Eric Hildebrand

DR. ERIC HILDEBRAND joined the University of New Brunswick
in 1993 as an assistant professor, became an associate professor
in 1999 and was promoted to professor in 2005. He retired in
2025 following 35 years of service with the department of civil
engineering.
A graduate of UNB with a bachelor of science in engineering
(1985) and master of science in engineering (1989), Eric
completed his PhD in civil engineering from the University of
Waterloo (1998). During his tenure at UNB, he supervised 50
graduate students, served on numerous departmental and
university committees and received multiple awards recognizing
excellence in teaching.
Eric led the UNB/Transport Canada Collision Research Team
for 30 years, the UNB Transportation Group for 22 years and
held an NSERC Discovery Grant throughout his career. He
directed the National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems
Research Program and in the late 1990s played a pivotal role in
introducing the Road Safety Audit process, which remains widely
used by highway engineers today. His expertise continues to
shape the field through his work as co-author of the forthcoming
Road Safety Guide for Canada.
His leadership extended beyond UNB as president of the
Canadian Transportation Research Forum and through
his service on numerous national boards and advisory
committees. Eric’s contributions have been recognized with
the Transportation Association of Canada’s Award of Academic
Merit (2012), the Canadian Society of Civil Engineer’s Sir Stanford
Fleming Award (2017) and a Lifetime Achievement Award from
the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (2023).
Eric has published 100 refereed papers, 67 major research
reports and co-authored 10 national design guides, leaving a
lasting legacy in transportation engineering.