Wes Marshall, PhD, PE

Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Colorado Denver
Author of Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System

Wes Marshall, PhD, PE, is a professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, where he holds a joint appointment in urban planning. He plays a pivotal role as director of the CU Denver Human-Centered Transportation program and the Transportation Research Center at CU Denver. Wes is a licensed Professional Engineer and focuses on transportation teaching and research dedicated to creating safer and more sustainable transportation systems. 

Wes is author of the 2024 Island Press book Killed by a Traffic Engineer: Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies Our Transportation System. He also has more than 80 peer-reviewed journal publications and book chapters to his name and has received millions of dollars in research funding. He was the winner of the campus-wide CU Denver Outstanding Faculty in Research Award. He also has a passion for teaching and mentoring students and is a three-time winner of the CU Denver College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty in Teaching Award. A native of Watertown, Massachusetts, Wes is a graduate of the University of Virginia (BS) and the University of Connecticut (MS and PhD). 

He has no plans to stop working on any of this anytime soon.

Opening Keynote Speaker 

Wednesday, July 9

9:00am - 12:00pm 

The State Theater 

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