{"id":1851,"date":"2019-07-16T12:16:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T11:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/novacom.group\/csrf\/?post_type=people&#038;p=1851"},"modified":"2020-11-19T12:32:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T12:32:41","slug":"melissa-bedinger-phd-student","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/novacom.group\/csrf\/people\/melissa-bedinger-phd-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Melissa Bedinger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-14c53920\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-undefined uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-undefined uagb-columns__gap-10 alignundefined uagb-block-1b4fcc48\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-column__align-left uagb-column__align-mobile-left uagb-block-15e58e40\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large circle mb-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/novacom.group\/csrf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Bedinger-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novacom.group\/csrf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Bedinger-300x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/novacom.group\/csrf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Bedinger-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/novacom.group\/csrf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Bedinger-300x300-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"copy\">Melissa completed a BEng (Hons) in Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in 2013; and PhD with the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight on the theme of human factors in logistics in 2019, when she explored the trajectory of future truck technology from 2015 to 2050, and the corresponding training needs of drivers.&nbsp; This resulted in the first ever Hierarchical Task Analysis for Commercial Driving, the user-centred design of technology implemented by a leading truck manufacturer, and a short driver training course which significantly improves drivers\u2019 CO2\/mi impact by approximately 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"copy\">Melissa\u2019s research interests also include transport safety, data use, organisational psychology, and urban infrastructure. 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