Professional of the Year - Education/Freight and Maritime Transportation Research

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Maria Boile

Title: Associate Professor
Industry: Education
Type of Organization: University
Major Product/Service: Education and research
Expertise: Dr. Boile specializes in education and research on freight and maritime transportation. Her research interests include the following: Freight Transportation Systems and the modeling of freight transportation networks, statistical analysis of freight transportation data, intermodal freight transportation systems planning, intermodal and maritime transportation management; Passenger Transportation Systems including Intermodal commuter network modeling, demand analysis for intermodal transportation systems, system performance analysis and evaluation; Marine Terminal Operations including estimating demand for handling services at a container terminal, berth planning and operational analysis; and Transit Systems including optimization of transit service coverage, analysis and evaluation of optimal pricing and operating policies and the development of performance indicators for transit systems.
Geographic Area of Distribution: National
Affiliations: A.S.C.E.; I.T.E., T.R.B., T.R.F., I.A.M.E.
University/Degree: B.S.C.E., Civil (Transportation) Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 1990; M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University, 1992; Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1995
Born: April 30, Athens, Greece
Spouse: Sotirios
Married: May 12, 2002
Children: Loanna-Myrto, Maro-Athina
Work History: Dr. Boile taught at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Lafayette College.
Honors & Awards: Strathmore's Who's Who, 2007-2008; Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2006-2007; Nominated, Engineering Governing Council's Excellence in Teaching Award, 2006; Award for best paper, Intermodal Passenger Transportation Paper Contest, 2000; Eno Fellowship Award, Eno Transportation Foundation, 1995; Student of the Year Award, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1994; Best Undergraduate Thesis Award, National Technical University of Athens, 1992; Scholarship Award, Women' Transportation Seminar, 1995; Scholarship Award, Intelligent Vehicle/Highway Society of America, 1994
Published Works: 70-80 articles
Career Accomplishments: Dr. Boile is the Co-Director for the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation with the Freight and Maritime Program.