Per Erik Garder, Ph.D., P.E.

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

302 Boardman Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5711
Phone: 207.581.2177
Fax: 207.581.3888
Email: Garder@Maine.edu

Education:

Ph.D in Civil Engineering
University of Lund, Sweden, 1982.

M.S in Civil Engineering
University of Lund, Sweden, 1975.

Courses:

CIE 225 Transportation Engineering
CIE 424 Urban Transportation Planning
CIE 425 Transportation Safety
CIE426 Advanced Roadway Design

Research Interest:

Professor Gårder’s research interest is focused on forecasting, designing and evaluating facilities with emphasis on traffic safety and environmental aspects. He has been conducting research on the effect of continuous shoulder rumble strips along highways; safety of pedestrians and bicyclists; the effect of different intersection lay-outs and controls, such as signalized intersections and roundabouts; driver stress evaluation in intelligent vehicle highway systems; conflict studies; and studies on the value of time. The results of his research can be found in publications. For more information about Professor Gårder’s research, click here.

Refereed Chapters of Books:

-Per Gårder, (2018), Providing for Pedestrians, in Dominique Lord, Simon Washington (ed.) Safe Mobility: Challenges, Methodology and Solutions (Transport and Sustainability, Volume 11) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.207 – 228

For more information including publications, please reference his google scholar