Christopher Cherry

Dissertation: Electric Two-Wheelers in China: Analysis of Environmental, Safety, and Mobility Impacts

Advisor: Robert Cervero, Adib Kanafani

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2007

MS Civil Engineering, University of Arizona, 2003

BS Civil Engineering, University of Arizona, 2000

University of TennesseePresent 

• Associate Department Head of Undergraduate Studies and Professor

Chris Cherry is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee. He received his BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Arizona and received his PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007.His research interests include multimodal transportation planning and operations, public transportation systems, travel behavior and demand, transportation economics, sustainable transportation and transit security. Since coming to UT in August 2007, he has embarked on a research and education program that focuses on sustainable transportation, including aspects of transportation safety, economics and environment. About half of his research work is focused on rapid motorization of Asia, with research projects in Vietnam, India, and China. He was recently awarded an NSF CAREER award focusing on the sustainability implications of various motorization pathways in China. His domestic research agenda includes evaluating safety and system performance non-motorized and transit systems, as well as commercial vehicles. He also focuses on market penetration and impacts of alternative transportation technologies and fuels. A recent initiative investigates electric bike sharing, where he launched the North America's first electric bike sharing pilot on UT campus as a research test bed. He is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the Transportation Research Board (where he chairs the joint subcommittee on emerging technologies), and the American Society of Civil Engineers.