Traffic Signal Operations鈥� Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board. No. 2080, 2008.
鈥淎pplication of the ITE Change and Clearance Interval Formulas in North Carolina鈥� ITE Journal. January 2008.

Example Technical Presentations

鈥淩eal Time Traffic Signal Delay Estimation using State鈥恛f鈥恡he鈥怭ractice Detection Technology: A Simulation Proof鈥恛f鈥� Concept鈥� (with E. Boden) Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2010.
鈥淣ew Interchange Design: FRE Interchange Releasing Control and Enhancing Performance鈥� (with C. Berry) Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2010.
鈥淩etiming of NC 54 at I鈥�40 and Farrington Rd in Durham, NC: A Case Study in Managing Oversaturated Conditions鈥� Sunday Workshops of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, 2007.

Example Education Publications and Presentations

鈥淧en鈥怑nabled PCs for Engineering Courses: An Introductory Demonstration鈥� The 2011 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, April 2011.
鈥淭he (Disappointingly Commonplace) Traffic Signal Content in TTU鈥檚 CEE Undergraduate Program鈥� The Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board鈥檚 Traffic Signal System Committee, July 2010.
鈥淐lassroom Polling Systems in Upper Level Transportation Engineering Classes: A Pilot Study鈥� Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, April 2009.
鈥淯sing E鈥怘omework to Provide Disaggregate Problem Solving Assessment in a Senior鈥怢evel Traffic Engineering Course鈥� Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, April 2008.

Example Education Grants and Awards

Tablet PC Initiative Recipient, Fall 2007
Hands鈥恛n Learning Gift for a Wireless Classroom Projector, Fall 2007
Exemplary Course Award at 成年人深夜福利在线观看 Tech University for CEE 4640/5640 Highway Engineering, Spring 2007
SACS QEP Teaching鈥怢earning Enhancement Grant for Real World Problem Solving, Spring 2006

Example University Courses Taught

Example Consulting Projects

2011 鈥� Coordination Timing for Improved Operations on the US鈥�15鈥�501 Corridor in Chapel Hill, NC
2010 鈥� Specifications and Evaluation Methodology for Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware and Software for Charlotte, NC
2008 鈥� Synchro + SimTraffic 7 Intermediate Level Training 鈥� Short Course Development
2007 鈥� Evaluation of Current, Near Term, and Future Operations on NC 62 at and near I鈥�40 / I鈥�85 in Burlington, NC

Public Sector Engineering Experience

Example Public Sector Projects

US 17 Corridor Study Working Group, from Wilmington, NC to the South Carolina state line Reviewed consultant recommendations, developed a new corridor鈥恮ide design philosophy for future operations
Durham City Signal System Project, Durham, NC Included the development of city鈥恮ide signal system timing plans, training courses, and review of contractor work
US 15鈥�501 at Erwin and Europa, Chapel Hill, NC Included evaluation of non鈥恡raditional designs and development of public meeting presentation materials
NCSITE Statewide Task Force on Yellow & Red Clearance Times Assistant to the chair, presented practice history, helped with consensus building for new method of practice