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Dr Zihao An

Profile

I am a Lecturer in Transport Planning at the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS). My research bridges transport and mobility studies with broader societal issues. I focus on various topics such as the societal and environmental implications of transport policies and innovations, drivers of sustainable mobility, and challenges in planning for quality of life. Before rejoining ITS in 2024, I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, and served as a Research Fellow at ITS. I received my PhD degree at ITS in 2021, with a doctoral thesis on multimodality.

I am always on the lookout for good prospective PhD students. If you have a project idea that relates to my research, or would like to hear project suggestions from me, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

I would very much welcome cooperation with other researchers interested in similar fields.

<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Qualifications

  • PhD, Transport Studies, University of Leeds, 2021
  • MEng, Geographical Information Science, Wuhan University, 2018
  • BSc, Geographical Information Science, Wuhan University, 2016

Student education

I lead the module TRAN1011 Challenges in Transport and Mobility and teach on the module TRAN5015M Shaping Future Transport Systems. I also supervise Masters dissertations at ITS and occasionally supervise dissertations in Sustainable Cities.

Research groups and institutes

  • Social and Political Sciences