Salvador Hernandez is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU), part of the College of Engineering. He leads the Transportation Safety and Logistics (TranSaL) research group, focusing on interdisciplinary solutions for transportation challenges. His research integrates social and computational sciences to address issues like transportation safety, freight logistics, disaster management, and supply chain resilience. Education: Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2010 M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University, 2003 B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University, 2001 Research Interests: Transportation safety modeling (crash countermeasures, statistical analysis) Large-scale data-driven models for strategic and operational freight logistics Disaster management and behavioral responses to natural hazards Econometric and mathematical modeling (discrete choice analysis, network optimization) Key Projects & Funding: Funded by USDOT, ODOT, TxDOT, and PacTrans Recent focus on truck parking safety, pandemic freight resilience, and multimodal network resiliency Advising & Grants: Supervised over 20 graduate and undergraduate students Secured $16M+ in external funding from USDA, FHWA, and state agencies Labs & Teams: TranSaL Lab: Specializes in transportation safety and logistics innovation Associate Director of the FERSC USDOT UTC












