Month: February 2014

Seckin Ozkul commutes every week to the University of Florida in Gainesville from his home in Tampa to attend classes and carry out his research at the UFTI’s Transportation Engineering Graduate Program. He is a doctoral student working on various projects that will eventually comprise his dissertation in the area of traffic operations and freight.  […]

After a comprehensive and thorough review of 18 scholarship applications, the WTS Central Florida Chapter in Orlando selected three UF students as winners of scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students. The scholarships and the winners are summarized below. Frankee Hellinger Graduate Scholarship –  Zhuofei Li (doctoral student) Zhuofei, a transportation engineering student has worked diligently […]

Each January, as it is customary, transportation professionals and practitioners from all over the world convene in Washington, D.C. for the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) annual meeting. It is easy to spot a “TRBer” busily walking in and out and around the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel or the Omni Shoreham or others, with their name […]

Below is a listing of awards won by Students and Faculty. Zhuofei Li, Doctoral Student, Frankee Hellinger Graduate Scholarship, Central Florida Chapter, 2014 Kelsey Elizabeth Lucas, Undergraduate, Frankee Hellinger Undergraduate Scholarship, Central Florida Chapter, 2014 Seckin Ozkul, Doctoral Candidate, International Road Federation Fellowship 2014; and 3rd Place Winner, STRIDE Student Poster Competition at TRB 2014 […]

Kristen Schneider, a senior in civil engineering at the University of Florida, has been awarded the Sharon D. Banks Memorial Scholarship for $2000. Kristen is also the current president of the WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter at the University of Florida. This is Kristen’s last semester and has a job lined up with Norfolk Southern. […]

Title:  Regional Cooperation in Transportation Planning (FDOT Project BDK77-977-16) Authors:  Ruth L. Steiner, Kathryn I. Frank, Josette N. Severyn, Amy Cavaretta, Jessica L. Mackey, Sara R. Perch, Forrest K. Eddelton The Florida Transportation Plan 2060 calls for making the state more economically viable, communities more livable and environments more sustainable for future generations as related […]

Title: Expanded Transportation Performance Measures to Supplement Level of Service (LOS) for Growth Management and Transportation Impact Analysis (FDOT Contract BDK77 977-14) Authors:  Lily Elefteriadou, Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan, Ruth L. Steiner, Patricia C. Tice, Kwangkyun Lim Many jurisdictions in Florida are moving toward multimodal transportation systems that provide users with viable travel options in an effort […]