The WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter at UF hosted a workshop titled “Harmonizing Life: Words, Work and the World Around Us”, which was presented by Marsha Anderson Bomar, a principal at Stantec. The workshop was held on the evening of… Read More
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Ensuring the Sustainability of Prestressed Concrete Bridges
Trey Hamilton, Ph.D., is a professor in the Structural Engineering group in the Department of Civil Engineering at UF. He is an affiliate faculty with the UFTI and a member of its Internal Steering Committee. Hamilton specializes in sustainable structure… Read More
T2 Chosen to Update FDOT’s Asphalt Plant & Paving Training Courses
UFTI’s T2 Center is a leader in training Florida’s transportation workers, particularly in the area of asphalt pavement construction. With several million miles of roads requiring frequent maintenance and resurfacing, asphalt training on its mixtures, materials and applications is of… Read More
Student Spotlight: Yinan Zheng
Yinan Zheng is a third year Ph.D. student in UF’s transportation program. She was always interested in engineering, as both her parents were engineers. She completed her undergraduate degree in civil engineering in China, but wasn’t sure what her focus… Read More
T2 Center Offering RSAs to Community Safety Professionals
Due to the high number of injuries and fatalities on Florida’s roadways, the state is the focus of many national safety initiatives. One such initiative is to offer Road Safety Assessments (RSAs) courses at no cost to Community Traffic Safety… Read More
UFTI Director Wins the ASCE 2015 James Laurie Prize
Dr. Lily Elefteriadou has been selected by the Transportation and Development Institute to receive the 2015 James Laurie Prize for her contributions in advancing the field of transportation engineering and “For outstanding leadership as one of the world’s foremost experts… Read More
McTrans Builds On Transportation Students
The McTrans Center is well known internationally for its software, so programmers are the first personnel to come to mind. But McTrans has found that UFTI students are ideally suited to test software during implementation. “McTrans has been funding students… Read More
Researching the Efficacy of Using a Driving Simulator to Rehabilitate Veterans Experiencing Driving Difficulty Post-Deployment
Sandra Winter, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the UF Department of Occupational Therapy (OT). She has been affiliated with the transportation program for various years, while working on a project developing a safe driving behaviors measure for older… Read More
Transportation Operations & Planning Certificate
Transportation professionals are able to expand their knowledge and qualifications in transportation planning and engineering with the Transportation Operations & Planning Certificate. The nine-credit certificate includes courses in transportation systems operations, highway capacity analysis and transportation policy and planning. Students… Read More
March 18 – Deadline to Apply for the Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP)
The deadline to apply for the TRIP internship program is just around the corner, so if you are interested, apply by March 18, 2015. The summer internship begins May 21, 2015 and ends July 31, 2015. Undergraduate students that are… Read More