René Hinojosa

René Hinojosa, professor emeritus in MSU's School of Planning, Design, and Construction, became the Julian Samora Research Institute's Interim Director in August 1999.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and earned his Master's in Civil Engineering and Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Washington, Seattle. Before joining Michigan State University he worked as an engineer for several consulting firms in the Pacific Northwest. His areas of expertise include urban and regional analysis, evaluation in planning, quantitative methods, models of urban and regional analysis, transportation planning, regional economic studies, and urbanization and housing in developing countries.