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On Friday, October 9, 2015, seven students attended the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Concrete Field Testing Technician training and certification course on the University of Florida (UF) campus in Gainesville. The attendees were a mix of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students under the supervision of Dr. Chris Ferraro, P.E., in the Engineering School of Sustainable […]

Imagine instructing your car to drop you off at a specific location. Imagine you also tell it to find a parking space. Think of the time and mental energy you would save.  This scenario, envisioned by Dr. Carl Crane, a professor in the UF Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, may become a reality in […]

As the publication of the updated Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) approaches, McTrans is hard at work implementing the changes and expansions within the Highway Capacity Software (HCS7).  One of the most significant additions to the HCM procedures is the analysis of Alternative Intersections and Interchanges. Alternative Intersections are being implemented within the Streets module to […]

The WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter will be hosting the 5th annual Transportation Symposium on November 18, 2015. The purpose of this free event is to provide a chance for students, faculty, staff and transportation professionals to hear and interact with expert guest panelists who will be sharing their research or experiences on “Automated & Connected […]

The Civil Engineering Transportation Group ushered in the fall 2015 semester with a Graduate Student Orientation on August 27th. This semester, the Transportation Engineering program admitted eight new graduate students. The orientation is a great opportunity for new and current students to get to meet each other and learn about the polices, rules and regulations […]

UFTI Director Dr. Lily Elefteriadou participated in a panel of industry experts at an HNTB “Think: Infrastructure Forum” on August 18, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. The group of more than 40 leaders, experts, and thinkers met for 2 hours to discuss key topics important to the transportation industry. The main topic of the discussion was […]

Coming from an extensive family tradition of Florida Gators, Clark Letter did not think twice about attending UF after graduating from high school. His grandfather and father both attended UF and so did his brother and sister. His great-grandfather, a horticulturalist, also worked on campus in the 1950’s and 1960’s. So it was that Letter […]

The UFTI has opened a search for Director of the T2 Center. Position Description: Lead the well-established T2 Center which houses the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), the Center for Transportation Training (CTT), Florida’s Pedestrian and Bicycling Safety Resource Center, the Florida Occupant Protection Resource Center, and several other dynamic grant-driven as well as revenue-supported […]

The UFTI will host a free workshop, which will also be offered as a live webcast, on Thursday, September 3, 2015 from 3 to 5 pm at UF’s Computer Science & Engineering Building (CSE), Room E-107 titled “Traffic Management for Football Games.” Presenters will discuss the method, patterns and approaches of traffic control occurring pre- and […]

Di Wu, also known as “Woody,” was a quiet and hardworking doctoral student in the transportation program. He attended UF from fall 2007 to fall 2011, working under the direction of Professor Yafeng Yin, his doctoral program adviser at the UFTI. While in graduate school, he followed a rigorous path, conducting transportation-related research, attending conferences, […]