Zachary Hans

TITLE

Director, CWIMS

PHONE

515-294-2329

zhans@iastate.edu

ADDITIONAL ROLES

Research Scientist, Center for Transportation Research and Education

Program Manager (PI), Aurora

AFFILIATIONS

InTrans, Aurora, CTRE, CWIMS, REACTOR

About Zachary

Mr. Zachary Hans is the director of the Center for Weather Impacts on Mobility and Safety and a senior research scientist at the Institute for Transportation at Iowa State. Mr. Hans, a professional engineer licensed in Iowa, has 25 years of professional experience in transportation engineering, working primarily in the area of traffic safety. He also conducts research in the areas of maintenance operations, planning, enforcement, traffic engineering and asset management. A key component of many of Mr. Hans’s research activities is the application of information systems, particularly geographic information systems (GIS). He is currently part of the technical support team for United States Road Assessment (usRAP) activities and has supported usRAP development projects in multiple states, including many city, county, and Tribal-level efforts.

Resume

Education

MS, Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering), Iowa State University, 1994
BS, Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 1993

Certifications

Professional Engineer (PE) License, State of Iowa

Professional Experience

Director, Center for Weather Impacts on Mobility and Safety, 2016–present
Research Scientist, Center for Transportation Research and Education, 1995–present

Selected Research Experience (Traffic Safety)

Iowa Traffic Safety Data Service (Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau [GTSB], Iowa Department of Transportation [DOT]): 1999–present
Data Integration and Iowa State Patrol Support (Iowa GTSB): 2021–present
Iowa Crash Analysis Tools (ICAT) Dashboards, Iowa DOT, 2021 –
Office of Traffic and Safety Support (Iowa DOT): 2021–present
Determining the Effectiveness of Combined High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) (Bureau of Transportation Statistics [BTS]): 2021–present
Support for the Iowa DOT Work Zone GO Team (Iowa DOT): 2021–present
Wet Reflective Pavement Markings Evaluation, Ohio DOT (sub to University of Akron): 2020–present
Collection of MIRE FDE on Non-State-Owned Public Roads, Federal Highway Administration (Federal Highway Administration [FHWA]): 2017–present

Selected Research Experience (Weather and Maintenance Operations)

Aurora Pooled Fund Program Management (Iowa DOT): 2018–present
Evaluation of Road Weather Messages on DMS Based on Roadside Pavement Sensors (MnDOT): 2021
Iowa DOT Maintenance Decision Support Tools (Iowa DOT): 2020
Invasive and Non-Invasive Sensing: Assessing Agreement between Measurement Systems (Aurora Pooled Fund): 2019–present
Pikalert Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) Demonstration (Iowa DOT): 2019
Operational Data to Assess Mobility and Crash Experience during Winter Conditions (Iowa DOT and Midwest Transportation Center): 2018
Safety and Mobility Impacts of Winter Weather, Phases 1–3 (Iowa DOT): 2014
Analysis of Dynamic Advisory Messaging, Phases 1–2 (Iowa DOT): 2018

Selected Research Experience (Bridges and Railroads)

Assessing Bridge Characteristics for Use and Importance as Roosting Habitats for Bats, (Iowa DOT): 2018
Upgrading Bridge Rails on Low Volume Roads in Iowa TR-679 (Iowa Highway Research Board [IHRB]): 2016
Development of Railroad Highway Grade Crossing Closure Rating Formula (Iowa DOT): 2014
Analysis of the Safety Benefits of Shielding Bridge Piers (Iowa DOT): 2009

Selected Research Experience (Roadway Data)

Roadway Data Improvement Program (FHWA): 2021–present
Technical Support for Roadway Information Database (RID) for Safety Training and Analysis Center (STAC) (FHWA): 2020
User Training for the SHRP2 RID and NDS Databases (FHWA): 2017
Roadway Data Improvement Program (RDIP) Assistance (FHWA): 2016
SHRP2 S04A RID Development and Technical Coordination and Quality Assurance of the Mobile Data Collection Project (S04B) (Second Strategic Highway Research Program [SHRP2]): 2014
Roadway Data Extraction Technical Assistance Program (FHWA): 2018
Utilization of Remote Traffic Monitoring Devices for Work Zone Assessment (Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative [SWZDI]): 2012

Professional Affiliations and Honors

Member, TRB Geographic Information Science (AED40) Committee
Iowa Statewide Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (STRCC)
Member, Iowa Fatality Reduction Task Force
Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner’s Special Award for Traffic Safety, 2006