Congratulations to Ph.D. student Fabio Sasahara for being awarded $1,000 as runner-up for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Jack E. Leisch Memorial Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship is a memorial to the outstanding professional accomplishments and contributions of Jack E. Leisch,… Read More
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Congratulations to the 2019 Transoft Scholarship Winners
Milton Carrasco, CEO and president of Transoft Solutions, Inc., awarded Hope Sotolongo-Miranda and Savanna Stockton, both UF civil engineering students, with the Transoft Solutions Scholarship Award at the WTS Symposium on March 28, 2019. The Transoft scholarship is for junior… Read More
UFTI Student Pedro Maldonado Selected to Participate in the 27th Eno Future Leaders Development Conference
Pedro Maldonado, a third-year Ph.D. student, was selected among the nation’s top graduate students in transportation to participate in the 27th Eno Future Leaders Development Conference in Washington, D.C. this June. This conference provides students with the opportunity to experience how… Read More
UFTI Students Attend ITE Student Leadership Summit in Tampa
Ten UF students attended the 2nd Florida ITE Student Leadership Summit (SLS), hosted by University of South Florida in Tampa. The summit aims to guide future transportation professionals and provide them with valuable career advice. During this three-day event, students… Read More
UF GatorITE Chapter Wins Multiple Awards at Annual FSITE Meeting
The GatorITE Chapter won several awards for students at the Annual FSITE Meeting. These awards included the Best Student Chapter Award, the Bill McGrath Scholaraship Award, 1st Place for the Research and Shark Tank Award, and the Put a Break… Read More
UF Student Senate Acknowledges UFTI
A resolution passed by the UF Student Senate acknowledging the UF Transportation Institute’s efforts regarding self-driving vehicles through “I-STREET.” Senators Benjamin Elazar and Jessica Jesurajan, who authored the resolution, felt the efforts of the institute needed to be recognized by… Read More
New Transoft Solutions Scholarship for Undergraduate Students in Transportation
Chayma Tika and Sophia Semensky were presented with the Transoft Solutions Scholarship at the WTS Symposium held on April 4, 2018, at the University of Florida. This new scholarship is for junior or senior civil engineering undergraduate students specializing in… Read More
A Look at the Former External Advisory Board Chair’s Contributions to the UFTI
Milton Carrasco, President and CEO of Transoft Solutions Inc., is a fervent supporter of the University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), and when he was asked by Dr. Lily Elefteriadou in 2014 to serve as the chair of the Institute’s External… Read More
UFTI Student Deja Jackson Selected as an ENO fellow and a Traffic Safety Scholar
Congratulations to Deja Jackson for being invited to the 26th Annual Eno Future Leaders Development Conference in Washington, D.C.! This is the first time Jackson, who is pursuing an Ph.D. in Civil and Coastal Engineering, has been accepted to attend… Read More
Three UF Students Receive WTS Scholarships
This past month, three students from the WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter, also known as WTS Advancing Women in Transportation, were awarded scholarships. These awards were presented at the WTS Central Florida Chapter Scholarship Banquet in Orlando, Fl, on Sept.… Read More