The UFTI’s STRIDE Center will be hosting this year’s University Transportation Centers (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region, November 16-17, 2017, at the UF campus. The conference is FREE and open to faculty, students, practitioners and public agencies in the Southeast. Students… Read More
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UFTI Director Elected President of the Council of University Transportation Centers
During the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Summer Meeting in Buffalo, NY, Dr. Lily Elefteriadou was elected president of the organization. Dr. Elefteriadou will serve as President for one year, until June 2018. CUTC was established in 1979 by… Read More
Upcoming Events
Checkout upcoming events, courses, workshops and webinars below! Highway Capacity Manual, Sixth Edition – Webinar This webinar will provide a general introduction to the 6th edition of the HCM and highlight changes relative to the HCM 5th July 13, 2017… Read More
UFTI Attends Workshop and Meet-Up in Minneapolis
Members of the UF Transportation Institute (UFTI) attended a workshop on “Future Highway Capacity Manual Updates”, held on June 14-17, 2017, in Minneapolis, MN. Attendees were given the opportunity to participate in high-level discussions and presentations and networked with key… Read More
Abstract Submissions Open Now!
Share your work with colleagues, sponsors, and collaborators of University Transportation Centers in the Southeastern U.S. Conference organizers welcome abstracts for oral papers and poster presentations from faculty and students. The period of submission is May 12, 2017 to August 31,… Read More
STRIDE Research Coordinator Completes UF Leadership Academy
Ines Aviles-Spadoni, who serves as the research coordinator for the UFTI’s U.S. DOT grant-funded University Transportation Center (STRIDE), completed a 9-month program for emerging leaders at the University of Florida. The program is designed to teach the competitively selected participants… Read More
UFTI Faculty to Host Webinar on Highway Capacity Manual on July 13, 2017
Dr. Scott Washburn will be hosting a webinar on the sixth edition of the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM6) on July 13, 2017. The webinar will be hosted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will provide a general introduction to… Read More
UFTI Goes to the Florida State Capitol for Gator Day
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… Read More
UFTI Students Participated in ESSIE Poster Competition
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… Read More
Dynamic Shear Rheometer Workshop
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… Read More