Dr. Martin E. Lipinski is an Emeritus Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis. In 2020, CAESER and the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute merged. Prior to this merger, he was the Director of the Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute at the University of Memphis. He has over 35 years of experience in transportation engineering.

Prior to assuming the Director’s position, he served as Chairman of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Memphis for 15 years. Dr. Lipinski is responsible for the operation and management of the Intermodal Transportation Institute. In addition, he currently serves as principal investigator for The University of Memphis’ participation in several major intermodal freight transportation studies, which address issues related to analyzing system capacities and needs and developing recommendations for enhancing freight movement and supporting economic development.

His past research has included studies for the U.S. Maritime Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on several aspects of inland waterway transportation, including landside access to ports and comparisons of safety, economic, and environmental aspects between water, rail, and truck.

He continues to be active in transportation safety. He was co-developer of a National Highway Institute (NHI) course on Road Safety Audits and Road Safety Audit Reviews.

He has served as an instructor for this course to over 20 state DOTS. He is a co-author of the chapter on Transportation Safety in the 2009 edition of the Traffic Engineering Handbook. He was the recipient of the Memphis Propeller Club, Memphis chapter, Maritime Man of the Year in 1989. He recently received the 2009 Edmund Ricker Award for contributions to transportation safety by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, The Inland Ports and Terminals Association, and the Transportation Research Board and has served on committees for these organizations. He is a registered engineer in Tennessee and Mississippi and a registered Professional Traffic