Yafeng Yin, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering teamed up with Shigang Chen, a professor in the Department of Computer & Information of Science & Engineering at the University of Florida to work on a National… Read More
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Incorporating Alternative Intersections & Interchanges Into Highway Capacity Software (HCS 2010)
Incorporating Alternative Intersections and Interchanges Into Highway Capacity Software (HCS 2010) By: Bill Sampson, P.E. The use of alternative intersection and interchange designs in transportation engineering is continually becoming more popular in the United States – approximately fifty exist today,… Read More
Professor Dennis Hiltunen Gives Keynote Lecture at GeoCongress 2014
Professor Dennis Hiltunen, an affiliate faculty of the UFTI, was invited to deliver the Keynote Lecture at the Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability, American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute Congress in Atlanta, Georgia, February 23-26, 2014. The title of Keynote… Read More
Regional Transportation Conference Held in Atlanta, Ga.
The University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region was held March 24-25, 2014 and hosted by the National Center for Transportation Systems Productivity and Management (NCTSPM), a Tier-1 UTC at Georgia Tech. Approximately 160 people attended the conference.… Read More
Bike Rodeo and Summer Safety Fair Featured on Local TV Station
With summer vacation only months away, children are already anticipating how they will spend their new found hours of freedom from school. UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital held a Bike Rodeo and Summer Safety Fair on Saturday, March 22 in… Read More
Student Spotlight: Seckin Ozkul
Seckin Ozkul commutes every week to the University of Florida in Gainesville from his home in Tampa to attend classes and carry out his research at the UFTI’s Transportation Engineering Graduate Program. He is a doctoral student working on various… Read More
Three UF Students Selected for WTS Central Florida Scholarships
After a comprehensive and thorough review of 18 scholarship applications, the WTS Central Florida Chapter in Orlando selected three UF students as winners of scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students. The scholarships and the winners are summarized below. Frankee Hellinger… Read More
Two UF Transportation Students Scholarships Win WTS South Florida Scholarships
Kristen Schneider, a senior in civil engineering at the University of Florida, has been awarded the Sharon D. Banks Memorial Scholarship for $2000. Kristen is also the current president of the WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter at the University of… Read More
Traffic Simulation Workshop for High School Students
STRIDE and ITE are hosting a Traffic Simulation Workshop on campus for high school students. Experience the exciting ability to control traffic! Students will receive an introduction to traffic simulation, as its many benefits and uses are demonstrated through examples… Read More
Congratulations to the Winners of the STRIDE Student Poster Competition!
GaTech graduate student Hyun Woong Cho came in 1st Place for his poster titled “Real-Time Congestion Pricing Strategies for Toll Facilities”; Mohammad Ilbeigi also of GaTech won 2nd Place for his poster on “Analysis of the Effects of Offering Price… Read More