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Research
Evaluating Rail Ties Using Nuclear Engineering Techniques
Jim Baciak, Ph.D. is an associate professor and director of the Nuclear Engineering Program in the Department of Materials Science Engineering at UF. He is also an affiliate of the UFTI who is interested in applying his nuclear and radiological, non-destructive testing and imaging techniques to investigate various forms of infrastructure. [Read more]
Education
Thuha Nguyen Reflects on Her Student Experience while at UF
Ms. Thuha Nguyen started out at UF with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in the late 1990s, but internship opportunities, supportive mentors, and pure curiosity soon turned her interests to transportation. [Read more]
Technology Transfer
STRIDE Center Sponsors Workshop at the i3 Transportation Showcase in Orlando
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, professor and director of the UFTI, in collaboration with Dr. Mohammed Hadi of Florida International University and Dr. Nagui Rouphail of North Carolina State University hosted a workshop that highlighted three Active Traffic Management (ATM) projects sponsored by the STRIDE Center. [Read more]
McTrans Tutorial Videos Help Users Code & Optimize Signaled Intersections
McTrans has created video tutorials to assist Streets users in coding a signalized intersection and optimizing signal timing, especially for multiple signals along an arterial. Click on the link to view the tutorials. [View tutorials]
T2 Creates the Transportation Safety Center
The Transportation Safety Center (TSC) was created in 2014 with special funds from FDOT to provide a specific set of technical assistance to local agencies throughout Florida: identifying road safety problems and developing projects eligible for federal funding. In 2015, the TSC began safety studies and countermeasures specific to issue s in Hendry County. [Read more]