Eric D. Hildebrand, P.Eng.

Hildebrand

Acting Director of Graduate Studies

Professor of Civil Engineering 
      Coordinator, UNB Transportation Group
      Coordinator, UNB Transport Canada Collision Investigation Team
 
Office: GD-102, Gillin Wing, Head Hall
Phone: (506) 453-5113
Fax: (506) 453-3568
E-mail: edh@unb.ca

Speciality:    Highway Safety; Transportation Planning; Traffic Engineering

Background:

  • PhD, University of Waterloo
  • BScE and MScE Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick
  • Professor Hildebrand has extensive consulting experience in the fields of Transport Safety and Traffic Engineering

Research Interests:

  1. Road Safety Engineering and Highway Planning/Design
  2. The Use of Microsimulation in Transportation and Traffic Planning
  3. Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Vehicle Crashworthiness
  4. Elderly Drivers and Mobility
  5. Traffic Engineering
  6. Road Safety Audits and Reviews

Courses Taught

CE 3201 Introduction to Transportation Engineering
CE 5222 Traffic Engineering
CE 6204 Transport Data Analysis
CE 6214 Transportation Simulation
CE 6223 Road Safety Engineering
CE 6234 Intelligent Transportation Systems
CE 6283 Transportation Policy

Chairs, Memberships and Associated Groups:

  • Past President: Canadian Transportation Research Forum
  • Transportation Association of Canada, Chair of Scholarship Committee
  • Transportation Association of Canada, Road Safety Standing Committee
  • Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals, Board of Directors

Recent Publications:

  • Adamson, J. and E.D. Hildebrand, Collision Prediction Models for Albertan Highways, to be published at the Transportation Association of Canada annual conference, Winnipeg, MB, September 2013.
  • Paradis, D.P., E.D. Hildebrand and J.S. Christie, Deterioration of Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity in New Brunswick, Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference XXIII , Montreal, QC, May 2013.
  • Paradis, D., J.S. Christie, and E.D. Hildebrand, Traffic Sign Management Implications of Proposed Minimum Retroreflectivity Standards for Canada, Proceedings of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum, Halifax, May 2013.
  • Mulkern, M.P. and E.D. Hildebrand, Potential Benefits of Installing Left Side Rumble Strips on Rural Divided Highways in New Brunswick, Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineers 2013 General Conference, Montreal, QC, May 29 to June 1, 2013.
  • Hildebrand, E.D., J. Morrall, G. Forbes, and F.R. Wilson, Road Safety Audits: Lessons Learned From the Pre-Opening Stage, Proceedings of the Transportation  Association of Canada annual conference, Fredericton, NB, October 2012.
  • Esligar, R. and E.D. Hildebrand, An Evaluation of Energy-Absorbing Guide Rail Terminals, Proceedings of the Transportation  Association of Canada annual conference, Fredericton, NB, October 2012.
  • Hildebrand, E.D., Aging School Bus Drivers: Is Mandatory Retirement Appropriate? Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference XXII , Banff, AB, June 2012. (Dr. Charles Miller Award, Best Technical Paper).
  • Hanson, T.R. and E.D. Hildebrand, Are age-based restrictions a meaningful way to enhance rural older driver safety? The need for exposure considerations in policy development,  Traffic Injury and Prevention, vol. 12, issue 1, pp. 24-30, 2011.
  • Hanson, T.R. and E.D. Hildebrand, Can rural older drivers meet their needs without a car? Stated adaptation responses from a GPS travel diary survey, Transportation, Springer Netherlands, volume 38, no. 6, DOI 10.1007/s11116-011-9323-3, November  2011.
  • Hildebrand, E.D., Aging School Bus Drivers: Is Mandatory Retirement Appropriate?, submitted to the Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference XXII , Banff, AB, June 2012.
  • Hanson, T.R., J.S. Christie and E.D. Hildebrand, Implications of Stagnant Reporting Thresholds for Motor Vehicle Collisions,  Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference XXI on compact-disk, Halifax, NS, May 8-11, 2011.
  • Zamora, J-R. , E.D. Hildebrand, P.E. Allaby, J. Lewis and D. Charters, Evaluation of Peripheral and Transverse Pavement Markings for Speed Reduction,  Proceedings of the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference XXI on compact-disk, Halifax, NS, May 8-11, 2011.

Recent Distinctions

  • Award of Academic Merit for 2012, Transportation Association of Canada, to be presented at the October 2012 Annual Conference in Fredericton, NB.
  • Dr. Charles Miller Award for Best Technical Paper, Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Banff, AB, June 10-14, 2012.
  • Eric Garland Teaching Award presented by the Civil Engineering Student Body, 2010, 2011 and 2013.