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Tyler Dick holds a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Manitoba (1999) and an M.S. (2001) and Ph.D. (2019) in civil engineering from the University of Illinois. He previously served as a research associate professor, lecturer, and principal research engineer at the Rail Transportation Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He spent 11 years as a railway design engineer at HDR Engineering and attained the title of professional associate, recognized for his expertise in railway yard and terminal design. Dick is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Texas and is actively involved in committees such as TRB, ASCE, AREMA, and INFORMS Railway Application Section. He chairs the TRB Joint Subcommittee on Railway Capacity Performance and serves as secretary for AREMA Committee 16, focusing on the Economics of Railway Engineering & Operations. He is also a board member of the International Association of Railway Operations Research.
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