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Huaguo Zhou

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Elton Z. and Lois G. Huff Professor (Transportation)

306A Ramsay Hall

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Education

Ph.D., Transportation Engineering, University of South Florida
Ph.D., Highway and Railway Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University
BSCE, Railway Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University

Research Interests

Traffic Operations and Safety
Highway and Railway Design
Access Management
Traffic Incident Management
Computer Simulation

In The News

The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association introduces Auburn student chapter

The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) student chapter at Auburn University becomes the first AREMA student chapter in Alabama and the 26th nationwide.

Auburn researchers shine at national transportation conference

AUTRI faculty, staff and students participated in 19 lectern sessions, 21 poster sessions and several workshops at the 104th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, held Jan. 5-9 in Washington, D.C.

Civil and Environmental Engineering professor awarded for researching engineering countermeasures for wrong-way driving

Huaguo Zhou, the Elton Z. and Lois G. Huff Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, was recognized by the California Department of Transportation for his study on intoxicated drivers, which identified effective engineering countermeasures to prevent wrong-way driving and will be presented at the 2025 Transportation Research Board meeting.

Auburn University Institute of Transportation Engineers members shine at the 2024 SDITE annual meeting

Auburn University’s Institute of Transportation Engineers (AUITE) students and faculty members won three awards at the Southern District Institute of Transportation Engineers (SDITE) Annual Meeting in April.

Auburn University Transportation Research Institute with strong showing at 2024 TRB Conference

The breadth and depth of Auburn University’s Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) faculty, staff and students were on display at the 103rd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference held Jan. 7-11 in Washington, D.C.

Civil and Environmental Engineering professor co-authors national wrong way driving solution handbook

Huaguo Zhou, the Elton Z. and Lois G. Huff Professor of civil and environmental engineering at Auburn University, co-authored a handbook aimed at helping state Department of Transportation offices reduce the risk of wrong-way driving crashes. The "Wrong-Way Driving Solutions Handbook," released in August, will be distributed to all 50 state Department of Transportation offices. Zhou said the handbook is the first to target reducing wrong-way driving crashes.

Auburn goes virtual with 64th annual Alabama Transportation Conference

Despite its virtual format, organizers say the 64th Alabama Transportation Conference held Feb. 9-11 was as successful as any in recent memory.

Auburn civil engineering researchers awarded best paper for third consecutive year

A team of Auburn University civil engineering researchers were recently awarded first place in the 2020 Southern District Institute of Transportation Engineers (SDITE) Best Member Technical Paper competition for their paper, “Impact of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles on Highway Trust Fund in Alabama,” which is now published in the Transportation Research Record.

Civil engineering professors awarded grant to study wrong-way driving

Each year, nearly 400 people are killed as a result of wrong-way driving on freeways, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. That’s why a pair of Auburn University professors in the Department of Civil Engineering have been awarded a grant to study wrong-way driving solutions.