2025 Class Induction- NUTC Fellows

2025 Class Induction Northwestern University

Transportation Center Fellows Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Chambers Hall | Evanston, IL

ABOUT NUTC The Northwestern University Transportation Center (NUTC) is one of the world’s leading interdisciplinary education and research institutions, serving industry, government and the public sectors.

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Welcome to the 2025 class of Transportation Center Fellows The Northwestern University Transportation Center Fellows program recognizes impactful contributions to the transportation profession in research, policy, practice or education, and special connections to the Transportation Center and Northwestern University.

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Chandra Bhat For outstanding contributions to transportation scholarship, education and professional leadership on a global scale

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Susan Hanson For pioneering contributions to the geography of transportation, to the quality of transportation research, and to interdisciplinary collaboration

Kimon Prossaloglou For bringing both science and ethical responsibility to the practice of travel demand forecasting across a variety of modes

Paul Schneider For leadership in the logistics industry and dedication to the mission of Northwestern and the Transportation Center

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Kimon Proussaloglou ([HFXWLYH 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW &DPEULGJH Systematics 'U .LPRQ LV D 3ULQFLSDO RI &DPEULGJH Systematics (CS) where he currently ser ves DV LWV ([HFXWLYH 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW +H HDUQHG KLV 0 6F DQG 3K' GHJUHHV DW 1RU WKZHVWHUQ Universit y where he worked with Frank Koppelman on research for commuter rail DJHQFLHV DQG D PDMRU 86 DLUOLQH Kimon led the CS Modeling and Analy tics business line for over 12 years designing and implementing customized data and pragmatic analysis methods. During his tenure at CS, he pioneered innovations in modeling, data and analy tics solutions, and customer-driven market research. Kimon has estimated, interpreted, and applied models of traveler choice to measure and forecast urban, regional, and intercit y travel pat terns for planning agencies, transit operators, high speed rail agencies, and airlines.

His work reflec ts a balance between best prac tice and state-of-thear t methods adapted to the needs of public sec tor transpor tation agencies and private transpor tation companies. His research work for FHWA, TRB and the National Academy of Sciences has helped bridge the gap between academia and industr y leading to the adoption of best-prac tice methodologies at CS and our industr y.

Paul J. Schneider Managing Direc tor, Schneider 3DXO 6FKQHLGHU DVVHVVHV VWUDWHJLF par tnerships, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate finance ac tivities for venture capital fund investments and various KROGLQJ FRPSDQLHV 3UHYLRXV WR KLV IDPLO\ business and venture capital career, he was a corporate finance analyst for global investment banking leader Morgan Stanley & Co. Schneider has an H[HFXWLYH 0%$ IURP WKH .HOORJJ 6FKRRO RI 0DQDJHPHQW D PDVWHUōV in information systems from the Universit y of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, DQG D EDFKHORUōV LQ (FRQRPLFV IURP 1RU WKZHVWHUQ 8QLYHUVLW \ 3DXO ser ves on the Board of Trustees of Nor thwestern Universit y. He also ser ves on the corporate board of direc tors of Schneider, Traf ficCast

International, and NEW Capital Fund.

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