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Research
UFTI Affiliate Receives Funding from FDOT for New, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (sUAV) Project
Dr. Jennifer Rice, an assistant professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE), has received funding from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to investigate using drones to inspect bridges… [Read more]
Education
UFTI Student Studying Emerging Technologies in Transportation
When Liteng Zha was choosing his undergraduate major at Southeast University in China, he thought the choice was obvious. “I had family suggest computer science and different engineering fields,” Zha said. “But transportation always felt more relevant to me because you deal with it every day.” Within his studies, Zha has focused on the development of emerging technologies…. [Read more]
When Liteng Zha was choosing his undergraduate major at Southeast University in China, he thought the choice was obvious. “I had family suggest computer science and different engineering fields,” Zha said. “But transportation always felt more relevant to me because you deal with it every day.” Within his studies, Zha has focused on the development of emerging technologies…. [Read more]
Fellowship Spotlight: Stephen Spana
After a very competitive selection process, the Transportation Institute at the University of Florida will be welcoming six new Ph.D. students this fall, who have received the Iva and Norman Tuckett UFTI Fellowship. One of these students is Stephen Spana, a familiar face here at UFTI. He was part of our 2015 Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP) and has worked as a research assistant under UFTI affiliate Dr. Siva Srinivasan while an undergraduate student in civil engineering… [Read more]
After a very competitive selection process, the Transportation Institute at the University of Florida will be welcoming six new Ph.D. students this fall, who have received the Iva and Norman Tuckett UFTI Fellowship. One of these students is Stephen Spana, a familiar face here at UFTI. He was part of our 2015 Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP) and has worked as a research assistant under UFTI affiliate Dr. Siva Srinivasan while an undergraduate student in civil engineering… [Read more]
Technology Transfer
UFTI Researchers Provide Technical Assistance to Encourage Safer Routes to Schools
UFTI faculty affiliates Dr. Ruth Steiner and Dr. Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan, along with UFTI’s Technology Transfer (T2) Center Director Maria Cahill, will be working on a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Technical Assistance project. Their focus will be on assisting rural and under-resourced communities in Florida in developing SRTS grant applications. This project includes several steps, beginning with a review of the existing literature. Then they will identify and customize the methodologies for data collection and community engagement processes developed by other… [Read more]<
UFTI faculty affiliates Dr. Ruth Steiner and Dr. Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan, along with UFTI’s Technology Transfer (T2) Center Director Maria Cahill, will be working on a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Technical Assistance project. Their focus will be on assisting rural and under-resourced communities in Florida in developing SRTS grant applications. This project includes several steps, beginning with a review of the existing literature. Then they will identify and customize the methodologies for data collection and community engagement processes developed by other… [Read more]<
McTrans Webinars
This webinar series presents lectures, software demonstrations and application examples on the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) procedures – including updates coming in the 6th Edition. Step-by-step instruction of the HCM methodologies will be provided for each analytical chapter. The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) implements and automates the HCM procedures. Each lecture will be followed by working example problems and a software demonstration using the HCS7 prototype… [Read more]
This webinar series presents lectures, software demonstrations and application examples on the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) procedures – including updates coming in the 6th Edition. Step-by-step instruction of the HCM methodologies will be provided for each analytical chapter. The Highway Capacity Software (HCS) implements and automates the HCM procedures. Each lecture will be followed by working example problems and a software demonstration using the HCS7 prototype… [Read more]
Other News
UFTI Travels to Berlin for the International Symposium on Enhancing Highway Performance
This past month several representatives of the University of Florida Transportation Institute traveled to Berlin, Germany for the International Symposium on Enhancing Highway Performance (ISEHP). This joint international symposium was organized by two Transportation Research Board (TRB) committees (Highway Capacity and Quality of Service – AHB40 and Freeway Operations -AHB20) and the German Road and Transportation Research Association (FGSV)… [Read more]
This past month several representatives of the University of Florida Transportation Institute traveled to Berlin, Germany for the International Symposium on Enhancing Highway Performance (ISEHP). This joint international symposium was organized by two Transportation Research Board (TRB) committees (Highway Capacity and Quality of Service – AHB40 and Freeway Operations -AHB20) and the German Road and Transportation Research Association (FGSV)… [Read more]
UFTI Attends CUTC Meeting in Los Angeles, CA
UFTI Director Dr. Lily Elefteriadou and STRIDE Research Coordinator Ines Aviles-Spadoni were in Los Angeles, California from June 6th to 9th to attend and present at the 2016 Summer Meeting of the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC). The meeting was hosted by the METRANS Transportation Center at the… [Read more]
UFTI Director Dr. Lily Elefteriadou and STRIDE Research Coordinator Ines Aviles-Spadoni were in Los Angeles, California from June 6th to 9th to attend and present at the 2016 Summer Meeting of the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC). The meeting was hosted by the METRANS Transportation Center at the… [Read more]
Students Shine at Annual WTS International Conference
Last month, WTS International hosted its annual conference in Austin, Texas. The event spanned over three days with more than 600 corporate and governmental industry leaders worldwide in attendance. Topics such as autonomous technologies, transportation funding, shared mobility solutions, innovative data collection methods, professional development, and more were discussed… [Read more]
Last month, WTS International hosted its annual conference in Austin, Texas. The event spanned over three days with more than 600 corporate and governmental industry leaders worldwide in attendance. Topics such as autonomous technologies, transportation funding, shared mobility solutions, innovative data collection methods, professional development, and more were discussed… [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.
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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.