Matt Parkes

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Graduate Research Assistant

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B-118 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Tel: (217) 244-6063

Education

2021 BS (Civil Engineering) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2023 (anticipated) MS (Civil Engineering) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professional Interests

Matt is a graduate research assistant primarily focusing on railway capacity and advanced rail traffic control systems. He received his BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021. During his undergraduate career Matt spent three years with RailTEC’s Railway System Operational Performance, Capacity and Efficiency group. He is active on the AREMA student chapter board where he is beginning his third year as treasurer.

Current RailTEC Associations

  • Master's Student

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