Rod Turochy

Civil and Environmental Engineering
James Madison Hunnicutt Professor in Traffic Engineering
Associate Director for Outreach, Auburn University Transportation Research Institute
202E Ramsay Hall
334.844.6271
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Education

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Virginia
M.S. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech
B.S. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech

Research Interests

Traffic engineering
Highway safety
Roadway design
Bicycle and pedestrian facilities
Engineering education

In The News

Auburn University Transportation Research Institute partners with Selma to address traffic concerns

The Alabama Transportation Assistance Program (ATAP), part of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI), is partnering with the city of Selma to address safety concerns across the city, with a particular focus along the Highland Avenue corridor.
Auburn hosts 67th annual Alabama Transportation Conference

The two-day Alabama Transportation Conference (ATC) had a significant Auburn Family feel to it. Not only did the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute (AUTRI) host the conference, but Auburn faculty opened the conference, presided over the luncheons, gave presentations and closed the program.

Auburn prepares to host 67th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference

As a leader in transportation research and workforce development, Auburn University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is once again at the forefront, with eight faculty members serving on the 67th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference (ATC) Program Committee. The ATC Program Committee is chaired by Anton Schindler, the Mountain Spirit Professor of Civil and Environmental engineering and director of the Auburn University Highway Research Center.

Civil Engineering professors utilize $1.3M grant to improve pedestrian safety in local communities

Rod Turochy, associate director for Outreach for the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute and James Madison Hunnicutt professor in traffic engineering, and Larry Rilett, AUTRI Director, work with several housing authorities in the Black Belt region. Many of these neighborhoods have low automobile ownership rates, meaning more pedestrian traffic is on sidewalks and streets.
Auburn hosts 65th annual Alabama Transportation Conference

"Very few states have a transportation conference this comprehensive and impactful. That Auburn University has been able to successfully host this for so long speaks to the leading role we have established in transportation research and outreach." 
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 University establishes Transportation Research Institute

As the Southeast’s leader in transportation research and education, Auburn University is taking another step forward with the announcement of the formation of the Auburn University Transportation Research Institute.
Auburn Engineering leads 63rd Annual Alabama Transportation Conference

As an institutional leader of transportation research and workforce development, Auburn University’s Department of Civil Engineering has taken the lead to organize and develop the 63rd Annual Alabama Transportation Conference. The conference, which takes place Feb. 11-12 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel at the Convention Center, will welcome nearly 1,000 federal and state highway personnel, road building contractors, general contractors, heavy construction contractors, utility contractors, county engineers, consulting engineers, construction material vendors, researchers, professional society representatives and university faculty members.
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.