Dr. Kara Kockelman

Professor

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Biography

Kara Kockelman is a registered professional engineer who holds a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in civil engineering and a master's in city planning with a minor in economics from the University of California at Berkeley. She has been a professor of transportation engineering at the University of Texas at Austin for 26 years and has served as the associate site director for the NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center on Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Transportation Systems. Dr. Kockelman has authored 230 journal articles and books, focusing her primary research interests on planning shared autonomous vehicle systems, statistical modeling of urban systems, and analyzing the energy and climate issues along with economic impacts of transport policies and the consequences of crash occurrences.

Research Interests

Self-Driving Vehicles Travel Behavior Modeling Transport Data Analysis Transport Economics Energy Policy Roadway Safety Connection of Urban Form and Transportation Autonomous Vehicle Operations Electric Vehicle Operations Shared Vehicle Operations

Awards

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MIT Mobility Initiative Fellow

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Walter Isard Award for Distinguished Scholarly Achievement

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James Laurie Prize in Transportation Engineering

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Woman of the Year Award

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Top 100 Innovators Award

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CAREER Award

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Official transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.