Dr. Richards is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Tennessee (UT), he also serves as the director of the Southeastern Transportation Center (STC). The University of Tennessee serves as the lead institution of the Southeastern Transportation Center (STC), the USDOT's Regional UTC representing the eight states of Region IV.
Accident Data Analysis, Congestion Management, Construction Zone Safety, Level of Service, Pedestrian/Bicycle Facilities and Issues, Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings, Roadside Design, Traffic Models, Traffic Software, Truck Safety. 
Dr. Stephen Richards
Associate Professor
220 Perkins Hall
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-2010
Phone:
(865)974-0724
Fax:
(865)974-2669
E-mail:
stever@utk.edu
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Biographical Sketch
Dr. Richards is a tenured faculty member and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in highway safety, accident analysis, traffic engineering and transportation systems analysis. Prior to coming to The University of Tennessee, Dr. Richards taught undergraduate courses in transportation engineering at Texas A&M University and the University of Houston.
Dr. Richards was a research engineer at the Texas Transportation Institute for eight years before coming to Knoxville in 1984. He also worked five years in a District Traffic Engineering Office of the Texas DOT. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas, a Master of Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee.
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