Academic Experience
- Professor, University of Puerto at Mayagüez, July 2019 – Present
- Associate Professor, University of Puerto at Mayagüez, July 2015- 2019
- Assistant Professor, University of Puerto at Mayagüez, July 2009- 2015
- Instructor, University of Puerto at Mayagüez, Aug 2001-Jun 2004
- Instructor, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Jun 2001-Jul 2001
- Teaching and Research Assistant, Michigan State University, Sept 1999-May 2001
Non-Academic Experience
- Researcher, Pennsylvania State University and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation:
- Study of Bead Gun Angle when Applying Glass Beads on Waterborne Paint, Sep 2008-Apr 2009.
- Effectiveness of Speed Minders on Rural Highways in PA, Apr 2007-June 2008.
- Evaluation of Wide Edge Lines on Horizontal Curves on Two-Lane Rural Highways, May 2006-Sep 2006.
- Project Manager, Pennsylvania State University and the United State Sign Council: The Effects of On-premise Sign Lighting Level on Nighttime Sign Legibility and Traffic Safety, May 2008-Aug 2008.
Honors & Awards
- Recognized at the 7th Anniversary of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020; May 30th, 2018; San Juan, PR.
- 2014 UTC Award: Transportation Informatics (TransInfo): Harnessing the Power of Big Data in Support of USDOT Strategic Goals. In collaboration with the University of Buffalo (PI).
- 2012 UTRC Award: Improving Transportation Engineering Education by Applying the Inverted Classroom (PI).
- 2012 UTRC Award: Speed and Design Consistency of Combined Horizontal and Vertical Alignment (Co-PI).
- Scholarships: Sloan Recipient (Pennsylvania State University, 2006-2009 & Michigan State University, 1999-2001) and Carmen E. Turner Graduate Scholarship, WTS (Philadelphia, 2005).
Ivette C.
Velez
Professor, Civil Engineering
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Education
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2009
MSCE, Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, 2001
BSCE, Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, 1999