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Adib Kanafani is a Professor of the Graduate School in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. Kanafani’s research focuses on transportation economics, transportation planning, transportation systems analysis, urban and regional planning, and air transportation. He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 and earned the Distinguished Engineering Alumni award from the American University of Beirut in 2004, the James Laurie Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2000, the Fannie and John Herz Foundation award in 1990, the Robert Horonjeff award from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1990, and the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1982. He was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni of the CEE Department at UC Berkeley in 2012.
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1969
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1967
B.Eng. (Distinction), Civil Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1964
Kanafani’s research focuses on transportation economics, transportation planning, transportation systems analysis, aviation policy and planning, urban and regional planning, and air transportation.
Elected to Membership in the National Academy of Engineering, 2002
Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, American University of Beirut, 2004
James Laurie Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000
Fannie and John Herz Foundation Award, 1990
Robert Horonjeff Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1982
Fall 2003
CE 153 Airport Engineering
Spring 2004
CE 254 Transportation Economics
CE 260 Air Transportation
Recent Publications
Journal Papers
• Yetiskul, E. and A. Kanafani, "How the Presence of Low-cost Carrier Competition Affects Scheduling Differentiation," Journal of Air Transport Management, January 2010, 16, 7-11, doi: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2009.06.003 .
• Kanafani, A. and J. Huang, "Securing linked transportation systems: economic implications and investment strategies," Journal of Transportation Security, 2010, 3, 257-274, doi: 10.1007/s12198-010-0051-2.
Conference Papers
• Huang, E. C. and A. Kanafani, "Cost and Efficiency of US En-route Traffic Control," Proceedings, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D. C., January 2008, 8 pp.
• Banerjee, I. and A. Kanafani, "The Value of Wireless Internet Connection on Trains: Implication for Mode-Choice Models," Proceedings, 16th Mini-Euro Conference, Poznan, Poland, October 2006, 6 pp.
• Banerjee, I. and A. Kanafani, "The Value of Wireless Internet Connection on Trains: Implication for Mode-Choice Models," Proceedings, The Expanding Sphere of Travel Behaviour Research, 11th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, Kyoto, Japan, August 2006, 13 pp.
• Aweiss, A. and A. Kanafani, "Airport Privitization and Its Effect on Efficiency," Proceedings, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D. C., August 2006, 17 pp.
Technical Reports
• Kanafani, A. and J. Huang, Securing Linked Transportation Systems: Models of Investment to Reduce Vulnerability, UCTC Final Report, July 2008, No. 857, 54 pp.
• Banerjee, I. and A. Kanafani, The Value of Internet Connection on Trains, UCTC Final Report, October 2006, 16 pp.
Other Publications
• Kanafani, A., "Multimodal Transportation in California: Connecting Planes, Trains, and Automobiles," UCTC Access, 2008, No. 33, 6 pp.