Wylie Cleugh

• Last-mile delivery
• Sustainable transportation systems
• Transportation policy & planning
• Freight logistics & route optimization

Wylie’s current research involves identifying and evaluating public and private strategies for reducing urban freight-related pollution in the Georgetown, South Park, Lake City, and Capitol Hill neighborhoods in Seattle. This research helps inform more effective policy decisions for the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Low Pollution Neighborhoods (LPN) initiative.

• B.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Washington (expected June 2027), Interdisciplinary Honors Program, Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society
• High School Diploma, Edison High School, Huntington Beach, CA (June 2023)

Wylie Cleugh is a third-year student Industrial & Systems Planning studet at the University of Washington and a research assistant at the Urban Freight Lab (UFL). His research interests focus on the intersection of technology, policy, and urban transportation systems, particularly how cities can design more equitable and sustainable communities. At the UFL, he contributes to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Low Pollution Neighborhoods (LPN) initiative, identifying strategies across the public and private sectors to reduce pollution from urban freight transportation.

Prior to joining the Lab, Wylie worked on large-scale solar energy development projects across the West Coast at BayWa r.e., a global renewable energy company. He is also a member of UW Solar at the Urban Infrastructure Lab, supporting the development of on-campus solar projects.

Outside of academic work, Wylie enjoys running, exploring Washington’s parks and trails, playing board games, and cheering on the Huskies in the Dawg Pack.