Four students where chosen to participate in this summer’s Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP). The program is managed by the STRIDE Center, a U.S. DOT grant-funded regional transportation center housed at the University of Florida.

The interns are:

Kory Harb (UF)
Adviser: Dr. Yafeng Yin, Transportation Program, Civil Engineering, UF
Project: Developing agent-based simulation models to learn about the impact and implementation of real-time parking services via smartphone applications

Megan McGinley  (UF)
Adviser: Dr. Scott Washburn, Transportation Program, Civil Engineering, UF
Project: Analyzing a new Active Traffic Demand Management (ATDM) software

Brian Pitman (UF)
Adviser: Dr. Scott Washburn, Transportation Program, Civil Engineering, UF
Project: Creating software to simulate emissions given off by cars using CORSIM

William Woolery (Georgia Tech)
Adviser: Dr. Mike Hunter, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech
Project: Working on research to identify changes in visual search patterns of drivers as environments around become more complex