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Research
Arterial Corridor Evaluation for Florida DOT Nears Completion
UFTI Director Lily Elefteriadou and her team, with funding from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), are nearing the completion of their research in evaluating the implementation of Advanced Signal Control Technologies (ASCT) at the following arterial corridors in Florida… [Read more]
Education
Fellowship Spotlight: Chad Spreadbury
Chad Spreadbury knew that he wanted to pursue a degree in environmental engineering when he started at St. Petersburg College in Pinellas County, Florida. After receiving his Associate in Arts, he transferred to the University of Florida to complete his bachelor’s degree. Now, he is one of the six new Ph.D. students incoming this fall who have received the Iva and Norman Tuckett UFTI Fellowship, sponsored by the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs… [Read more]
Chad Spreadbury knew that he wanted to pursue a degree in environmental engineering when he started at St. Petersburg College in Pinellas County, Florida. After receiving his Associate in Arts, he transferred to the University of Florida to complete his bachelor’s degree. Now, he is one of the six new Ph.D. students incoming this fall who have received the Iva and Norman Tuckett UFTI Fellowship, sponsored by the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs… [Read more]
UFTI Faculty Member Creates New Simulation Program for Teaching Signalized Intersections
The Introduction to Transportation Engineering undergraduate course at the University of Florida is the first real experience students have with highway engineering and traffic analysis. It is taught generally by a doctoral student under the guidance of a UFTI faculty member. One of these faculty members, Dr. Scott Washburn, has recently created a new software program that will be integrated into the class as a resource, thanks to a grant from the Southeastern Transportation Research Center (STRIDE)… [Read more]
The Introduction to Transportation Engineering undergraduate course at the University of Florida is the first real experience students have with highway engineering and traffic analysis. It is taught generally by a doctoral student under the guidance of a UFTI faculty member. One of these faculty members, Dr. Scott Washburn, has recently created a new software program that will be integrated into the class as a resource, thanks to a grant from the Southeastern Transportation Research Center (STRIDE)… [Read more]
UFTI Student Interns with the Federal Highway Administration
This summer, UFTI’s own Deja Jackson is participating in the United States Department of Transportation’s Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG). Jackson is interning at the FHWA’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, VA where she is one of the first to help analyze the newly collected data from their Motorcycle Crash Causation Study (MCCS). The STIPDG is funded by the FHWA’s Office of Civil Rights’ On-the-Job Training Supportive Services Program, and its mission is to provide… [Read more]
This summer, UFTI’s own Deja Jackson is participating in the United States Department of Transportation’s Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG). Jackson is interning at the FHWA’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, VA where she is one of the first to help analyze the newly collected data from their Motorcycle Crash Causation Study (MCCS). The STIPDG is funded by the FHWA’s Office of Civil Rights’ On-the-Job Training Supportive Services Program, and its mission is to provide… [Read more]
Technology Transfer
T2 Has a New Grant Manager
UFTI is pleased to welcome Matthew Mueller, who joined us in early July to serve as a grant manager for the Transportation Technology Transfer Center (T2). Muller will be working directly with several of the T2 grants, including the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), the Transportation Safety Center and the Florida Pedestrian and Bike Safety Resources Center. He will also be providing support to the Safe Routes to Schools program grant – a program conducted in conjunction with the UF Department of Urban and Regional Planning. [Read more]
UFTI is pleased to welcome Matthew Mueller, who joined us in early July to serve as a grant manager for the Transportation Technology Transfer Center (T2). Muller will be working directly with several of the T2 grants, including the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), the Transportation Safety Center and the Florida Pedestrian and Bike Safety Resources Center. He will also be providing support to the Safe Routes to Schools program grant – a program conducted in conjunction with the UF Department of Urban and Regional Planning. [Read more]
McTrans Updates
Read about the following: 1) McTrans is soon to release HCM 6th Edition video; 2) McTrans Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series Continues; and 3) View the latest Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Schedule [Read more]
Read about the following: 1) McTrans is soon to release HCM 6th Edition video; 2) McTrans Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series Continues; and 3) View the latest Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Schedule [Read more]
Other News
UFTI Affiliate Assists in High School Robotics Team
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is a non-profit public charity that operates the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The FRC is an international high school robotics competition where each year, teams of high school students and mentors work during a six-week period to build game-playing robots that weigh up to 120 pounds (54 kg)… [Read more]
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is a non-profit public charity that operates the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The FRC is an international high school robotics competition where each year, teams of high school students and mentors work during a six-week period to build game-playing robots that weigh up to 120 pounds (54 kg)… [Read more]
UFTI Faculty Member Promoted to Full Professor
Join us in congratulating UFTI faculty member Dr. Scott Washburn’s promotion to Full Professor! Washburn has served as a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida since his appointment in August of 1999. From that time, he has advised more than a hundred students who have…[Read more]
Join us in congratulating UFTI faculty member Dr. Scott Washburn’s promotion to Full Professor! Washburn has served as a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida since his appointment in August of 1999. From that time, he has advised more than a hundred students who have…[Read more]
General Announcements
The University of Florida is soliciting applications for two tenure-track faculty positions in its Transportation Program!
The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) at the University of Florida is soliciting applications for two tenure-track faculty positions that may be at the level of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in its Transportation Program, anticipated start date January 2017. Click here for more information.
The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) at the University of Florida is soliciting applications for two tenure-track faculty positions that may be at the level of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in its Transportation Program, anticipated start date January 2017. Click here for more information.
Get Mobile with UFTI!
Did you know UFTI now has a Facebook and Twitter page? Please like and/or follow to get all the latest updates regarding research, education and technology transfer at UFTI! Have a LinkedIn? Be sure to join our UFTI Group On YouTube? Subscribe to our channel to see some of our cool promotional videos and interviews with UFTI-affiliated Professors.
Our website now has a mobile look. Check it out on your phone.
Did you know UFTI now has a Facebook and Twitter page? Please like and/or follow to get all the latest updates regarding research, education and technology transfer at UFTI! Have a LinkedIn? Be sure to join our UFTI Group On YouTube? Subscribe to our channel to see some of our cool promotional videos and interviews with UFTI-affiliated Professors.
Our website now has a mobile look. Check it out on your phone.