Richard Lyles
Richard Lyles
Professor
Research Biography
Dr. Lyles is generally interested in highway safety issues. More specific topics include: work zone safety, the effectiveness of traffic control devices, safety and mobility of older persons, and surrogate measures of accident exposure.
Selected Publications
- Effect of Design and Site Factors on the Long-Term Performance of Flexible Pavements, with K. Chatti, S.W. Haider, N.J. Buch, A.S. Pulipaka, and D. Gilliland, Journal of Performance of Constructed Systems, Vol. 21, No. 4, August 2007.
- Difficulties With Quasi-induced Exposure When Speed Varies Systematically by Vehicle Type, with X. Jiang, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 39, Issue 4, p649-656, July 2007.
- Statistical Analysis of In-Service Pavement Performance Data for LTPP SPS-1 and SPS-2 Experiments, with S.W. Haider, K. Chatti, N.J. Buch, A.S. Pulipaka, and D. Gilliland, Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 133, No. 6, pp. 378-388, June 2007.
- Communicating Changes in Horizontal Alignment, with William Taylor, NCHRP Report 559, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, TRB, Washington, D.C., 2006.
Selected Achievements and Awards
- American Society of Civil Engineers, Fellow.
- Institute of Transportation Engineers, Fellow
- Withrow Teaching Excellence Award for 2007-08 (department/college), 2008
- MSU Alumni Club Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award (university), 2005.
- Chi Epsilon Honor Member, 2000.