Sustainable Transportation Committee

Shams Tanvir, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE

Dr. Shams Tanvir is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). His research aims at the development and characterization of transportation technologies that minimize energy consumption and emissions while enhancing mobility efficiency and equity. At Cal Poly, Tanvir directs the Sustainable Mobility Laboratory (SuMoLab). He serves on the Sustainable Transportation committee at American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Additionally, Tanvir is a member of Transportation Research Board (TRB) committees on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service, and Transportation Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation. He served as principal investigator in projects sponsored by agencies and industry totaling nearly $1M in research expenditures. He has published more than 50 peer reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference papers. Tanvir received his Ph.D. in Transportation Systems Engineering from North Carolina State University. He received B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka.