Month: April 2017

Faculty and staff representing the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) traveled to the state capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on April 5, 2017, to participate in Gator Day, an annual event that showcases the University of Florida (UF) to legislators and other state leaders. “It is important for UFTI to attend this event  to let […]

The UFTI welcomes Alex Bond, and Grady Carrick, Ph.D., to the UFTI’s  External Advisory Board. Alexander Bond, AICP, is a director at the Eno Center for Transportation, a Washington, D.C. based think tank and training organization founded in 1921. He is a specialist in transportation governance, regional planning, and organizational performance. Mr. Bond leads Eno’s […]

Tom Byron, PE, assistant secretary of Intermodal Systems Development at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), will be serving as the new chair of the UFTI’s External Advisory Board (EAB). Milton Carrasco, P. Eng., M. Eng., has just concluded his three-year term as the UFTI’s first EAB chair. “Milton Carrasco has provided incredible leadership in […]

UFTI affiliate Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., professor and chair of the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, has edited a multi-author book published by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) titled Driving Simulation for Assessment, Intervention, and Training: A Guide for Occupational Therapy and Health Care Professionals. According to the review in the April 2017 issue of […]

NSF, FDOT, the City of Gainesville are helping the UFTI to test new technologies and algorithms that will facilitate the presence of autonomous and connected vehicles.

Concrete is seen everywhere in transportation construction. Concrete is made by combining Portland cement, sand, water, and coarse aggregate. Portland cement is the “glue” that holds concrete together and gives it its structural strength. However, as demand for Portland cement increases in our steadily developing world, its price continues to increase. One way of reducing […]

Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDI) McTrans’ Streets module now includes the analysis of diverging diamond interchanges (DDI), adding this to the list of interchange ramp terminal designs to implement the new procedure provided within Highway Capacity Manual, 6th edition (HCM6). The DDI design allows for all ramp movements to and from the freeway to be accommodated […]

Last month, 40 students from the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) presented their research posters to professional engineers from companies in Florida. Several students from the UFTI participated in the poster competition; Sinead Crotty, an environmental engineering student affiliated with the UFTI, tied for second place in the competition. There were a […]

The UFTI’s T2 Center is hosting a Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) Workshop on April 12, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the UF East Campus T2 Center. This workshop is ideal for current SmartPave DSR users, laboratory personnel using other DSR models, and those planning on adding a DSR to their lab in […]

The University of Florida Transportation Institute’s (UFTI) Transportation Technology Transfer Center (T2 Center) is excited to welcome Dr. Nithin Agarwal to the team. Dr. Agarwal is a transportation research engineer who brings nearly a decade of experience in the field of traffic operations, highway design, and safety. In his current role with the UFTI, Dr. […]

University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI) student Deja Jackson was named a 2017 Traffic Safety Scholar (TSS) and awarded a $1,000 scholarship to attend the 35th Annual National Lifesavers Conference on Highway Safety Priorities, March 25-28 in Charlotte, NC.  Jackson, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in civil engineering, is one of 38 U.S. and Canadian […]

The UFTI will host a workshop on May 3, 2017, in the Reitz Union, room G310 on the UF campus in Gainesville, Florida.

The UFTI, FDOT, and the City of Gainesville are gearing up to create a “smart testbed” on the UF campus and surrounding highway network.

Ines Aviles-Spadoni has been selected to co-chair Ahead of the Curve: Mastering the Management of Transportation Research, ABG10(1), which is a joint subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Conduct of Research (ABG10) and Education & Training (ABG20) committees.  Aviles-Spadoni, research coordinator at the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center (STRIDE), will join David Jared, PE, assistant […]