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Deo Chimba

Assistant Professor
Civil and Architectural Engineering

Dr. Deo Chimba is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Tennessee State University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in three states Tennessee, Florida and Ohio. He is also a registered Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE). He received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from University of Dar es Salaam in 2002, Master's of Science in Civil Engineering from Florida State University in 2004 and Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from University of Miami in 2008 . Prior to joining Tennessee State University, Dr. Chimba worked for four years as a Transportation Engineer with Stanley Consultants, Inc. located in West Palm Beach, Florida. His research interest include highway safety, traffic analysis, traffic forecasting and demand modeling, traffic simulation, public /transit transportation, bicycle and pedestrian studies and application of statistics in transportation and civil engineering. He has published quality papers in peer-review Journals or conference proceeding using advanced statistical modeling techniques for highway safety, traffic analysis, transportation planning and traffic flow studies . He has secured funding from TDOT, DHS, and others for research and educational innovations.

Office: 108 B Torrence Hall      Phone: 615-963-5430       Email:   dchimba@tnstate.edu

EDUCATION

• University of Miami (UM), May 2008
• Florida State University (FSU), December 2004
• University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), June 2002

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Assistant Professor: Tennessee State University, Jan 2010-Present
• Transportation Engineer: Stanley Consultants, Feb 2006–Dec 2009
• Teaching/Research Assistant: University of Miami, Miami, Jan 2005–Feb 2006
• Research Assistant: Florida State University, Jan 2003–Dec 2004

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES AND AFFILIATIONS

• Registered Professional Engineer in Tennessee, Florida and Ohio
• Registered Professional Traffic Operations Engineer
• National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
• Member of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Highway Safety Analysis
• Traffic Operations and Analysis, Simulation, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Studies
• Application of Statistics in Transportation
• Public /Transit Transportation
• Traffic Demand Forecasting and Modeling
• Emerging Technologies in Transportation Engineering
• Land Use Growth Management

TEACHING COURSES
Undergraduate

Graduate

RESEARCH GRANTS

1. Dr. Sachin Shetty (PI) and Dr. Deo Chimba (Co-PI): 2010 DHS Scientific Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions Granting Bachelor Degrees, Award Number: 2011-ST-062-000046, Award Period 09/01/2011 to 08/31/ 2016. Award Amount: $500,000, Funded by Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

2. Dr. Deo Chimba (PI): Safety Effectiveness Evaluation of the Cable Rail Systems in Tennessee ($25,000 12/2010—12/2011), Funded by Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)

3. Dr. Deo Chimba (PI): Safety Effectiveness Evaluation of the Cable Rail Systems in Tennessee, Part 2 ($35,000, 12/2011-12/2013), Funded by Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)

4. Dr. Deo Chimba (PI): Statistical Assessment of the Impact of Disabled and Abandoned Vehicle Incidents on Tennessee Highways ($70,000, 8/2011—7/2013), Funded by Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)

5. Dr. Chris Cherry (PI) and Dr. Deo Chimba (Co-PI): Statewide Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Analysis and Safety Investment Policy ($100,000 8/2011—7/2013), Funded by Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)

6. Faculty Development Fund: Tennessee State University, $1500, June 2010

7. ACP, SE Region, $1000 May 2010

PUBLICATIONS

1. Chimba, D and Mbakisye, O. “Optimization of Short-Term “On-Street Park-Pay License Plate Surveying”, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure System. Submitted June 2010, Revised August 2011

2. Chimba Deo & Chang-Jen Lan (2011): Capacity-constrained traffic forecasting model. Journal of Transportation Planning and Technology, 34:6, 529-545

3. Kwigizile V., Sando T., and Chimba D. Implications of the Approaches for Modeling Pedestrian Injury Severity. In Press, Transportation Research Board, 2011

4. Chimba, D. Fee Model for Offsetting Impact of Land Use Developments to Travel Delay. Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal. Section A 24 (2011), pg 45-57

5. Sando, T., Chimba, D., Kwigizile, V, and Walker H. “Safety Analysis of Continuous Green Through Lane Intersections.” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, Volume 50 (1), 2011, pp. 5-17

6. Kwigizile V., Chimba D., and Sando T. A Cross-Nested Logit Model for Trip Type-Mode Choice: An Application. Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal. Section A 23 (2011), pg 29-40

7. Chimba D., Sando T., and Kwigizile V. “Effect of Bus Sizes and Operations to Crash Occurrences”. Accident Analysis & Prevention Volume 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2063-2067

8. Chimba, D.,and Sando, T. “Multinomial Probability Assessment of Motorcycle Injury Severities", Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal Section B 21 (2010), pg 73-81

9. Chimba, D., and Sando T. “The prediction of highway traffic accident injury severity with neuromorphic techniques”. Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal, Section A 19, pg. 17-26, (2009)

10. Chimba, D., Vargas, F., and Penn, M. “Multinomial Modeling of Purpose Driven Trips,” Transportation Land Use, Planning and Air Quality. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pg. 64-78, (2007)

11. Mussa, R., and Chimba, D. “Analysis of Crashes Occurring on Florida Six-Lane Roadways”, Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal Section B 8, pg. 43-56, (2006)

12. Sando T., Chimba D., and Kwigizile V. Operational analysis of interaction between vehicles and bicyclists on wide curb lane facilities. Presented at Transportation Research Board 2011 annual Meeting. Paper # 11-0087

13. Kwigizile V., Sando T., and Chimba D. Implications of the Approaches for Modeling Pedestrian Injury Severity. Accepted for Presentation and Consideration for Publication at Transportation Research Board 2011 annual Meeting. Paper # 11-0038

14. Chimba, D. “Special Safety Mitigation Fee for Land Use Growth Management". In the Proceedings of 2010 ITE Technical Conference and Exhibit, Section Savannah, GA, March 2010.

15. Chimba D., Sando T., and Kwigizile V. “Synchronizing Roadway and Traffic Operations Influencing Bus Crashes”. In the Proceedings of TRB, 89th Annual Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-0527

16. Sando T., Chimba D., and Moses R. “The Influence of Narrower Lanes on Bus Sideswipe Crashes”, In the Proceedings of TRB, 89th Annual Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-1577

17. Sando T., Chimba D., and Kwigizile V. “Safety Analysis of Continuous Green through Lane Intersections”. In the Proceedings of TRB, 89th Annual Meeting, 2010. Paper # 10-1567

18. Chimba, D., Lan C., and Freddie V. “Traffic Growth Projection for Traffic Impact Studies", In the Proceedings of TRB, 88th Annual Meeting, 2009. Paper # 09-0843

19. Chimba, D., and Freddie V. “Simplified Approach for Small Scale Traffic Projection”. In the Proceedings of TRB, 87th Annual Meeting, 2008. Paper # 08-0536

20. Chimba, D., and Lan C. “Evaluation of Motorcycle Crash Injury Severities by using Multinomial Models,” In the Proceedings of TRB 85th Annual Meeting 2006, Washington DC. Paper # 06-1194

21. Jibing, L., and Chimba D. "A Supplement to Advance Guide Sign Placement Guideline in MUTCD," In the Proceedings of TRB, 85th Annual Meeting 2006. Paper #06-2885