NIKHIL MENON - Opportunities

Graduate Students

I am recruiting highly motivated master's and Ph.D. students in transportation at Penn State Harrisburg under the M.S. program in Civil Engineering and the Ph.D. program in Engineering Systems.

Applicant Qualifications:

For the Ph.D. program: Master's degree in Civil Engineering (focusing on Transportation) or a Transportation-adjacent field (such as Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Computer Science). Students with a master's in Urban/Regional Planning (but with a Civil Engineering undergraduate degree) may be considered in some circumstances.
For the M.S. program: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (focusing on Transportation) or a Transportation-adjacent field (such as Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Computer Science). Students with a bachelor's in Urban/Regional Planning may be considered in some circumstances.
GPA of 3.3 or higher.
Strong background and interest in statistical and econometric modeling and transportation/urban planning.
Please refer to the program's website (M.S./ Ph.D.) for a complete list of qualifications.

To apply, you must submit an online application to the Graduate School.

Please refer to my research interests and past work to determine if we are a mutual fit. If you need additional information, please email me (menon@psu.edu), indicating your research interests, potential research topic(s), and specific questions, if any. Please allow at least 1-2 weeks for a response before following up.

Admitted Ph.D. students will receive funding that includes a tuition waiver and a stipend that covers living expenses. Admitted M.S. students will receive partial funding at a minimum. They will also be able to work extensively on multiple projects and publications and present their work to a national/international audience through conferences.

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students at Penn State Harrisburg interested in working with our group are encouraged to contact Dr. Menon. Undergraduate students from all engineering disciplines with an interest in transportation engineering are welcome to apply. Paid opportunities are available within some research projects and as part of the Penn State MCREU program.

Please refer to my research interests and past work to determine if we are a mutual fit. If you need additional information, please email me (menon@psu.edu), indicating your research interests, potential research topic(s), and specific questions, if any. Please allow at least 1-2 weeks for a response before following up.

Summer Internship

Undergraduate and graduate students, within and outside Penn State, interested in working with our group as a summer intern, are encouraged to contact Dr. Menon. Students must have a strong background and interest in statistical and econometric modeling and transportation/urban planning.

Please refer to my research interests and past work to determine if we are a mutual fit. If you need additional information, please email me (menon@psu.edu), indicating your research interests, potential research topic(s), and specific questions, if any. Please allow at least 1-2 weeks for a response before following up.

Penn State Harrisburg is the largest Commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University, located in Middletown, PA (just outside of Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania). Our smaller class-sizes allow students to interact and work closely with professors on their research and scholarship. The college enjoys great proximity to the policy and legislative headquarters of the Commonwealth, and our students also have great access to high-volume job markets such as Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City.

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