The WTS chapter at the University of Florida aims to establish a college-based student community that focuses on advancing women in transportation through professional workshops, networking, and community service. Meet the recently appointed board members of Advancing Women in Transportation, University of Florida chapter for 2020-2021: Mary Jeghers, Ph.D. Student, Department of Occupational Therapy … Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Miguel Lugo
An invitation to take part in a transit research project during his undergraduate years in civil engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez motivated Dr. Miguel Lugo to pursue transportation engineering. The project paired students from various disciplines… Read More
UFTI welcomes Panos Michalopoulos to the External Advisory Board
UF alumnus Dr. Panos Michalopoulos has more than 50 years of consulting, research, teaching, professional, and business experience in traffic engineering, management operations and control; additionally, he started a public company. He has been a professor of Transportation and Traffic… Read More
Gator ITE Board for 2020-2021
Congratulations to the new Gator ITE Board Members: President – Luan G. S. Carvalho “My goal as this term’s president is to ensure opportunities for our students to develop their knowledge, skills, and professional networking within the Transportation Engineering field… Read More
UFTI-T2 Center News: Virtual Car Seat Checks
We used to think change came slowly. Now we know change can come in the blink of an eye and with little notice. As we all adjust to our new reality, we are going to have to discover new ways… Read More
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Kyle Riding
Dr. Kyle Riding is an associate professor in the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida where he is active in concrete durability research. He has been with the university since 2016 and is involved in… Read More
UFTI welcomes FDOT Secretary Thibault to the External Advisory Board
Kevin J. Thibault was named Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) by Governor Ron DeSantis on January 18, 2019. Since that time, Secretary Thibault has focused the agency on implementing several initiatives centered on improving safety, enhancing mobility… Read More
UFTI welcomes Beth Kigel to the External Advisory Board
Ms. Beth Kigel serves as National Practice Leader for Intelligent Transportation and Emerging Mobility Solutions and Vice President at HNTB – an employee-owned infrastructure firm that serves public and private owners and contractors. She is based in HNTB’s Miami office. Ms. Kigel is a global thought-leader… Read More
UFTI welcomes Justin Dennis to the External Advisory Board
Mr. Justin Dennis is the co-founder of Urban SDK, which is a company that specializes in helping local governments and public agencies build trust with IoT (Internet of Things), data visualization, and machine learning. At Urban SDK, he leads all… Read More
UFTI/STRIDE Assists with Establishing Internship Program for Women at UF
A first-ever Women in Transportation Initiative (WITI) Internship Program was established at the University of Florida this spring 2020 with the assistance of the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development & Education Center (STRIDE), which is the 2016 U.S. Department of… Read More