Miguel Jaller Martelo

Miguel Jaller

Professor
Department Chair

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
2049 Ghausi

Dr. Jaller’s research is highly multi-disciplinary as it integrates principles from engineering, management, and social sciences. His work concentrates on analyzing the societal and private impacts of transport and logistics operations, technology and policy; and developing decision making tools to achieve a sustainable transportation system. Dr. Jaller leads a number of important research projects funded by the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST), the   Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health (CTECH), and the Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) University Transportation Centers. He also conducts projects for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the Air Resources Board (ARB).  

Honors and Awards
  • 2017 UC Davis College of Engineering Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
  • 2016 SHPE Faculty Development Institute NSF ASSIST Travel Grant
  • 2016 ASCE ExCEED Fellowship
  • 2014 VREF Grant for Study Exchange
  • 2013 Best Paper Award from the College of Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management
  • 2012 Thomas Archibald Bedford Prize from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Publications
  • Battery electric truck deployment, collaborative routing, and charging infrastructure: towards a sustainable freight movement system
    Journal Article | Otero-Palencia, C., Jaller, M., Amaya-Mier, R., Meza, J. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, 203, 104712. 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104712
  • Explicit consideration of human exposure to minimize freight routing impacts
    Journal Article | Dennis-Bauer, S., Pahwa, A., Jaller, M. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, 151, 105133. 10.1016/j.trd.2025.105133
  • Resilience in Humanitarian Logistics: Adjusting Capacity in the Points of Distribution in Natural Disaster Areas
    Journal Article | Heras-Garrido, R., Serrato, M., Holguín-Veras, J., Jaller, M. Logistics, 10, 37. 10.3390/logistics10020037
  • Exploring the Differences in Types of Commodities and Delivery Methods among Online Shoppers during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Journal Article | Silaen, M., Crowley, D., Lee, Y., Jaller, M., Circella, G. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2679, 1291-1308. 10.1177/03611981241266841
  • Prediction framework for parking search cruising time and emissions in dense urban areas
    Journal Article | Xiao, R., Jaller, M. Transportation, 52, 1289-1317. 10.1007/s11116-023-10455-4
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Tags

Transportation Engineering