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Dr. Khiem Tram is an Associate Professor in the UF Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering specializing in Geosystems Engineering. Geosystems engineering is the application of scientific methods and engineering principles to the acquisition, interpretation, and the use of materials related to the Earth’s crust for solving engineering problems. How does Dr. Tram’s work relate […]

The WTS chapter at the University of Florida aims to establish a college-based student community that focuses on advancing women in transportation through professional workshops, networking, and community service. Meet the recently appointed board members of Advancing Women in Transportation, University of Florida chapter for 2020-2021:  Mary Jeghers, Ph.D. Student, Department of Occupational Therapy   President  “For the 2020-2021 school year, I am looking forward to building relationships and learning […]

The Women’s Transportation Seminar Gator Student Chapter, a branch of WTS International, held elections for new officers for the 2019-20 academic year. Congratulations to the new WTS Gator Student Chapter executive board members! President: Paige HighstoneVice President: Ala AlobeidyeenTreasurer: Shabnam MedhizadahSecretary: Mary JeghersWebsite Chair (Webmaster): Sindy Wu It is exciting to see how the chapter […]

UFTI alumnus Seckin Ozkul graduated with his Ph.D. in August 2014. Ozkul’s dissertation research was on developing an advanced vehicle dynamics modeling approach in traffic microsimulation with emphasis on commercial truck performance and on-board-diagnostics data. His supervisor was Dr. Scott Washburn. During his graduate years, Ozkul commuted from Tampa, FL, to Gainesville, Fl, taking classes […]

FDOT held a peer exchange, which is a review of a state DOT’s Research, Development, and Technology program by representatives of other state DOTs, federal transportation agencies, academic institutions, the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and other entities to exchange information and best practices. The theme of the April 25-27, 2017, FDOT peer exchange was “How […]

The 3rd Annual University Transportation Centers (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region will be hosted this year at the University of Alabama (UAB) on March 26-27, 2015 in collaboration with Mississippi State University.  The conference has a strong focus on research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research […]

Research 3rd Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region Mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region which will take place March 26-27, 2015. This year, the conference will be hosted by the University of Alabama – Birmingham in collaboration with Mississippi State University. Comparing Methods for Measuring Travel Time at Florida […]

Title: Nonlinear Road Pricing Authors: Siriphong Lawphongpanich and Yafeng Yin Typically a roadway, or set of roads, will have road pricing that we all invariably pay for, from a county setting a gas tax for the miles of roadway per county, to a tollway charging tolls for the distance traveled. To allow more flexibility, this […]