Juris SMIRNOVS

CURRICULUM VITAE

Qualifications

• 1982 Engineer of Highway Engineering, Riga Polytechnic Institute
• 1988 Candidate of Technical Sciences (Road Planning and Design), Moscow Automobile and Road Institute
• 1993 Doctor of Technical Sciences (Dr.sc.Ing.), Riga Technical University

Professional activities

• Present Position within the University since 1981:
  Assoc. Professor, Department of Transportation Infrastructure Engineering, Riga Technical University
  Dean Faculty of Building and Civil Engineering, Riga Technical University
  Head of Testing Laboratory of Road Building Materials
• January 1988 - till now: Riga Technical University (former Riga Politechnical Institute)
  Position: Assistant, Lecturer, Assoc.Professor, deputy Dean
  Description: Lecture courses in Traffic Flow Theory, Traffic and Environment, Road Equipment, Railway Design and Railway in Ports, Road Traffic Safety for Master, Engineer and Bachelor students at Riga Technical University
• November 1998– June 1999: Riga Technical University
  Position: Head of working group
  Description: National Road Traffic Safety Program www.csdd.lv
• May 2000 – May 2003: Riga Technical University, FGM AMOR (Austrija)
  Position: National expert and contact person
  Promotion Of Results in Transport Research and Learning (PORTAL) www.eu-portal.net
• October 2001 – until now: Riga Technical University, Ecole Nationale Des Ponts et Chaussess
  Position: National expert
  Description: SOCRATES project “European Civil Engineering Education and Training - dissemination year” www.euceet.utcb.ro

Memberships

• ICTCT

Last updated: 2005-11-13