Dr. Judy A. Perkins
Transportation Engineering
Judy A. Perkins, PE, M. ASCE
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Texas A&M University Regents Professor
Telephone: (936)261-1655
Department: (936) 261-1665
Fax: 936-261-1662
Email: juperkins@pvamu.edu
Research Interest
- McCain Programmable Traffic Signals
- McCain Advance Warning Beacon
- McCain 2070 Traffic Controller and Software
- McCain 2070 Traffic Cabinet (342 ITS Cabinet)
- McCain QuicTrac Adaptive Control Software and Central System
- DriveSafety RS250 Driving Simulator
- Tobii Pro Glasses and Tobii Mobile X3-120 Eye Tracker
- Horizon Portable Traffic Signal SQ2 Model
- Mounted Variable Digital Message Signage
- Apollyon 4RT Counters
- Radar Recorder Kit
- Traffic Counters with 60-feet Mini Tubing
- Computer Workstations
- Video Wall with 4 Monitors – Can Work Independent or as a Single Monitor
- RFID Software & Readers – Motorola Fixed Readers and Motorola 9090 Handheld Readers
- Small and Large Wheel Conveyors
- Radar Gun
- Software – AutoCAD, AutoDesk Land Desktop, Auto Civil Design, Autodesk Viz 4, CargoWiz, Transoft Solution Software (AutoTURN, ParkCAD, TORUS, GuidSIGN, and SIGMA), MicroOffice Suite, and MicroStation
Research Facilities
Recent Projects
- Texas Department of Transportation Technical Assistance Panel, Texas Department of Transportation
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Fellowship Program, US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
- Development of Seismic Isolation Systems Using Periodic Materials, Idaho National Laboratory and University of Houston
- Successfully Navigating Your Career – Advancing Women Faculty in Engineering & Technology Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), National Science Foundation
Recent Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
- J. Mwakalonge, J. Perkins, and J. Waller, “Temporal Stability and Transferability of Non-Motorized and Total Trip Generation Models,” Journal of Transportation Technologies, Volume 2, Number 4, pp. 285-296, August 2012
- Siuhi, S., Mwakalonge, J.L., and Perkins, J.A., “Spatial Transferability Analysis of the Regional Automobile-Specific Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Models” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, November 2012, Under Review
- Mwakalonge, J., Perkins, J., and Jones, E., “Investigating Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) for Linear Asset Management” Journal of Public Works and Management, November 2012, Under Review
Conference Proceedings and Presentations
- Theiss, L., Kuhn, B.T., Yang, Y., and Perkins, J.A., “Development of an Asset Management Screening Tool,” Transportation Research Board, January 13 – 17, 2013
- Powell, R.A., Mwakalonge, J.L. and Perkins, J.A., “Productivity Performance of US Passenger Airlines Since Deregulation” Transportation Research Board, January 13 – 17, 2013
- Valerie Lefler, Erick Jones, and Judy Perkins, “The MATC Scholars Program Graduate Conference: Building the Bridge to Higher Education,” Council of University Transportation Centers, National Transportation Workforce Summit: Pathways to the Future, April 2012
- J. Mwakalonge, S. Siuhi, and J. Perkins, “A Review of the Impact of Traffic Management Strategies on CO2 Emissions,” 2012 International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, April 2012
- Saidi Siuhi, Judith L. Mwakalonge, and Judy Perkins, “Evaluation of the Impacts of Land Use, Household, Vehicle, and Trip Attributes on Automobile-Specific Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions,” 53rd Annual Transportation Research Forum Conference, Tampa, FL, March 2012
- Mwakalonge, J.L. and Perkins, J.A., “Prediction Performance of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Models Incorporating Land Use, Trip, Socioeconomic, and Demographic Characteristics” Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 22 – 26, 2012
- Siuhi, S., Mwakalonge, J.L., and Perkins, J.A., “Empirical Assessment of Spatial Transferability of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Models” Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 22 – 26, 2012