Dr. Bian is an assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is affiliated with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at UMaine. Her research focuses on supporting multi-modal transportation planning, design, and operation with the knowledge of transportation engineering and data science. She is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Active Transportation Committee. Dr. Bian is also well recognized by her research works in analyzing/modeling hurricane evacuation behavior and human mobility in extreme weather. She has served as an active core member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Disaster Response, Emergency Evacuations, and Business Continuity (AMR20) since 2018. She is an Early-Career Research Fellows selected by the National Academies with a focus on Human Health and Community Resilience.

 

Education:

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University

M.Sc.  Civil Engineering, Tongji University

B.Sc.  Civil Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology