Advancing Integrated Systems for Mobility, Health & Environment

Welcome to the Centre for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health (CTECH) at Cornell University. In a world where mobility networks, urban infrastructure, climate dynamics and public health interact rapidly and unpredictably, traditional engineering and operational approaches are no longer sufficient. At CTECH, we pursue integrated systems solutions that combine transportation operations, information systems, environmental modelling, and community health dynamics.

Our Mission

We aim to design, operate and manage transportation-environment-health systems that are resilient, data-driven and inclusive. Our research, education and partnership agenda spans advanced analytics, digital infrastructure, policy translation and real-world impact.

What We Do

• Operational Systems Innovation: Applying digital twins, network optimization, real-time data analytics to transportation systems that reduce emissions, improve safety, and enhance community health.
• Health & Environmental Linkages: Investigating how infrastructure decisions impact air and water quality, public health equity, and climate resilience—with systems modelling and decision frameworks to guide policy and operations.
• Industry & Government Engagement: Co-developing projects with mobility operators, sensors and infrastructure providers, municipal agencies, and health institutions to bring systems innovation from lab to deployment.
• Education & Leadership: Training engineers, technologists and managers to lead at the intersection of operations, information and systems thinking—with programs and partnerships that equip professionals to drive integrated solutions.

Why Engage with Us?

For academic, industry or government partners, CTECH offers:

• Domain-spanning expertise in systems engineering, operations analytics, and digital infrastructure built for health and environment.
• Proven translational capability: projects that begin in systems modelling and end in measurable outcomes for mobility, emissions, or community health.
• Strategic platforms for collaboration: connecting business, engineering, public health, and policy stakeholders around common systems challenges.

I invite students, researchers, industry leaders and policymakers to join us in our mission: to engineer systems where mobility enhances society, infrastructure supports equity and environment, and technology amplifies human wellbeing.

— H. Oliver Gao, Ph.D.
Howard Simpson Professor of Engineering
Director, Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health (CTECH)
Cornell University