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By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Alexandra Kondyli, Ph.D., professor of transportation engineering at the University of Kansas (KU), has always been fascinated by how transportation influences how people move, live, and connect. That interest solidified toward the end of her undergraduate years, when she became interested in measuring and understanding the ever-changing […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Transportation is truly interdisciplinary, combining engineering with data science, public policy, human behavior, and more. For Ally Recalde, a first-year doctoral student in the UF Department of Civil Engineering, that blending of disciplines felt like the best place to put her geography skills to work. “Geography and […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Meet Sophia. Sophia is a fictitious character created to help illustrate a typical commuter and transit rider. She lives in a large city. Her morning commute includes riding an e-scooter to the nearest subway station, stopping to buy a cup of coffee and catching the subway to […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Congratulations to Renan Favero for winning the Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award at the Florida-Puerto Rico Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) District Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on August 12, 2025. Renan Favero is a doctoral student in transportation engineering, conducting research on autonomous shuttles. “This […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Bryce Grame and Gustavo Zschaber, both University of Florida civil engineering graduate students specializing in transportation engineering, won first place during the 3-Minute Student Pitch Competition held as part of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) International Meeting in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 10 – 13. This year, […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI The University of Florida Institute of Transportation Engineers (UFITE) Student Chapter recently claimed its second T-Bowl title in 12 years. The competition was held on Aug. 11 during the ITE Annual Meeting in Orlando. Modeled after TV’s “Jeopardy,” the ITE International Collegiate Traffic Bowl – known as […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI The streets of Key West always buzz with life. On any given day, you’ll see tourists pedaling past charming pastel-colored cottages, tourists stepping off sunbaked cruise ships wandering about, and roosters – yes, roosters – strutting confidently around town. But beneath all that charm is a serious […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator Christian Cardenas is spending his summer with the University of Florida’s Secure, Accessible, and Sustainable Transportation program – a paid internship sponsored by the National Science Foundation supporting talented undergraduate students involved in high-impact research exploring autonomous transportation challenges. Cardenas, an undergraduate student from Grinnell College in Iowa, […]

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research & Communications Coordinator During the past six decades, fly ash, a powdery byproduct from burning coal in power plants, has been used as an additive to concrete that makes up our roads, bridges, and even buildings. It has helped make concrete stronger, durable, and sustainable. Fly ash availability and […]

By Ines Aviles Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research & Communications Coordinator Helen Michael, a rising senior at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, is at UF this summer as part of the Secure, Accessible, and Sustainable Transportation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (SAST REU) – a program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and supervised […]