Leonel Medellin

Research Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Contact Information Phone:  (304) 293-9937

Leonel is a member of the transportation group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He also serves as the Co-Director of the North American Mobility Program for student exchange, a consortium of six universities from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. In the past years, he participated in several projects funded by the West Virginia Division of Highways and the Mid-Atlantic Universities Transportation Center (MAUTC). He has 7 years of professional experience in heavy construction projects and experience in construction management as a certified PMP. His areas of expertise are transportation engineering and project management. His interests include transportation planning and public transportation. For relaxation he enjoys being with his wife and family, traveling, listening to music, dancing, and sometimes jogging in the summer.
Education
	Ph.D., Transportation Engineering, West Virginia University, 2007
	MSCE, Construction Management, Tecnologico de Monterrey ITESM, Mexico, 1997
	BSCE, Civil Engineering, Tecnologico de Monterrey ITESM, Mexico, 1990
Research Interests
	Civil Infrastructure
	Public Transportation
	Congestion Pricing
	Sustainable Transportation
	Highway Engineering
	Traffic Engineering
Teaching Interests
	Transportation Engineering
	Highway Engineering
	Highway Design
	Traffic Engineering
	Pedestrian and Bicycle transportation
Special Interests
	Social and Economic Factors in Transportation
Professional Societies
	Transportation Research Board (TRB)
	Institute of Transportation Engineers
	American Society of Civil Engineers
	National Society of Professional Engineers
	Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations