Name: Prof. Graham Currie FTSE
Title: Professor and Director, PTRG
Affiliations: Public Transport Research Group, Monash University
Name: Prof. Graham Currie FTSE
Title: Professor and Director, PTRG
Affiliations: Public Transport Research Group, Monash University
Prof Currie is a renowned international Public Transport research leader and policy advisor with over 30 years experience. He has published more research papers in leading international peer research journals in this field than any other researcher in the world. He is founder of the ‘World Transit Research’ clearinghouse (www.worldtransitresearch.info) which has consolidated all research in this field into a single accessible source and is now used by over 8,000 towns and cities in over 170 countries worldwide. Professor Currie has worked for some of the world’s leading Public Transport Operators including London Transport, and he has managed numerous Public Transport research and development projects internationally. Prof Currie’s experience spans Project Management, Demand Forecasting, Planning Methods in Public Transport, Regulatory Reviews, Efficiency and Performance Benchmarking, Training, Market Research, Investment Appraisal and Financial and Economic Analysis. Graham is also a specialist advisor to international agencies on planning transport for special events and has worked on all the summer Olympic Games since 1996 and the Hajj pilgrimage in Mekka. Graham holds one of the world’s first full Professorships specializing in Public Transport. In this role he aims to develop knowledge and training for the public transport profession on a national and international basis.
In 2015, an independent world review of academic research in the field of public transport (Heilig, Leonard & Voß, Stefan. 2015. A Scientometric Analysis of Public Transport Research. Journal of Public Transportation, 18 (2): 111-141.) found that public transport research at Monash University was the leading research group in Australia and in the top 3 in the world. In addition Professor Currie was found to one of the most cited researchers in the field and also one of the most productive in terms of the volume of research outputs in leading research journals.
In 2013 Professor Currie was lead author in a paper which won the William W Millar Award for Best Research paper in public transport at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington DC USA. This is the largest transport conference in the world. In 2017 Professor Currie also won the William W Millar Award for Best Research paper in public transport at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. This means Professor Currie is the only person to have ever won this prestigious award twice.
In 2017 Professor Currie was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Technology, Science and Engineering (ATSE). His ATSE oration presentation, outlining his research career, is available here.
In 2020 Professor Currie was awarded the Australian Transport Medal by Engineers Australia for significant contributions to transport in Australia.
In 2021 Professor Currie received a special commendation for promoting industry engagement in graduate research by the Australian Council of Graduate Research in their national awards.
In 2021 Professor Currie was awarded the John Taplin Prize for best research paper at the 42nd Australasian Transport Research Forum in Brisbane. The winning paper was:
In 2024 Professor Currie was awarded the Outstanding Paper Award at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington DC The winning paper was:
BSc (Hons) Geography, Huddersfield 1982
MSc in Transport Studies, Cranfield University 1984
PhD Monash University, 2011
2021 – Special Commendation, Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research, Australian Council of Graduate Research, National Awards, 2021
2020 – Australian Transport Medal – Engineers Australia Transport Australia Society
2017 – John H Taplin Award – Best Research Paper at the 39th Australasian Transport Research Forum, Auckland New Zealand
2017 – William W Millar Award – Best Research Paper at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Public Transportation
2016 – Best Research Paper in Transport Policy – World Conference on Transport Research, Shanghai China
2014 – Best Class Award – Msc Unit – Urban Public Transport Systems – Jiangsu Province China
2014 – Best Class Award – Msc Unit – Urban Public Transport Systems – South East University, China
2014 – Nominated Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Supervision – Monash University
2013 – William W Millar Award – Best Research Paper at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Public Transportation
2013 – Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing – Elsevier – Journal of Transport Geography
2012 – Letter of Congratulation – Excellence in Teaching
2012 – Commendation – US Transportation Research Board – 91st Annual Meeting
2011 – Commendation – US Transportation Research Board – 90th Annual Meeting
2011 – UITP (Union Internationale de Transports Public) World Research Prize Nomination
2011 – UITP Asia Pacific Award for Knowledge and Research in Public Transport
2009 – Research Paper Award – 11th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Thredbo 11) Delft University of Technology Holland
2007 – Institution of Transportation Engineers Award – Contribution to the Transportation Profession
2006 – Bus Association Victoria Bus Industry Award Winner 2006 for Industry Contribution
1996 – National Engineering Excellence Awards – Commendation
Cited with consultants Sinclair Knight Merz and the project implementation team with a high commendation for the Public Transport Planning for 1996 TransUrban Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne
1982 – Harry Robinson Prize for Academic Excellence
Associate Editor – International Research Journal “Transportation”
Editorial Board Member – Journal ‘Road and Transport Research’
Guest Editorial – Journal of Transport Geography Special Issue on the Tenth International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Thredbo 10)
US Transportation Research Board – Committee AP075 Light Rail Transit – Vice Chair
US Transportation Research Board – Committee AP075 (3) International developments in Light Rail Transit – Chair
Member Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) – Academic Network (2005)
US Transportation Research Board – Committee AP025 Public Transportation Planning and Development – Full Member
Expert Referee for International Research Councils – University of Kuwait , Swiss National Science Foundation, the State Secretariat for Education and Research, Switzerland, the US Transportation Research Board, Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, “Strategisch Basis Onderzoek” Netherlands, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Romanian National Council for Research and Development, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal.
Gateway Review– Accredited for Review Team Membership
Committee Member – Reference Group – Review of the National Guidelines for Transport System Management (2014)
Committee Member – Translink Queensland Revenue Protection Taskforce (2013-4)
Advisor – Victorian Office of the Auditor General – Review of ICT in Transport (2014)
Committee Member – Victorian Road Based Public Transport Advisory Committee (2004-2013)
Member Metropolitan Bus Reviews Reference Group, Victoria Australia (2006-2010)
Steering Committee Member – Victorian Auditor Generals Performance Audit of the Victorian Rail Franchising Process (2004-5)
Australian Research Council Funded Projects – Discovery
Australian Research Council Funded Projects – Industry
Industry Contract Research Projects
CONSULTING ACTIVITIES
Numerous
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
MONASH UNIVERSITY
CIV5316 Fundamentals of Urban Public Transport (2006-)
Planning Public Transport II Network & Strategic Perspectives – Short Course (2006-)
Planning Public Transport at a Route Level – Short Course (2003, 2005-)
Public Transport Performance Assessment – Short Course (2004, 2008)
Traffic Engineering and Management – Short Course (2004)
Postgraduate Masters Program in Transport and Traffic (2003-)
Supervised student projects in the Public Transport area.
Undergraduate Program in Civil Engineering (2003-)
Supervising student projects in the Public Transport area. Lecturing in public transport planning issues including design for on-road public transport.
SOUTH EAST UNIVERSITY – SUZHOU CHINA
CIV5322 Urban Public Transport Systems (2013-)
Developed and delivered a public transport planning course as part of the new joint Monash/SEU Masters in Transport Systems degree to students in Suzhou China.
PHD STUDENT SUPERVISION
Completions
12 PhD and 1 Masters by research completions:
Current Supervisions
5 lead supervisor and 3 co-supervisions
THESIS EXAMINATION
Thirteen in total including University of Aberdeen UK, University of Auckland New Zealand (3), Queensland University of Technology, The University of Queensland (2), The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), University College Dublin (Ireland), University of Leeds (UK).
Books
Published
Book Chapters
Published
Journal Articles
Published
Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University
http://eng.monash.edu.au/civil/about/people/profile/gcurrie
Monash University Researcher Profile
http://monash.edu/research/people/profiles/profile.html?sid=5497&pid=3761
World Transit Research – Author Search (Full List of Publications in Public Transport Research)
ORCID Researcher Id: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7190-7548
SCOPUS: http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=16743449800