Paul Sorensen

Associate Operations Researcher

Santa Monica Office

Education

PhD, University of California Santa Barbara (Geography)

Policy Areas

Technology, Information, and Innovation
Energy and Environment
Logistics

Selected Publications

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Paul Sorensen received a BA from Dartmouth College (computer science/geography), an MA in urban planning from UCLA (transportation/energy/environmental policy), and a PhD in geography from UCSB (spatial analysis/logistics). In addition, he has spent close to 10 years in the software industry, designing and developing database and decision support system applications. Through the course of his academic and professional experience, Paul has performed analysis and/or developed software for the following industries and groups: the Transportation Research Board, Caltrans, the California hydrogen highway project, community redevelopment agencies, Internet media content providers, large financial institutions, naval flight training squadrons, EMS and fire protection agencies, radiologists and emergency medical physicians, and pharmaceutical firms.

Related Research

Sorensen, P. (2006). Cheaper gas and more expensive shoes: California's transportation finance reform proposal. Transportation Research Record, 1960: 1-7.

Sorensen, P. & Taylor, B. (2006). Innovations in road finance: Examining the growth in electronic tolling. Public Works Management & Policy, 11(2): 110-125.

Sorensen, P. & Taylor, B. (2005). Paying for roads: New technology for an old dilemma. Access, 6, 2-9. Available at: http://www.uctc.net/access/access.asp

Sorensen, P. & Taylor, B. (2005). Review and Synthesis of Road-Use Metering and Charging Systems. Submitted to the Committee for the Study of the Long–Term Viability of Fuel Taxes for Transportation Finance, Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC: The National Academies. Available at: http://www.trb.org/publications/news/university/SRFuelTaxRoad-MeterPaper.pdf