Category: Uncategorized

Dr. Jennifer Bridge Poster Session 1456 – Current Research in Railroad Infrastructure Design and Maintenance Presentation Number: TRBAM-21-00274 Title: “Track Performance in Tunnels and Rail Transition Areas with Under Tie Pads and Under Ballast Mats” Authors: Stephen Gonzalez, Zachary White, Jennifer Bridge, Shanyue Guan, Justin Davis, Kyle Riding Friday, January 29, 2021 1:00 PM to […]

Mary Jeghers, a doctoral student in the Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP), assisted with organizing, recruiting, leading, and transcribing two focus groups to gauge the transportation needs, barriers, and/or facilitators to residents in the City of Gainesville, Florida. The study, “Transportation Mobility Assessment and Recommendations for Smart City Planning,” […]

Patrick Emami, a doctoral student in the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), is part of a research team that worked on a project using sensors and machine learning to optimize decisions made by intelligent traffic intersection controllers (ITICs). Specifically, Emami worked on creating a framework that used multiple off-the-shelf sensors […]

Dr. Khiem Tram is an Associate Professor in the UF Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering specializing in Geosystems Engineering. Geosystems engineering is the application of scientific methods and engineering principles to the acquisition, interpretation, and the use of materials related to the Earth’s crust for solving engineering problems. How does Dr. Tram’s work relate […]

The Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development, and Education (STRIDE) Center teamed up with Julee Breehne, K-12 Coordinator at Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s UF Innovation Station in Sarasota County, to introduce students at Booker Middle School in Sarasota County to transportation engineering. STRIDE K-12 Coordinator Ondine Wells and Breehne met with 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade […]

As part of the UFTI’s I-STREET initiative, a team of researchers at the University of Florida led by Dr. Sanjay Ranka, a Professor in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), are working to evaluate connected vehicle (CV) technologies and applications installed by Siemens […]

James Wersal, a doctoral student in the Department of Occupational Therapy’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP) team, worked in collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Gainesville on a STRIDE-funded project to better understand the perceptions, values, beliefs, and attitudes of drivers 65 years and older as it […]

(This page is being updated regularly. If you’d like to contribute your thoughts and memories about Dr. Xiaoyu Zhu, please send them to iaviles@ce.ufl.edu.) The UFTI is mourning the loss of a talented transportation engineering alumna. Dr. Xiaoyu Zhu passed away on April 11, 2020, at the age of 35 after a battle with cancer. […]

Dr. Shirin Noei’s interest in transportation engineering grew while working on her master’s degree in construction management at Florida International University through a project related to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). As she describes it, this experience solidified her belief that “no civil engineering concentration could fulfill my passion for technology except transportation engineering.” Dr. Noei […]

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   President  “For the 2020-2021 school year, I am looking forward to building relationships and learning […]