About Dr. Mansha Swami

Dr. Mansha Swami is a Transportation Engineering Consultant, Researcher and Academician and is currently working as a Research Engineer at the National Transportation Center (NTC) in Morgan State University (MSU) at Baltimore, (Maryland, USA).

She is also Chair for Baltimore Chapter of YPT (Young Professionals in Transportation).

She was also a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Texas at Arlington, (UTA) in Arlington, (Texas, USA).

She pursued her PhD. in Transportation Planning & Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (Uttarakhand, India) and M.Tech, Masters in Transportation Planning and Engineering from SVNIT, Surat (Gujarat, India). She completed her B.Tech in Civil Engineering from Rajasthan Technical University, Jaipur (Rajasthan, India).

She has been an advisor to various government, semi-government and private organizations in transportation planning, urban multimodal transport, traffic, road safety and highway sector in India. She also advises several organizations for their marketing, strategic growth and business development needs.

Awards and Synergistic Activities

National Award by Ministry of Urban Development MoUD (India) - First prize for Best Research at Urban Mobility India, UMI (Urban Mobility India) International Research Symposium held at Manekshaw Bhawan, New Delhi, 2013.
Ministry of Human Resources, MHRD, (India) Scholarship (2012-2016) at IIT Roorkee (PhD.)
Elected as Director of Programs and Communications by Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) for 2024 (Baltimore Chapter).
Appointed as Chair, YPT Baltimore Chapter for the Year 2024
Road Safety Auditor - Certification awarded by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Indian Roads Congress (IRC), India.
National College Debate Competition Winner
Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator

Life Member of Indian Roads Congress (IRC), India
Life Member of IAENG (International Association of Engineers)
Life Member of IFRTD (International Forum for Rural Transportation and Development), South Africa.
Member of The Asia Society of Researchers (ASR), Hong Kong
Member of the Young Professionals, International Road Federation (IRF) (Geneva, Switzerland)
Member of Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) International
Member of Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS), USA
Friend of TRB Standing committees on Pedestrians -|- Bicycle Transportation -|- Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems -|- Statistical & Econometric Methods -|- Visualization in Transportation -|- Transportation Planning, Policy and Processes -|- Transportation Planning Analysis and Application -|- Travel Survey Methods -|- Transportation Demand Forecasting -|- Transportation Demand Management -|- Performance management -|- Equity in Transportation -|- Women & Gender in Transportation -|- Economic Development and Land Use -|- Passenger Intermodal Facilities -|- New Users of Shared Airspace -|- Aviation System Planning

Research & Academia Appointments

Research Engineer

Research Engineer at USDOT funded Regional UTC SMARTER Center at National Transportation Center (NTC) - Morgan State University, Maryland, USA

Post Doctoratoral Research Associate

Postdoctoral Research Associate at the USDOT funded Tier-1 UTC Center of Excellence - Center of Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD) - College of Architecture, Planning and Public Administration (CAPPA) - The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Texas, (USA)

Full-Time Faculty member in Department of Civil Engineering (6 Years)

Taught several UG/PG Engineering courses at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala - (Punjab), India and DIT University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India from 2016-2022. Have been proactive member of diverse profiles like:

International Collaborations – MOU Coordinator for School of Engineering & Technology
Member Secretary for NISP(National Innovation and Startup Policy)
Entrepreneurship and start-up cell
Admissions Strategy Builder
Centre for Development of Teaching - Learning
Placement Cell
Digital Marketing Cell
Examination Quality Moderator
Mentor-Mentee counsellor
Intellectual Property Rights
Accreditation Teams
Faculty development coordinator

•Well versed with the accreditation process of NAAC, NBA and ABET and was a team member for these committees.

•Was part of Online-Hybrid-Blended teaching during COVID-19 Lockdowns wherein developed low-bandwidth self study modules <8MB for first lockdown (as most students in remote hilly areas were not having broadband access). (Click Here to see - Sample 1 ........ &........ Sample 2).

•Microsoft Innovative Educator certification.

•Experience in teaching subjects like Transportation Highway Engineering, Railway & Airport Engineering, Ports & Harbors Engineering, Advanced Transportation Engineering, Advanced Highway Engineering, Traffic Engineering & Management, Pavement Rehabilitation & Rejuvenation, Mass Transportation Engineering, Construction Management, Estimating & Costing, Surveying, Concrete Technology, etc.

•Attended CAPSL course on higher education, academic practice, and E-Learning (A collaborative effort with Trinity, Dublin).

•Faculty In-charge for 2 consecutive years for Survey camp in Himachal Pradesh for 10 days each with a strength of 100+ students. Involved in supervising UG Projects, CAPSTONE Projects, and PG research dissertations.

Consultant and Advisory Works, India