View in Constant Contact [view] Research UFTI Professor Begins Work on New NSF Grant UFTI Professor Yafeng Yin and UF Department of Economics Professor Steven Slutsky have begun work on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, studying on-demand, ride-sourcing… Read More
Month: August 2016
UFTI Director Named Interim Chair for the UF Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, director of the UF Transportation Institute (UFTI), has been named the Interim Chair of the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. In addition to leading the Transportation Institute, Elefteriadou will… Read More
Fellowship Spotlight: Pedro Adorno Maldonado
In high school, Pedro Adorno Maldonado dreamed of becoming a civil engineer, and thanks to an impressive academic record, he was accepted to the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM) in Fall 2010 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in… Read More
UFTI Professor Begins Work on New NSF Grant
UFTI Professor Yafeng Yin and UF Department of Economics Professor Steven Slutsky have begun work on a new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, studying on-demand, ride-sourcing companies and their impacts on the more heavily regulated taxi industry. Ride-sourcing companies such… Read More
STRIDE Interns Present Final Projects
Students participating in the STRIDE Center’s Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP) concluded their program on Friday, July 28, 2016 with presentations related to their individualized summer projects. Daniel Royer of the University of Florida presented on the “Economic Impact of… Read More
UFTI News – July 2016
View in Constant Contact [view] 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… Read More
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… 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… 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… Read More
McTrans Updates
McTrans Soon to Release HCM 6th Edition Video The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) is now being finalized to produce the 6th Edition of the HCM. McTrans has developed a ninety-minute video which provides an overview of the changes as compared… Read More