Bio
Pankaj M. Dahal is a Technical Professional Staff Member in the Transportation Analytics & Decision Science Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He builds data systems and analytical tools that support national transportation policy, including automated data pipelines for the Transportation Energy Data Book, modernization of the National Household Travel Survey web platform, and freight flow analysis for the Freight Analysis Framework. His work bridges civil engineering domain depth (Ph.D.), quantitate analytical foundation (M.S. in Statistics), and full-stack software development. Current research focuses on rail decarbonization and alternative fuel corridor identification using the Carload Waybill Dataset.
Awards
Center of Transportation Fellow Award, 2021
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2022)
- M.S., Civil Engineering University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2017)
- M.S., Statistics University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2022)
Professional Service
UT Nepalese Student Association, President, 2017
UTK ITE, Vice President, 2016