STAFF PROFILE
Dr Chris De Gruyter
Position:
Research Fellow
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
Global, Urban and Social Studies
Phone:
99255243
Email:
chris.degruyter@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
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Research supervision
Chris De Gruyter is a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research. His research is exploring the impact of new development on public transport.
Chris is a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow in the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University. He is currently undertaking a four-year research program that is exploring the impacts of new development on public transport.
Prior to joining RMIT University, Chris was a Research Fellow and Deputy Director in the Public Transport Research Group at Monash University. He also worked in transport planning for 12 years, both with the Victorian government and in consulting. In 2015, Chris received the Emerging Transport Professional of the Year Award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Australia and New Zealand Section.
Chris’ wider research interests span the areas of travel demand management, public transport and land use planning.
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Hons), Monash University, 2002
- Master of Transport, Monash University, 2006
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – Transport, Monash University, 2015
Industry employment experience
- 2013-15: Transport Consultant, UrbanTrans
- 2006-13: Senior Transport Planner, AECOM
- 2003-06: TravelSmart Project Officer, Victorian Department of Transport
- 2002-03: Cadet Traffic Engineer, GTA Consultants
Academic employment experience
- 2018-present: Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
- 2015-18: Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Public Transport Research Group, Monash Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
- 2017: Lecturer (Sessional), School of Engineering, RMIT University
- 2012-15: Teaching Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
- 2001-02: Research Aide, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
Committee membership
- 2017-present: Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management (ABE50), Transportation Research Board (TRB), United States
- 2017-present: Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM), Victorian Branch
- 2016-present: Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF)Scientific Committee
Professional membership and associations
- 2018-present: National Associate, Public Transport Research Group, Monash University
- 2017-present: Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- 2017-present: Member, World Society for Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR)
- 2002-present: Member, Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM)
- De Gruyter, C.,Currie, G.,Truong, L.,Naznin, F. (2019). A meta-analysis and synthesis of public transport customer amenity valuation research In: Transport Reviews, 39, 261 - 283
- Truong, L.,Currie, G.,Wallace, M.,De Gruyter, C.,An, K. (2019). Coordinated Transit Signal Priority Model Considering Stochastic Bus Arrival Time In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 20, 1269 - 1277
- De Gruyter, C. (2019). Multimodal Trip Generation from Land Use Developments: International Synthesis and Future Directions In: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, , 1 - 17
- Truong, L.,Nguyen, H.,De Gruyter, C. (2019). Mobile phone use while riding a motorcycle and crashes among university students In: Traffic Injury Prevention, 20, 204 - 210
- Nguyen, P.,Tran, A.,De Gruyter, C.,Kim, I.,Su, D. (2019). Turn signal use among car drivers and motorcyclists at intersections: a case study of Da Nang, Vietnam In: Accident Analysis and Prevention, 128, 25 - 31
- Nguyen-Phuoc, D.,Nguyen, H.,De Gruyter, C.,Su, D.,Nyugen, V. (2019). Exploring the prevalence and factors associated with self-reported traffic crashes among app-based motorcycle taxis in Vietnam In: Transport Policy, 81, 68 - 74
- Diemer, M.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Hopkins, I. (2018). Filling the space between trams and place: Adapting the �Movement & Place� framework to Melbourne's tram network In: Journal of Transport Geography, 70, 215 - 227
- Nguyen-Phuoc, D.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Kim, I.,Young, W. (2018). Modelling the net traffic congestion impact of bus operations in Melbourne In: Transportation Research Part A, 117, 1 - 12
- Nguyen-Phuoc, D.,Currie, G.,De Gruyter, C.,Young, W. (2018). Congestion relief and public transport: An enhanced method using disaggregate mode shift evidence In: Case Studies on Transport Policy, 6, 518 - 528
- Fatima, K.,Moridpour, S.,Saghapour, T.,De Gruyter, C. (2018). A Case Study of Elderly Public Transport Accessibility In: Proceedings of the�7th International Conference on Transportation and Traffic Engineering (ICTTE 2018), Beijing, China, 21-23 December 2018
Transport planning, travel demand management, sustainable transport, public transport, land use planning
2 PhD Current Supervisions
- Innovative responses to urban transportation: current practice in Australian cities. Funded by: Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute (AHURI) - Competitive from (2019 to 2020)