Rehnoma Tarannom

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Rehnoma Tarannom

Graduate Student CIVE-MS Lincoln Transportation Systems Engineering - Advisor: Li Zhao University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Contact

Email
rtarannom2@huskers.unl.edu

I am a graduate student passionate about transportation engineering with prior experience in urban and transportation planning. My current focus is on transportation safety, where I apply data-driven analysis and planning methods to improve roadway safety and support sustainable mobility solutions.

Education

Academic Degrees

  • Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (BURP), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022

Employment History

  • Fall 2025- current Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • Spring 2025- current Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
  • Fall 2024, Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), LARCP, Kansas State University

Research Experience

  • Assessment of Crash Reduction Traffic Control Measures at T-intersections on Rural Highways, Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), Fall 2025-present
  • An Equity-Informed Study on Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers’ Perceptions and Compliance with Electronic Logging Devices Mandates, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Information Administration (FMSCA), Spring 2025

Submitted Research Papers for Conference Under Review

  • Tarannom, Rehnoma Afzal, Hania, Hawkins, Jason, Huynh, Nathan and Zhao Li, A Hierarchical Framework for Evaluating Crash Severity and Inspection Violation of Commercial Motor Vehicles
  • Afzal, Hania, Tarannom, Rehnoma and Hawkins, Jason, Huynh, Nathan and Zhao Li, Effectiveness of Enforcing Electronic Logging Device Mandate in Reducing Commercial Motor Vehicle Crashes.

Peer-reviewed Publications

  • Tarannom, R., Sabbir, H. M., & Islam, I. (2025). Combatting COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: Role, operation modality and challenges of community-based organizations. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 116, 105081.

Teaching Experience 

  • GTA for CIVE 361 (Principles of Transportation Engineering)

Honors and Awards

  • Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) (LARCP) Brownfields Student Fellowship, Kansas State University (2024)
  • Abdul Hamid Best Undergraduate Thesis Award (1st Position), URP, BUET (2023)
  • Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, 2021-2022
  • BUET (Bangladesh) Technical Scholarship (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)