Conor worked with the UNH Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to develop a procedural model which accurately reflects the environmental impact of transportation system operation by combining traffic and emissions models.Based on an extensive review of existing literature on traffic modeling as well as the state-of-the-art, proprietary traffic modeling software packages, Conor focused his project on addressing the lack of detail within traffic inputs to transportation life cycle analyses. His agent-based approach provides a holistic model which facilitates the assessment of the resilience and impact of transportation systems in the context of a changing climate. Conor enjoyed applying his quantitative skills to his interest in advancing sustainable technology and reducing carbon emissions, and he hopes to continue to do so following the completion of his degree in Physics with a minor in Computer Science from Bowdoin College.
