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Michael Kuby

Professor

COOR 5568
(480) 965-6850

Additional
Affiliation(s):

Member, Executive Committee, Center for Asian Research
Member, Steering Committee, Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Transportation Systems

Education:

1988 - Ph.D. (Geography) Boston University
1980 - A.B. (Geography) University of Chicago

Research Interests:

Economic, location analysis, energy, transportation, mathematical models

Research Activities:

Optimal Location of Alternative-Fuel Station Networks

Optimal Deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure

Light Rail

Hydrogen Energy

Energy in China

Awards and Honors:

2005 - Featured Faculty Nominee, Division of Student Affairs, Arizona State University.

1994 - Finalist (Honorable Mention), 23rd Annual Franz Edelman Award for Management Science Achievement, "China Coal Transport Study: Investment Strategies for China's Coal and Electricity Delivery System," College on the Practice of Management Science, The Institute for Management Science (TIMS), April 1994 (lead author of 16).

Selected Publications:

Book

Kuby, M., J. Harner, and P. Gober. 2007. Human Geography in Action, 4th edition. New York: J. Wiley & Sons.

Report

Kuby, M. and A. Golub (eds.) 2009. From Here to There: Transportation Opportunities for Arizona. Background Report for Arizona Town Hall (April, 2009).

Journal Articles

Upchurch, C., M. Kuby, and S. Lim. 2009. A Capacitated Model for Location of Alternative-Fuel Stations. Geographical Analysis, 41:127-148.

Lines, L., M. Kuby, R. Schultz, J. Clancy, and Z. Xie. 2008. A Rental Car Strategy for Commercialization of Hydrogen in Florida. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33(20): 5312-5325.

Tierney, S., and M. Kuby. 2008. Airline and Airport Choice by Passengers in Multi-Airport Regions: The Effect of Southwest Airlines. Professional Geographer 60(1): 15-32.

Kuby, M. and S. Lim. 2007. Location of Alternative-Fuel Stations Using the Flow-Refueling Location Model And Dispersion of Candidate Sites on Arcs. Networks and Spatial Economics 7(2): 129-152.

Kuby, M., W. F. Fagan, Charles ReVelle, and W. L. Graf. 2005. Multiobjective Optimization for Dam Removal: An Example Trading Off Salmon Passage With Hydropower and Water Storage in the Willamette Basin. Advances in Water Resources 28(8): 845-855.

Kuby, M., and S. Lim. 2005. The Flow-Refueling Location Problem for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 39(2): 125-145.

Kuby, M., C. Upchurch, and A. Barranda. 2004. Factors Influencing Light Rail Station Boardings in the United States. Transportation Research Part A 38(3): 223-247.

Kuby, M., X. Zhongyi, and X. Xiaodong. 1997. A Minimax Method for Finding the k -Best Differentiated Paths. Geographical Analysis 29: 298-313.

Xie, Z. and M. Kuby. 1997. Supply Side-Demand Side Optimization and Cost-Environment Tradeoffs for China's Coal and Electricity Delivery System. Energy Policy 25: 313-326.

Kuby, M. and R. Gray. 1993. The Hub Network Design Problem with Stopovers and Feeders: The Case of Federal Express. Transportation Research Part A 27: 1-12.

Kuby, M. J. 1987. Programming Models for Facility Dispersion: the p-Dispersion and Maxisum Dispersion Problems. Geographical Analysis 19: 315-329.

Courses Taught:

GCU 102 - Introduction to Human Geography (online)
GCU 394 - Geography of China (not regularly scheduled)
GCU 442/542 - Geographical Analysis of Transportation
GCU 495 - Quantitative Methods in Geography
GCU 585 - Advanced Research Methods (not currently)
GCU 598 - Optimal Facility Location Models

Outreach and Service:

Location Science Area Editor, Networks and Spatial Economics, January 2007-present.

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Transport Geography, 1998-present.

Coordinator, High School Exchange Program with Zhenjiang China, Tempe Sister Cities, 2007-present.