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Coming from an extensive family tradition of Florida Gators, Clark Letter did not think twice about attending UF after graduating from high school. His grandfather and father both attended UF and so did his brother and sister. His great-grandfather, a horticulturalist, also worked on campus in the 1950’s and 1960’s. So it was that Letter […]

View in Constant Contact [view] Research Mechanical Engineering Professor Conducts Automated & Connected Vehicle Research Imagine instructing your car to drop you off at a specific location. Imagine you also tell it to find a parking space. Think of the time and mental energy you would save.  This scenario, envisioned by Dr. Carl Crane, a […]

View in Constant Contact [view] Research Understanding the Perceptual-Motor Capabilities of Drivers from a Neurophysiological Perspective Evangelos Christou, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at UF. As an affiliate of the UFTI, his research focuses on the effects of aging and neuromuscular control of movement.  Christou’s connection to […]

Di Wu, also known as “Woody,” was a quiet and hardworking doctoral student in the transportation program. He attended UF from fall 2007 to fall 2011, working under the direction of Professor Yafeng Yin, his doctoral program adviser at the UFTI. While in graduate school, he followed the rigorous path of working on transportation-related research, […]

As the publication of the updated Highway Capacity Manual (HCM 2015) approaches, McTrans is hard at work implementing the changes and expansions within the Highway Capacity Software (HCS). HCS7 is planned for release concurrently with the publication of the HCM 2015 with most (if not all) new material included. One of the most significant additions […]

The Florida T2 Center hosted two regional Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Updates this summer. Central Florida CPS Technicians gathered in Ocala on July 21st and North Florida personnel met in Panama City on July 23rd.  Alison Tillman, a certified CPS Technician at the UFTI’s T2 Center, was on hand alongside several state technicians and instructors. […]

Evangelos Christou, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at UF. As an affiliate of the UFTI, his research focuses on the effects of aging and neuromuscular control of movement. Christou’s connection to transportation originates from his interest in how perceptual and motor issues influence driving. “For example, if […]

Students participating in the STRIDE Center’s Transportation Research Internship Program (TRIP) concluded the program on Friday, July 31, 2015 with  presentations related to their individualized summer projects. Interns & Presentation Descriptions: Zoe Becerra of Morehead University/GaTech presented on “A Method to Assess the Effectiveness of Auditory Stimuli to Return Distracted Attention in a Simulated Driving […]

View in Constant Contact [view] Research Professor & Dean Dr. Chris Silver Focuses on Megacity Development Dr. Chris Silver, Dean and Professor of Urban & Regional Planning in the College of Design, Construction and Planning, offers an extensive planning perspective on urbanization, sustainability, international development planning, and addresses effective mobility, particularly focusing on the various […]