Zhengtao’s research interests include urban freight planning, travel behavior, and traffic emission.
Zhengtao is currently undertaking research on the optimization of urban heavy truck route choice to reduce emissions.
Zhengtao Qin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Science from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and a Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering from Beijing University of Technology. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering at Tongji University in China.
She previously interned at the Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, where she analyzed daily traffic volume and emission data during an international import exposition.
From July 2024 to July 2025, Zhengtao will be a visiting researcher at the Urban Freight Lab at the University of Washington.
Zhengtao’s recent publications include:
- Qin Z, Liang Y, Yang C, et al. Externalities from restrictions: examining the short-run effects of urban core-focused driving restriction policies on air quality. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2023, 119: 103723. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103723
- Yu C, Deng Y, Qin Z, et al. Traffic volume and road network structure: Revealing transportation-related factors on PM2. 5 concentrations[J]. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2023, 124: 103935. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103935
- Yu C, Qin Z, Lu Y, et al. Integrated strategies for road transportation-related multi-pollutant control: A cross-departmental policy mix[J]. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2024, 132: 104257. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104257
- Ph.D., Transportation Engineering, Tongji University (in progress)
- M.S., Transportation Engineering, Beijing University of Technology
- B.A., Management Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology