Member of the Graduate Faculty | Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering / Mechanics
Dr. Yao-Jan Wu is an associate professor of transportation engineering in the Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics Department and the Executive Founding) Director of the Center for Applied Transportation Sciences CATS) at the University of Arizona UA) He holds PE licenses in Arizona and Missouri. Currently, Dr. Wu is the faculty advisor of the UA Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE) student chapter. He has served as the Principal Investigator PI) or Co-PI of over 40 national/international research projects. Dr. Wu has more than 100 refereed publications, including more than 60 journal publications. He has presented his research findings more than 100 times at national and international conferences and invited speaker events. Dr. Wu’s research interests highlight a strong connection between information technology IT) and traditional transportation research.