Chan Kim
Senior Academic Staff Member
Contact info
chan.kim@wintec.ac.nz
Phone
834 8800 ext 3409
Location
About
Awards
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- MSc, University of Utah, USA
- BE, National Korea Maritime University, South Korea
Areas of expertise
- Transportation engineering
- Traffic engineering
- Urban transport planning
- Highway engineering
- Econometric modelling
- Transport safety
Industry experience, affiliations, and achievements
Member of:
- IPENZ Transport Group
- ITE (International Transport Engineer)
- WCTRS (World Conference on Transport Research Society)
- EASTS (Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies)
Research activity
- Econometric modelling to predict travel behaviour (transport mode choice)
- Travel demand modelling, including public transport, urban/rural transport and intermodal freight
- Transport safety for reducing accidents
- Sustainable urban mobility: MaaS (Mobility as a service) and Micromobility
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What do you enjoy about teaching/your job?
I enjoy transforming real-world engineering challenges into learning experiences for my students. At Wintec, I teach civil and transportation engineering, allowing me to guide learners from engineering fundamentals through to industry-ready project work. Most of all, I love seeing students complete their studies and establish their professional careers in New Zealand and everywhere in the world.
What do you love about your area?
I’m energised by transport and roading engineering because it blends public safety, sustainability, and hands-on problem-solving. My focus areas include micro-mobility (including safer, more sustainable helmet design), travel behaviour, and traffic operations that make streets more intuitive, improving accessibility for older adults and rural communities, intercity mode choice, sustainable freight, and data-driven safety, such as using eye-tracking to understand driver distraction. I also love partnering with councils, industry, and community organisations to turn research into practical improvements that people can feel on a day-to-day basis.
Tell us about your experience in the industry
I have previously held academic roles at the ARA Institute of Canterbury and the University of Canterbury. I also advise on accessible transport policy for local governments and policymakers. Internationally, I lead collaborative research with broad NZ and overseas universities. Recent projects include micro-mobility safety and industry design using sustainable bio-polymer materials, supported by contestable funds and industry partners. My publications span safety, freight mode choice and sustainable mobility, with book chapters and journal articles. I’m active in professional communities (ITE, WCTR, IPENZ-TG reviewer, NZMUG, EASTS).