• Ph.D. (Civil Engineering - transportation), North Carolina State University, 1999
• M.S. in Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1995
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, N-W.F.P University of Engineering & Technology (Pakistan), 1988

Transportation infrastructure, planning and safety, geographic information systems(GIS), and intelligent transportation systems(ITS).

Teach transportation courses focused on utilization of advanced technologies to enhance students' learning experience.

• CIVE 361 - Highway Engineering - S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08
• CIVE 461/861 - Urban Transportation Planning - F00, F01, F02, F03, F04, F05, F06, F07
• CIVE 498/898 - GIS in Transportation Engineering - S01, S02, F05
• CIVE 498/898 - Spatial Information System in civil Engineering - S04
• CIVE 870 - Analysis and estimation of travel demand - F03, F04, S06, S07, S08
• CIVE 998 - Highway Safety Data Analysis - S04, S05, F06
• CIVE 989 - Seminar in Transportation

• Member, TRB Committee AFB80 - Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction Committee.
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
• Associate member, Institute of Transportation Engineers(ITE).
• Member of Chi Epsilon, the national honorary civil engineering fraternity (1998).
• Member, Nebraska GIS/LIS Association(2002 - present)
• Member of the Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium Planning Committee (2003 and 2007).

• American Society of Civil Engineers ExCEEd teaching fellow (2005).
• Member of Nebraska Transportation Research Council (2002 - 2007).
• Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Award 2003, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
• 2001 Young Researcher Award, Transportation Research Board Committee on Safety Data Analysis and Evaluation (A3B05).

August 2006 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

August 2000 - August 2006
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

March 1999 - July 2000
Transportation Engineer at the Center for Transportation Research and Education and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Iowa State University.

August 1996 - February 1998
Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University.

January 1994 - July 1996
Research and Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Pennsylvania State University.

August 1989 - December 1993
Assistant Engineer, Government of N-W.F.P. Communications and Works Department (Pakistan).

• UNL and College of Engineering & Technology
• Senator, UNL Academic Senate – 2006–to date.
• Member, UNL College of Engineering Computer Committee, 2001–to date.
• Member, UNL College of Engineering Graduation with Distinction Committee – Member, 2002–to date.
• Member, Search Committee for GIS technician, UNL Facilities Management and Planning (2005).
• Department of Civil Engineering
• Member, Recruiting Committee, 2000–2006.
• Co-chair (August 2005–to date) and Member (2001–2003), Equipment, space & facilities committee –.
• Program facilitator, Honors Program, May 2005–to date.
• Professional Organizations
• Elected to the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Heartland Board of Directors, 2006–to date.
• Member on the Metro Area Motorist Assist Steering Committee, Omaha Metropolitan Area Planning Agency, NE, 2005–to date.
• Journal Reviewer
• Transportation Research Records
• Journal of Transportation Engineering
• Journal of Public Policy and Management
• Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
• Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
• Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
• Transportation Research Part C
• Research Proposal Reviewer
• National Science Foundation.

• McKnight, Gregory A., Aemal J. Khattak, and Ram Bishu. Driver characteristics associated with correct roundabout negotiation. Paper recommended for publication in the Transportation Research Record, February 2008 (08-2721).
• Khattak, Aemal J. and Gregory McKnight. Gate rushing at highway-railroad grade crossings: Driver's response to a centerline barrier. Paper recommended for publication in the Transportation Research Record, November 2007 (08-2351).
• Khattak, Aemal J. Reducing undesirable motor vehicle driver actions at railroad-highway grade crossings. Transportation Research Record 2030, 2007 (p 54-58).
• Khattak, Aemal J. and Huda Shamayleh. Highway safety assessment through geographic information system-based data visualization. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 19(4), October 2005 (p 407-411).
• Gaber, Sharon L., John A. Gaber, and Aemal J. Khattak. Commercial truck parking analysis: Method to the madness or madness in the method. Journal of Planning and Development, ASCE Publications, Reston, VA, June 2005.
• Khattak, Aemal J. Human fatalities in animal-related highway crashes. Paper accepted for publication in the Transportation Research Records, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., March 2003 (paper no. 03-2187).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Shauna L. Hallmark, and Reginald R. Souleyrette. An application of Lidar technology to highway safety. Paper accepted for publication in the Transportation Research Records, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., March 2003 (paper no. 03-3332).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Michael D. Pawlovich, Reginald R. Souleyrette, and Shauna L. Hallmark. Factors related to more severe older driver traffic crash injuries. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 128 No. 3, ASCE Publications, Reston, VA, May 2002 (p 243-249).
• Khattak, Asad J., Aemal J. Khattak, and Forrest M. Council. Effects of work zone presence on injury and non-injury crashes. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 34, No. 1, Elsevier Science, NY, January 2002 (p 19-29).
• Khattak, Aemal J. and Keith K. Knapp. Snow event effects on interstate highway crashes. Journal of Cold Regions, Vol. 15, No. 4, ASCE Publications, Reston, VA, December 2001 (p 219-229).
• Khattak, Aemal J., and Keith K. Knapp. Interstate highway crash injuries during winter snow and non-snow events. Transportation Research Record No. 1746, Transportation ResearchBoard, Washington D.C., 2001 (p 30-36). Note: this paper received the 2001 Young Researcher Award from the Transportation Research Board Committee on Safety Data Analysis and Evaluation (A3B05).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Joseph E. Hummer, and Hassan A. Karimi. Evaluation of infrastructure data collection technologies. Journal of Public Policy and Management, Vol. 6, No. 1, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, July 2001 (p 18-31).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Joseph E. Hummer, and Hassan A. Karimi. New and existing roadway inventory data acquisition methods. Journal of Transportation and Statistics, Vol. 3, No. 3, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Washington D.C., December 2000 (p 33-46).
• Karimi, Hassan A., Aemal J. Khattak, and Joseph E. Hummer. Evaluation of Mobile Mapping Systems for Roadway Data Collection. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 14 No. 3, ASCE Publications, Reston, VA, July 2000 (p 168-173).
• Hummer, Joseph E., Craig R. Scheffler, Aemal J. Khattak, and Hassan A. Karimi. Choosing an inventory data collection system. Transportation Research Record 1690, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 1999 (p 126-134).
• Khattak, Aemal J., and Asad J. Khattak. A comparative analysis of spatial knowledge and en route diversion behavior across Chicago and San Francisco: Implications for ATIS. Transportation Research Record 1621, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 1998 (p 27-35).

• McKnight, Gregory A. and Aemal J. Khattak. Centerline curbing treatment at railroad crossings for improved safety. Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, Iowa, August 16-17, 2007.
• Khattak, Aemal J., and Geza Pesti. Bridge prioritization for installation of automatic anti-icing systems in Nebraska. Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, Iowa, August 21-22, 2003.
• Shamayleh, Huda A., and Aemal J. Khattak. Utilization of Lidar technology for highway inventory. Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Ames, Iowa, August 21-22, 2003.
• Knapp, Keith K., Leland D. Smithson, and Aemal J. Khattak. The use of multiple data sources to evaluate the volume and safety impacts of winter storm events. ITE Annual Meeting at Nashville, Tennessee, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington D.C., August 6-8, 2000 (p 11).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Michael D. Pawlovich, and Reginald R. Souleyrette. Crash injury severity of older drivers in Iowa. Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium, Ames, Iowa, May 15-16, 2000 (p 235-240).
• Knapp Keith K., Leland D. Smithson, and Aemal J. Khattak. The mobility and safety impacts of winter storm events in a freeway environment. Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium, Ames, Iowa, May 15-16, 2000 (p 67-71).
• Smadi, Omar, Zachary Hans, and Aemal J. Khattak. Integrating maintenance activities into pavement management systems. Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium, Ames, Iowa, May 15-16, 2000 (p 82-86).
• Karimi, Hassan A., Xiaolong Dai, Aemal J. Khattak, Siamak Khorram, and Joseph E. Hummer. Techniques for automated extraction of roadway inventory features from high-resolution satellite imagery. Geocarto International, Vol. 14 No. 2, June 1999 (p 5-16).
• Xiaolong Dai, Hassan A. Karimi, Siamak Khorram, Aemal J. Khattak, and Joseph E. Hummer. Roadway feature extraction and delineation from high-resolution satellite imagery. EOM Magazine, May 1999 (p 34-37).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Hassan A. Karimi, Xiaolong Dai, and Joseph E. Hummer. High-resolution satellite imagery for automatic and cost effective collection of roadway inventory features. Public Works, November 1998 (p 28-30).
• Karimi, Hassan A., Xiaolong Dai, Aemal J. Khattak, and Joseph E. Hummer. Automated roadway feature extraction from one-meter resolution satellite images. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS '98), Seattle, Washington, July 1998 (p 2065-2067).
• Khattak, Aemal J., and Joseph E. Hummer. Analysis of major types of collisions on two-lane rural highways in North Carolina. Conference proceedings, 68th Annual ITE Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 1998.
• Karimi, Hassan A., Xiaolong Dai, Aemal J. Khattak, and Joseph E. Hummer. The emergence of high-resolution satellite digital imagery for acquisition of roadway inventory features. Space Energy and Transportation, Vol. 3 No. 1, 1998 (p 19-30).
• Khattak, Aemal J., and Konstadinos G. Goulias. A comparison of Chicago, San Francisco, and Centre County commuter travel patterns and willingness-to-pay for ATIS in Centre County. Proceedings of the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress at Yokohama, Japan, Vehicle Road and Traffic Intelligence Society (VERTIS), Tokyo, Japan, November 9-11, 1995 (p 2391).
• Goulias, Konstadinos G., Jin H. Chung, Martin T. Pietrucha, Jun Ma, Aemal J. Khattak, and Karl Raynar. A method for congestion management, access control, and impact simulation using GIS. Conference proceedings, ITE International Conference at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April 1995 (p 235-239).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Konstadinos G. Goulias, and John M. Mason. Selecting strategies to mitigate Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) institutional issues. Conference proceedings, 1995 ITE International Conference at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April 1995 (p 87-91).
• Goulias, Konstadinos G., Jin H. Chung, Jun Ma, and Aemal J. Khattak. A method for access management-impact simulation. Presented at the Transportation Research Board 5th National Transportation Planning Methods Applications Conference, Seattle, Washington, January 1995.

• Khattak, Aemal J. Centerline curbing at highway-railroad crossings. Presented at the 2008 Nebraska Transportation Research Council annual planning meeting, January 24, 2008.
• Khattak, Aemal J. and Gregory A. McKnight. Gate rushing at highway-railroad grade crossings: Driver's response to a centerline barrier. Paper presented at the 87th annual meeting of the TRB, Washington D.C., January 2008 (paper no. 08-2351).
• McKnight, Gregory A., Aemal J. Khattak, and Ram Bishu. Driver characteristics associated with correct roundabout negotiation. Paper presented at the 87th annual meeting of the TRB, Washington D.C., January 2008 (paper no. 08-2721).
• Khattak, Aemal J. Median/centerline barriers at highway-railroad crossings for improved safety. Presented at the Eastern Region Rail Crossing Safety Conference, Albany NY, October 2-4, 2007.
• Khattak, Aemal J. Effectiveness of median barriers in reducing unsafe driver actions at highway-railroad crossings. Presented at the MidStates highway/rail safety meeting, Omaha, NE, May 7-8, 2007.
• Khattak, Aemal J. Reducing undesirable motor vehicle driver actions at railroad-highway grade crossings. Paper presented at the 86th annual meeting of the TRB, Washington D.C., January 2007 (paper no. 07-2636).
• Khattak, Aemal J. Safety at highway-railroad grade crossings in Nebraska. Presented at the 2006 NDOR-BNSF-UP annual meeting, Embassy Suites, Lincoln, NE October 11, 2006.
• Khattak, Aemal J., Linna Zhang, Joshua L. Hochstein, and Suid C. Tee. Crash analysis of expressway intersections in Nebraska. Paper presented at the 85th annual meeting of the TRB, Washington D.C., January 2006 (paper no. 06-2753).
• Knapp, Keith K., Aemal J. Khattak, and Tanveer Oakasa. Development of a countywide deer-vehicle crash frequency model. Paper presented at the 84th annual meeting of the TRB, Washington D.C., January 2005 (paper no. 05-1097).
• Khattak, Aemal J. Transportation safety research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Safety conscious planning forum, Ithaca, NE September 14, 2005
• Shamayleh, Huda A. and Aemal J. Khattak. Applications of new remote sensing technologies to highway inventory. Paper presented at the 2003 Nebraska GIS Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 2003.
• Gopalakrishna, Mukunda and Aemal J. Khattak. Application of LiDAR technology to intersection sight distance assessment. Paper presented at the 2003 Nebraska GIS Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 2003.
• Khattak, Aemal J., Geza Pesti, Vijay Kannan, and Patrick T. McCoy. Data integration and planning for the installation of automatic bridge anti-icing systems. Paper presented at the 82nd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2003 (paper no. 03-2704).
• Pesti, Geza, Aemal J. Khattak, Vijay Kannan, and Patrick T. McCoy. Decision aid for prioritizing bridge deck anti-icing system installations. Paper presented at the 82nd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2003 (paper no. 03-2681).
• Khattak, Aemal J., John A. Gaber, and Sharon L. Gaber. A study of Nebraska truck stops, rest areas and commercial truck drivers. Paper presented at the 81st annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2002 (paper no. 02-3277).
• Souleyrette, Reginald R., Ali Kamyab, Zachary Hans, and Aemal J. Khattak. Systematic identification of high crash locations. Paper presented at the 81st annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2002 (paper no. 02-3195).
• Smadi, Omar, Zachary Hans, and Aemal J. Khattak. Integrating maintenance activities into pavement management systems. Paper presented at the 80th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2001 (paper no. 01-3308).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Joseph E. Hummer, and Hassan A. Karimi. A protocol for evaluation of descriptive inventory data. Paper presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2000 (paper no. 00-0124).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Michael D. Pawlovich, and Reginald R. Souleyrette. An investigation of injury severity of older drivers in Iowa. Paper presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2000 (paper no. 00-0482).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Keith K. Knapp, Karen L. Giese, and Leland D. Smithson. Safety implications of snowstorms on interstate highways. Paper presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2000 (paper no. 00-0313).
• Khattak, Asad J., Aemal J. Khattak, and Forrest M. Council. Analysis of injury and non-injury crashes in California work zones. Paper presented at the 78th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 1999 (paper no. 99-1438).
• Khattak, Aemal J., Konstadinos G. Goulias, and Asad J. Khattak. A comparison of traveler perceptions regarding traffic congestion and route selection behavior across Chicago, San Francisco, and Centre County. Paper presented at the 75th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 1996 (paper no. 96-0563).

• Khattak, Aemal J., Dwight Mosby, Gregory A. McKnight, and Brian R. Gardner. Centerline curbing treatment at railroad crossings for improved safety. Final Report to the Nebraska Department of Roads, March 2007.
• Khattak, Aemal J. Expressway intersection Safety. Final Report to the Nebraska Department of Roads, March 2006.
• Khattak, Aemal J. and B. Naik. The use of raised pavement markings in workzone applications – A synthesis of practice. Final report to the Midwest Smart Workzone Deployment Initiative, Kansas Department of Transportation, February 2006.
• Khattak, Aemal J., Bhaven Naik, and Vijay Kannan. Safety evaluation of left-turn lane line width at intersections with opposing left turn lanes. Final Report to the Nebraska Department of Roads, December 2004.
• Khattak, Aemal J., Yu Liu, and Geza Pesti. Application of freeway video surveillance for accident investigation. Final Report to the Nebraska Department of Roads, April 2004.
• Khattak, Aemal J., Geza Pesti, and Vijay Kannan. Guidelines for prioritizing bridge deck anti-icing system installations. Final Report on Phase 1 and Phase II submitted to the Nebraska Department of Roads, February 2003.
• Khattak, Aemal J. and Mukunda Gopalakrishna. Application of advanced remote sensing technology to asset management - Highway assets for safety. Final report to the Center for Transportation Research and Education, Iowa State University, October 2002.
• Khattak, Aemal J., Geza Pesti, Vijay Kannan, and Patrick T. McCoy. Guidelines for prioritizing bridge deck anti-icing system installations. Phase 1: Database creation and preliminary data analysis. Final report to the Nebraska Department of Roads, July 2002.
• Gaber, Sharon L., John A. Gaber, and Aemal J. Khattak. Commercial vehicle parking along the interstate and major highways in Nebraska. Final report to the Nebraska Department of Roads, June 2001.
• Souleyrette, Reginald, Ali Kamyab, Zachary Hans, Keith K. Knapp, Aemal J. Khattak, Raj Basavaraju, and Brandon Storm. Systematic identification of high crash locations. Final report to Iowa Department of Transportation IDOT TR-442, Center for Transportation Research and Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, May 2001.
• Karimi, Hassan A., Joseph E. Hummer, and Aemal J. Khattak. Collection and presentation of roadway inventory data. National Cooperative Highway Research Report 437, National Academy Press, Washington D.C., 2000.

Title: Safety improvements at railroad crossings for pedestrians and bicyclists
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $199,510
Funding agency: NE Dept. of Roads
Project status: Start: July 2008; Expected completion: June 2011

Title: Optimal design of work zone crossover – Phase 2
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $42,529
Funding agency: NE Dept. of Roads
Project status: Start: March 2007; Expected completion: December 2008

Title: Mitigation of driver confusion at modern roundabouts
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $119,126
Funding agency: NE Dept. of Roads
Project status: Start: July 2007; Expected completion: June 2008

Title: Centerline curbing at railroad crossings
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $114,427
Funding agency: NE Dept. of Roads
Project status: Start: July 2004; Expected completion: June 2006

Title: Multiple Approach Lanes at Stop-Controlled Intersections
Dr. Khattak's role: Co-PI
Funding amount: $100,636
Funding agency: NE Dept. of Roads
Project status: Start: July 2004; Expected completion: June 2006

Title: Intelligent grade crossings
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $155,000
Funding agency: Fed. Railroad Administration
Project status: Start: September 2004; Expected completion: June 2006

Title: Raised pavement markings in workzone
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $26,576
Funding agency: KS Dept. of Transportation
Project status: Start: January 2004; Expected completion: December 2005

Title: Decision tool for workzone traffic control
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $39,174
Funding agency: NE Dept. of Roads
Project status: Start: July 2003; Expected completion: June 2006

Title: Driver information systems at at-grade railroad-highway crossings
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $293,762
Funding agency: Nebraska Department of Roads
Project status: Start: July 2003; Expected completion: June 2005

Title: Application of freeway video surveillance for accident investigation
Dr. Khattak's role: Co-PI
Funding amount: $40,000
Funding agency: Nebraska Department of Roads
Project status: Start: August 2002; Expected completion: June 2004

Title: Safety evaluation of left-turn lane line width at intersections with opposing left-turn lanes
Dr. Khattak's role: Co-PI
Funding amount: $58,759
Funding agency: Nebraska Department of Roads
Project status: Start: August 2002; Expected completion: June 2004

Title: Intersection safety
Dr. Khattak's role: Co-PI
Funding amount: $120,333
Funding agency: Nebraska Department of Roads
Project status: Start: August 2001; Expected completion: June 2004

Title: Identification of vehicular impact conditions associated with serious ran-off-road crashes
Dr. Khattak's role: Research team member
Funding amount: $499,999
Funding agency: National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
Project status: Start: August 2001; Expected completion: June 2005

Title: The use of emerging technologies for transportation infrastructure management
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $9,995
Funding agency: UNL Research Council (faculty seed grant)
Project status: Start: May 2002; End: December 2002, final report submitted to the UNL Research Council, January 2003

Title: Application of advanced remote sensing technology to asset management
Dr. Khattak's role: PI
Funding amount: $47,982
Funding agency: MidAmerica Transportation Consortium, Iowa State University
Project status: Start: August 2001; End: December 2002, final report submitted to the MidAmerica Transportation Consortium, October 2002.

Title: Guidelines for prioritizing bridge deck anti-icing system installations, Phase 1 & Phase 2.
Dr. Khattak's role: Co-PI
Funding amount: $16,473 (Phase 1) and $14,236 (Phase 2)
Funding agency: Nebraska Department of Roads
Project status: Start: July 2002; End: January 2003, final report submitted to the Nebraska Department of Roads, February 2003.

Title: Study of truck parking at interstate rest stops in Nebraska
Dr. Khattak's role: Co-PI
Funding amount: $77,846
Funding agency: Nebraska Department of Roads
Project status: Start: August 2000; End: June 2001, final report submitted to the Nebraska Department of Roads, June 2001