Ritchie Named Chancellor's Professor
We congratulate Stephen Ritchie, named UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor, for his exceptional scholarly achievements.
Ritchie is a distinguished academic in the field of civil and environmental engineering, serving as both a professor at UCI and the director of ITS-Irvine.
His primary research area involves intelligent and sustainable transportation systems planning with a focus on integrating cutting-edge technologies to support decarbonization efforts within the freight transportation sector. He spearheads the ITS-Irvine Freight Mobility Living Laboratory initiative.
Ritchie has been recognized for his outstanding contributions through prestigious awards such as the U.S National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, Pyke Johnson Outstanding Paper Award from the Transportation Research Board, and "Best of ITS" Research Award from ITS America. Furthermore, he played a pivotal role as founding editor-in-chief of Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies journal.