Dr. Wu's research was/is funded by:

• Texas Department of Transportation
• Sabine-Neches Navigation District
• U.S. Department of Energy (subcontract from Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
• Center for Advances in Port Management of Lamar University
• Lamar University Presidential Faculty Fellowships for Undergraduate Research
• Lamar University Research Enhance Grant

Dr. Wu is involved in three aspects of research:

• Transportation System Modeling, Analysis and Simulation
• Waterway Transportation Analysis
• Electric Vehicles

Sponsored Projects

1. Implementation of Proactive Traffic Signal Control System at Multiple Intersections in the Greater Houston Area. PI. $157,794, granted by Texas Department of Transportation. 4/1/2017 – 12/31/2018.
2. Proactive Traffic Signal Timing and Coordination for Congestion Mitigation on Arterial Roads. PI. $60,861, granted by Texas Department of Transportation. 1/1/2016 – 12/31/2016.
3. Wake Wash in Sabine-Neches Waterway Phase II. Co-PI, $99,734, with V. Zaloom as PI, and Q. Qian, M. Jao, K. Wang as other Co-PIs,  granted by Sabine Neches Navigation District. 10/1/2017 – 9/30/2018.
4. Wake Wash in Sabine-Neches Waterway Phase I. Co-PI, $99,742, with V. Zaloom as PI, and R. Yuan, Q. Qian, M. Jao, K. Wang as other Co-PIs,  granted by Sabine Neches Navigation District. 10/1/2015 – 4/30/2017.
5. Analysis of Vessel Conflicts in In-land Waterways: An AIS Data based Approach and Application to Sabine-Neches Waterways. PI. $10,012, granted by the Center for Advances in Port Management of Lamar University, 3/1/2016 – 5/30/2017.
6. Analysis of Utility Factor of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Using Longitudinal GPS Data with Spatial Information. PI. $25,086, granted by the US Department of Energy (as a sub-contract of Oak Ridge National Laboratory), 5/1/2014 – 12/31/2015.
7. Risk Analysis and Mitigation Solutions of Vessel Accidents in the Sabine-Neches Waterways. PI. $10,089, granted by the Presidential Faculty Fellowships for Undergraduate Research of Lamar University, 9/1/2014 – 5/31/2015.
8. Finding Optimal Mean-Risk Routes in Large Time Dependent Stochastic Networks. PI. $5,000, granted by the Research Enhancement Grants (REG) of Lamar University, 9/1/2014 – 8/31/2015.
9. Assessing Energy Use and Charging Facility Investment for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles based on Longitudinal Travel Data. PI. $5,000, granted by the Research Enhancement Grants (REG) of Lamar University, 9/1/2013 – 8/31/2014.
10. Quantitative Risk Analysis of Vessel Accidents in Southeast Texas Waterways. PI, $5,000, granted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (via the Center for Ports and Waterway of Lamar University), 3/1/2013 – 8/31/2013.