ChandraBhat

Bio
Chandra R. Bhat is the Joe J. King Chair in Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches courses in transportation systems analysis and transportation planning. He is also the Director of the USDOT-funded National Center for Understanding Future Travel Behavior and Demand. He also served as the Director of the Data-Supported Transportation Operations and Planning (D-STOP) Tier 1 USDOT University Transportation Center, the Associate Chairman of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, and the Director of the Center for Transportation Research.

Bhat is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading expert in the area of travel demand modeling and travel behavior analysis. His methodological works are widely referenced in economics, marketing, geography, statistics and transportation fields, and have been included in econometric textbooks and software packages. He has also authored several book chapters focusing on improved methods for choice modeling in general and land use-travel demand modeling in particular. The National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Statistical Sciences, State Departments of Transportation, including TxDOT, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and the U.S. Department of Transportation have funded Bhat’s research.

Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1991
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987
B.T., Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 1985

Select Awards & Honors

• W.N. Carey Jr. Award (2024)
• Joe J. King Professional Engineering Achievement Award (2023-24)
• Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award – Institute of Transportation Engineers (2022)
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Council of University Transportation Centers (2017)
• Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award – ASCE (2015)
• Pyke Johnson Award (2013)
• Humboldt Research Award (2013)
• Billy & Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award (2013-14)
• Academy of Distinguished Teachers member (2010)

Related Websites
Bhat Research Group
Center for Transportation Research

Select Publications