Recent Awards and Grants
PUNLICATION AWARDS
College Of Business and Economics Research Fellow, 2008-2009
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Faculty Publication Award, 2007. Exact and Heuristic Procedures for the Material Handling Circular Flow Path Design Problem. European Journal of Operational Research. 2007, Vol. 176, pp 707-726.
EXTERNAL RESEARCH GRANTS
$5000 The Leonard Transportation Center, 2008. A Decision Support Tool for Locating an Inland Port in the Inland Empire.
$90,000 METRANS (Metropolitan Transportation), 2006-2007. Co-PI with Professor Mansour Rahimi at USC. Integrating Inland Ports into the Intermodal Goods Movement System for Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
$131,064 Texas Department of Transportation, 2003-2004. Co-PI with Dr. Nadeem Chaudry at Texas A&M University and Texas Transportation Institute. Evaluation of Ramp Metering Algorithms.
$6000 from the Texas Department of Transportation, 2001-2003. Member of technical advisory panel.
$34,000 from (CCDoTT) Center for Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technology, 1999. Co-PI with professor Berok Khoshnevis. A 3D Simulation Model for Evaluation of AGVS in Maritime Terminals.
$50,000 from METRANS Transportation Center (A DoT Center), 1999. Co-PI with professor Berok Khoshnevis. A 3D simulation Model for Evaluation of AS/RS in Maritime Terminals.
CSUN RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY AWARD.
2008-2009. Simulation and Visualization Models for Performance Assessment of Integrated Automated Technologies in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
2007-2008. Integration of Rail-based Inland Ports into the Operations of the Port of Los Angeles.
2006-2007. Integration of Operational Policies into the Strategic Design Phase of a Circular Material Handling System for Automated Guided Vehicles.
2004-2005. A 3D Simulation and Animation Model for Container Handling Productivity Improvement at Ports of LA and LB.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SUMMER RESEARCH AND GRANT AWARD
2008. Simulation and Visualization Models for Performance Assessment of Integrated Automated Technologies in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The $3000 college grant was accompanied with $1500 from Supply Chain grant.
2007. Integration of Rail-based Inland Ports into the Operations of the Port of Los Angeles. The $3000 college grant was accompanied with $2000 from International Business grant.
2006. A 3D Simulation and Visualization Test-Bed for Productivity Improvement of Container Terminals at San Pedro Bay Ports. The $3000 college grant was accompanied with $2000 from International Business grant.
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