UFTI e-Newsletter – May 2015

View in Constant Contact [view] Research UFTI Affiliate Works With Sensors to Ensure the Safety of Infrastructure, Especially Bridges Dr. Jennifer Rice is an assistant professor who specializes in infrastructure monitoring and works on bridge research. Rice is part of the Structural Engineering group in the UF Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering. She is […]

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Meet the 2015 Transportation Interns

This year, the STRIDE Center has selected six students to participate in the Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP). The program began on May 21, 2015. Three of the students, which include Zoe Becerra, Mario Rojas and William Wagner, will be staying on at their respective universities for their internships and Stephen Spana, Ethan Stoop and Tianfa Wu will remain at UF.  Also […]

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UFTI Affiliate Works With Sensors to Ensure the Safety of Infrastructure, Especially Bridges

Dr. Jennifer Rice, is an assistant professor who specializes in infrastructure monitoring and works on bridge research. Rice is part of the Structural Engineering group in the UF Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering. She is also a member of the UFTI’s Internal Steering Committee. Specifically, her research focuses on the development and application of […]

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UFTI Alumnus Dr. Ziqi Song Incorporates UF Student Experiences at USU

**CORRECTION: The Newsletter Email lists the tenure track position at University of Utah. It should be Utah State University. ** Dr. Ziqi Song, a UFTI alumnus, was recently offered a tenure track position at Utah State University. As his dreams are becoming reality, Dr. Song looks back and considers himself fortunate to have spent his time […]

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Webinar on Performance Measures in Transportation, June 11, 2015

This webinar has been designed to provide participants with various resources and tools so that practitioners and the community can establish goals and objectives in the transportation planning design process, including monitoring and creating reporting and evaluation methods.  Jody McCollough of FHWA will be presenting on the agency’s Guidebook for incorporating performance-based planning into the […]

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Webinar: STRIDE Educational Products Showcase, June 18, 2015

Researchers associated with the STRIDE Center housed in the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) have produced various course modules as a result of work funded by the Center. The topics that will be showcased in this free webinar include bike/pedestrian, sustainable pavements, transportation safety and public transportation. The modules have been designed to be […]

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McTrans and T2 Collaborate on Webinar

McTrans and T2 Centers both offer workshops to the transportation community.  McTrans provides training on transportation software, and T2 provides a wealth of continuing education courses and resources. When both centers get requests for training on the same topic, it is inevitable that the two centers would come together to offer an outstanding service for […]

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