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Jason Baker
Associate Research Fellow

Phone: (701)231-1086
Fax: (701)231-6265
jason.baker@ndsu.edu
 

Jason's primary focuses at the Advanced Traffic Analysis Center (ATAC) are traffic operations and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). He has over seven years of experience working with various traffic analysis tools and simulation programs which are used to support traffic operations activities at ATAC. Jason also provides assistance to state and local agencies on the implementation of ITS technologies, the use of traffic operations models, and improving traffic data collection to support effective modeling. Jason is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Dakota.

Research Interests

  • Traffic Operations
  • Work Zone Safety and Traffic Control
  • Traffic Detection and Data Collection Technologies
  • Intelligent Transportation Systems

Recent Research Activities/Major Programs of Activity

  • Traffic Operations
  • Analysis of Traffic Detection Technologies
  • ITS Device Specifications

Employment

  • 2005-Present, Associate Research Fellow, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, NDSU
  • 2004-2005, Graduate Research Assistant, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, NDSU
  • 2002-2003, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, NDSU

Education

  • MS, Civil Engineering with a Transportation Option, North Dakota State University, 2007
  • BS, Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, 2003

Page updated/verified on Jan. 11, 2010

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