The Women in Transportation Central Florida chapter invites all aspiring women studying transportation-related fields to apply to one of three scholarships: the Frankee Hellinger Leadership Undergraduate Scholarship, the Frankee Hellinger Undergraduate Scholarship, or the Frankee Hellinger Graduate Scholarship. The scholarships… Read More
Month: February 2017
Transportation Graduate Students Spend an Evening with Industry at ESSIE-Hosted Event
On January 25, 2017, the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) hosted a networking opportunity in the Evans Champions Club inside the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The “ESSIE Evening with Industry” event reoccurs each semester and allows students… Read More
Student Spotlight: Sinead Crotty, Ph.D. Student
Sinead Crotty is one of the many interdisciplinary students affiliated with the UFTI, currently pursuing a doctoral degree in environmental engineering. Her project involves looking at the spatial patterning of bivalves in salt marshes. Bivalve communities have a critical role… Read More
McTrans: HCS7 Update – Release 7.2
The Streets module now analyzes Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDI) as one of the most popular additions to the HCM6 procedures. Adjustments to saturation flow for the crossover movement and the DDI-specific lane utilization models have been implemented. Additional lost time… Read More
UF Gatorloop Team Participates in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
Last month, the UF Gatorloop team concluded their run in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Phase 2 competition. As one of 29 teams selected from hundreds to participate in the second phase, the UF students took on an exciting opportunity that challenged… Read More
In-Pavement Systems Evaluated to Detect Availability of Parking for Commercial Trucks at Rest Areas
Dr. Scott Washburn served as the principal investigator for a recently completed Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) grant-funded project, which tested three different in-pavement systems to detect the presence of vehicles in commercial truck parking spaces at interstate rest stops.… Read More
UFTI Welcomes Central Florida Expressway Authority Executive to Its External Advisory Board
Laura Kelley has more than 30 years of experience in executive transportation management, helping shape national, state and local policy. In 2014, she was named the Central Florida Expressway Authority’s (CFX) first executive director. Managing the daily operations of the… Read More
UFTI Researchers Create a Decision Support System for Assigning Safety Service Patrols to a Roadway
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), along with a research team at the University of Florida led by Dr. Siva Srinivasan, have created a decision support system that will help managers decide if a roadway “warrants” the addition of a… Read More