James Sullivan

James Sullivan is a Senior Research Analyst at the University of Vermont's Transportation Research Center (TRC), affiliated with the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. He holds a professional engineering license and is pursuing a Ph.D. Previously, he worked as a consulting engineer in the private sector for 15 years. His expertise includes network disruption analysis, transportation energy efficiency, winter maintenance strategies, and infrastructure resilience.

Education:

• M.S., University of Vermont
• B.S., Cornell University

Research Focus: Sullivan's work centers on land-use and transportation modeling, critical infrastructure assessment under severe weather, and maintaining statewide travel-demand models for Vermont. He develops methodologies to evaluate network performance, emergency service accessibility, and winter maintenance optimization, with a focus on integrating risk-based approaches and climate adaptation strategies.

Teaching: Sullivan instructs CE 295: Transportation Planning and Modeling (covering travel-demand modeling and statistical methods) and CE 133: Transportation Systems (focusing on traffic analysis, safety, and design).

Key Contributions: Sullivan has authored over 15 peer-reviewed articles addressing transportation system robustness, snow/ice control algorithms, and infrastructure vulnerability. His work often bridges theoretical modeling with practical applications, such as optimizing salt facility locations and enhancing emergency response networks.

Labs/Teams: Active collaborator within the UVM TRC, contributing to interdisciplinary projects with faculty and state agencies like the Vermont Agency of Transportation.