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Personal Profile
Alicia Birky specializes in techno-economic analysis, simulation, and modeling of emerging freight technologies. She has 18 years of experience in analysis at the nexus of transportation, consumer behavior, energy, policy, the environment, and the economy. She currently leads NLR’s FleetREDI commercial vehicle data collection and analysis project as well as development of techno-economic tools including T3CO, TITAN, and HD ADOPT. She also supports development and application of NLR’s tools in the rail and intermodal freight segments.
Research Interests
Commercial vehicle technologies
Transportation data and analysis
Techno-economic analysis
Consumer choice
Life cycle assessment
Data visualization
Education/Academic Qualification
PhD, Environmental Policy, University of Maryland, College Park
Bachelor, Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Analysis of the Design Space for Battery- and Fuel Cell-Powered Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks Based on a Simplified Cost of Ownership Evaluation
Vijayagopal, R. & Birky, A., 2025. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Core Modeling & Decision Support Capabilities: FASTSim, RouteE, T3CO & OpenPATH
Gonder, J., Baker, C., Holden, J., Birky, A. & Shankari, K., 2025, 28 p.Research output: NLR › Presentation
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Final Report for ARPA-E LOCOMOTIVES Advanced Locomotive Technology and Rail Infrastructure Optimization System (ALTRIOS) Project
Lustbader, J., Bruchon, M., Baker, C., Reinicke, N., Zhang, Y. M., Smith, K., Birky, A., Payne, G., Dick, T., Roscoe, G., Shi, S., Fritz, S., Anderson, G., Hartnett, P., Allardyce, J., Swaney, M., Soles, J., Doyel, A., Pasta, C. & Duncan, M. & 1 others, , 2025, 89 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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HD ADOPT: Heavy-Duty Vehicle Choice Model Documentation
Birky, A., Sittler, L., Yip, A., Yang, F. & Polemis, K., 2025, 32 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Improving Commercial Truck Fleet Composition in Emission Modeling Using 2021 US VIUS Data
Xu, X., Yang, H.-C., Laarabi, H., Poliziani, C., Birky, A., Jeong, K., Lu, H., Guensler, R. & Spurlock, C. A., 2025, In: International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. 19, 12, p. 1162-1180 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Awards and Honors
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NREL President's Award
Kumar, U. (Recipient), Hoehne, C. (Recipient), Calvey, C. (Recipient), Birky, A. (Recipient), Davis, G. (Recipient), Choi, H. (Recipient), Liu, L. (Recipient) & Werner, A. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Honorary award
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