Curriculum Vitae. James P. Dobbins

Curriculum Vitae James P. Dobbins Campus Address Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Vanderbilt University School of Engineering VU Station B 351831 Nashville, TN 37235 (615)322-0430 (voice) / (615)322-3365 (fax) j.dobbins@vanderbilt.edu I. Education and Honors Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, May 2001. Dissertation: Development of an Inland Marine Transportation Risk Management Decision Support System (Thesis Advisor: Mark D. Abkowitz) M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, May 1997. Thesis: Intermodal Routing Optimization via Geographic Information Systems U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY B.S., Marine Transportation and Marine Engineering, June 1995; cum laude U.S. Coast Guard Licensure: 3 rd Mate, Unlimited Gross Tonnage, Any ocean 3 rd Assistant Engineer, Unlimited Horsepower (steam and motor) National Partnership for Highway Quality (NPHQ) Making a Difference Awards 2006 State Winner with Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (Inducted 1997) Southeastern Transportation Center Outstanding Student of the Year (1996) Eno Foundation Fellow (1996) Southeastern Transportation Center Fellowship (August 1995 through January 2001) II. Professional Experience Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, August 2002 Vanderbilt University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Associate, March 2001 July 2002 Vanderbilt University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Assistant, August 1995 February 2001 Vanderbilt University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Commission as Commander (select), U.S. Naval Reserve, June 1995 Various assignments including U.S. Naval Academy (Instructor), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Naval Research Laboratories, Shipboard (SS Cape Gibson and SS Capella) III. Research Research Focus Transportation management, risk assessment, development of transportation information systems, freight transportation data and large-scale transportation network analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Grants and Funding 2010 Co-Principal Investigator: Capabilities and Limitations in Performing Safety, Security and Capacity Analyses of Critical Rail Corridors, Southeastern Transportation Center, January 1, 2010 - July 31, 2011: $50,000. M. Abkowitz, Co-PI. 2010 Principal Investigator: Maritime Risk Assessment using Geographic Information Systems, University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, January 1, 2010 December 31, 2010: $150,000 (includes $50,000 in cost-shared Ingram Barge Company funds). 2009 Principal Investigator: Tennessee Highway Route Risk Assessments, Tennessee Department of Transportation, July 1, 2009 October 31, 2009: $25,000 2009 Principal Investigator: Regional Traffic and Safety Information Dissemination Phase II, Tennessee Department of Transportation, September 15, 2009 - September 14, 2011: $85,000. 2009 Principal Investigator: Freight Analysis Network Terminal Capacity Estimation, University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, 2008-2009: $115,000. 2009 Co-Principal Investigator: CAIT Operational Risk Management Initiative, Center for Advanced Intermodal Technologies, January 1, 2009 December 31, 2009: $300,000 (including $100,000 in cost-shared Ingram Barge Company funds, multiple sub awards). M. Baird Co-PI, M. Abkowitz, Co-PI. 2008 Co-Principal Investigator: Follow-up to National Scans of Freight Capacity, Safety and Security Issues, University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, July 1, 2008 June 30, 2009: $75,000. M. Abkowitz, PI.

2008 Principal Investigator: Regional Traffic and Safety Information Dissemination Feasibility Study, Tennessee Department of Transportation, 2008-2009: $80,817. 2007 Principal Investigator: Freight Baseline Study, University of Memphis and U.S. Department of Transportation, January 1, 2007 April 1, 2007: $24,000. 2007 Co-Principal Investigator: Spill Management Information System Training, Metro Nashville Water Services, January 1, 2007 June 30, 2007: $10,000. E. LeBoeuf, PI. 2007 Co-Principal Investigator: Spill Management Information System Maintenance and Support, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, January 1, 2007 June 30, 2007. E. LeBoeuf, co-pi, M. Abkowitz, co-pi. 2007 Principal Investigator: Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies, University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, July 1, 2007 June 30, 2008: ca. $255,442 (multiple sub awards). 2007 Co-Principal Investigator: CRESP III, Integrated Watershed Modeling Development, Department of Energy, January 1, 2007 March 31, 2010: $174,282. E. LeBoeuf, Co-PI. 2006 Co-Principal Investigator: Research, Development and Implementation of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Tennessee Department of Transportation, January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006: $218,867. M. Abkowitz, Co-PI. 2006 Co-Principal Investigator: Lane Closure Decision Support System Feasibility Study, Consoer Townsend Envirodyne, January 1, 2006 May 31, 2006: $25,000 (sub award). B. Hamilton, PI. 2005 Co-Principal Investigator: Intelligent Transportation Systems and Incident Management Program Development and Implementation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, January 1, 2005 December 31, 2005: $497,102 (multiple sub awards). M. Abkowitz and M. Baird, Co-PIs. 2005 Co-Principal Investigator: TDOT SmartWay Information System (TSIS) Development and Implementation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, January 1 December 31, 2005: $200,000. M. Abkowitz, Co-PI. 2005 Co-Principal Investigator: St. Kitts Land Resource Analysis, Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and UK Department for International Development, November 1, 2005 December 31, 2005: $45,000. M. Abkowitz and E. Daniel, co-pis.

2004 Co-Principal investigator: Maintenance of National Waterway Network, Robotech, Inc. and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, June 1, 2004 May 31, 2005: $116,643. M. Abkowitz, PI. 2004 Investigator: ITS Program Development and Incident Management/Development and Implementation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004: $500,000. M. Abkowitz and M. Baird, co-pis. 2004 Co-Principal Investigator: National Waterway Network Maintenance and Training, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, January 1, 2004 December 31, 2004: $120,000 (multiple sub awards), M. Abkowitz, PI. 2003 Co-Principal Investigator: Development of a GIS-Based Spill Management Information System, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, September 1, 2002 May 31, 2003: $67,814. M. Abkowitz and E. LeBoeuf, Co-PIs. 2003 Co-Principal investigator: Maintenance of National Waterway Network, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, June 1, 2003 - May 31, 2004: $85,000. M. Abkowitz, co-pi. 2002 Investigator: ITS Program Development and Incident Management/Development and Implementation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, October 1, 2002 December 31, 2003: $580,000. M. Abkowitz, PI. 2001 Investigator: ITS Program Development and Strategic Planning, Tennessee Department of Transportation, -July 1, 2001 - September 30, 2002. M. Abkowitz, PI. Publications Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications Dobbins, J. and Abkowitz, M. Use of Advanced Information Technologies for Marine Accident Data Analysis Visualization and Quality Control. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security. Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 1-13, 2010. Daniel, E., Dobbins, J. and Abkowitz, M. Development of a Web-Based U.S. Foreign Waterborne Cargo Data System. Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C. (accepted in 2010, awaiting publication). Daniel, E.B., Bryant, D.L., Dobbins, J.P., Watts, I., Mills, A. P. and Abkowitz, M.D. St. Kitts Land Resource Analysis. Journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association 21(1): 11-20. 2009.

Martin, P. H.; LeBoeuf, E. J.; Daniel, E. B.; Dobbins, J. P.; Abkowitz, M. D. 2005. "Interfacing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with Water Resource Models: A State-of-the-Art Review," Journal of the American Water Resources Association 41 (6), 1471-1487. Martin, P. H.; LeBoeuf, E. J.; Daniel, E. B.; Dobbins, J. P.; Abkowitz, M. D. 2004 Development of a GIS-Based Spill Management Information System, Journal of Hazardous Materials B112, 239-252. Dobbins, J. and Abkowitz, M. Development of a Centralized Inland Marine Hazardous Materials Response Database, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 102, Issues 2-3, 29 August 2003, Pages 201-216. Dobbins, J. and Abkowitz, M. Development of an Inland Marine Transportation Risk Management Information System. Transportation Research Record No. 1782, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2002, pp. 31-39. Peer-Reviewed Reports J. Dobbins, Tennessee Highway Route Risk Assessments, Tennessee Department of Transportation, September 2009. J. Dobbins, M. Lipinski, J. Macgowan, U.S. Freight Transportation Industry Baseline, United States Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration, National Intermodal Transportation System Improvement Plan. January 2007. J. Dobbins, M. Abkowitz, C. Miller, Tennessee Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategic Planning Document, Tennessee Department of Transportation. (plan published annually from 1998-2005). Published Conference Proceedings and Presentations Use of Advanced Information Technologies for Marine Accident Data Analysis Visualization and Quality Control, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2009. Smith, J.V., LeBoeuf, E.J., Abkowitz, M.D., Daniel, E.B. and Dobbins, J.P. "A Spill Management Information System: New Technology for Management of Inland Waterway Spill Incidents". Proceedings of the AEESP Conference. March 2007. Smith, J.V., LeBoeuf, E.J., Abkowitz, M.D., Daniel, E.B. and Dobbins, J.P. "Development of a Water Quality Management and Spill Response Information System". Proceedings of the AWRA Spring 2007 Specialty Conference on GIS and Water Resources.

Invited Seminars Intermodal Network Risk Assessment Using Geographic Information Systems, J.P. Dobbins, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. October 2009. Development of an Intermodal Freight GIS Network, J.P. Dobbins, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. April 2008. Overview of the TDOT SmartWay Information System, J.P. Dobbins, Tennessee Highway Safety and Incident Management Conference, Nashville, TN. October 31, 2007. TDOT SmartWay Information System (TSIS), an Overview, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Winter meeting (Tennessee Chapter), Nashville, TN. March 2005. Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications in Transportation, J.P. Dobbins, Vanderbilt University Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nashville, TN. March 1, 2004. Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications for Marine Transportation, J.P. Dobbins, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY. May 2003. IV. Teaching Courses Taught CE259: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Vanderbilt University) CE299: Introductions to Intermodal Freight Transportation Systems (Vanderbilt University) ES140: Introduction to Engineering (Vanderbilt University) Curriculum Development CE259: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Vanderbilt University) Initial design and offering of new course, January 2001 Served as instructor from 2001-2007 and 2009 Major revisions of course in 2006 and 2009 CE299: Introduction to Intermodal Freight Transportation Systems (Vanderbilt University) Initial design and offering of new course, January 2009

Graduate Degrees and Postdocs Supervised Samrat Chatterjee, Ph.D. 2010, dissertation committee member Janey Smith, Ph.D. 2009, dissertation committee member Lindsay Jenkins, Ph.D. in progress (2011), co-advisor V. Service Federal and International Agencies United States Naval Reserve, Commissioned as Commander (select), 1995 State and Local Organizations Tennessee Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategic Planning Committee. Member (2002-2006). Nashville Intelligent Transportation Systems Stakeholders Committee. Member (2002-2006). Developed Regional ITS Architecture in 2003. Academic Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute (IFTI), University of Memphis, Associate Director Member, Inland Water Transportation Committee Meeting (AW020/A1BO1), Transportation Research Board (2003-2008). Peer reviewer: Committee on Hazardous Materials Transportation, Transportation Research Board Inland Water Transportation Committee, Transportation Research Board Journal of Hazardous Materials U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Admissions Representative (1995-2006). Responsible for recruiting middle Tennessee-area Academy candidates. University Service Vanderbilt Center for Transportation Research (VECTOR). Acting Director (2009 - present). Vanderbilt University Science and Engineering Library Committee, Member (2007-2009). Vanderbilt University Civil and Environmental Engineering Website Committee, Member (2004-2006).

Vanderbilt University Civil and Environmental Engineering Computing Resources Committee, Member (2003-2005). Vanderbilt University Mayfield Living/Learning Lodge project, Faculty Sponsor (2006-2008). Professional Memberships American Society of Civil Engineers, Associate Member Intermodal Association of North America, Associate Member