Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, director of the UF Transportation Institute (UFTI), has been named the Interim Chair of the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. In addition to leading the Transportation Institute, Elefteriadou will… Read More
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Fellowship Spotlight: Chad Spreadbury
Chad Spreadbury knew that he wanted to pursue a degree in environmental engineering when he started at St. Petersburg College in Pinellas County, Florida. After receiving his Associate in Arts, he transferred to the University of Florida to complete his… Read More
UFTI Student Interns with the Federal Highway Administration
This summer, UFTI’s own Deja Jackson is participating in the United States Department of Transportation’s Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups (STIPDG). Jackson is interning at the FHWA’s Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, VA where she is… Read More
UFTI Faculty Member Creates New Simulation Program for Teaching Signalized Intersections
The Introduction to Transportation Engineering undergraduate course at the University of Florida is the first real experience students have with highway engineering and traffic analysis. It is taught generally by a doctoral student under the guidance of a UFTI faculty… Read More
McTrans Updates
McTrans Soon to Release HCM 6th Edition Video The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) is now being finalized to produce the 6th Edition of the HCM. McTrans has developed a ninety-minute video which provides an overview of the changes as compared… Read More
UFTI Faculty Member Promoted to Full Professor
Join us in congratulating UFTI faculty member Dr. Scott Washburn’s promotion to Full Professor! Washburn has served as a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida since his appointment in August of… Read More
Arterial Corridor Evaluation for Florida DOT Nears Completion
UFTI Director Lily Elefteriadou and her team, with funding from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), are nearing the completion of their research in evaluating the implementation of Advanced Signal Control Technologies (ASCT) at the following arterial corridors in Florida:… Read More
T2 Has a New Grant Manager
UFTI is pleased to welcome Matthew Muller, who joined us in early July to serve as a grant manager for the Transportation Technology Transfer Center (T2). Muller will be working directly with several of the T2 grants, including the Local… Read More
UFTI Affiliate Assists in High School Robotics Team
Did you ever want to build a robot while you were in school? For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is a non-profit public charity that operates the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The FRC is an international high… Read More
UFTI Travels to Berlin for the International Symposium on Enhancing Highway Performance
This past month several representatives of the University of Florida Transportation Institute traveled to Berlin, Germany for the International Symposium on Enhancing Highway Performance (ISEHP). This joint international symposium was organized by two Transportation Research Board (TRB) committees (Highway Capacity… Read More