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November 2017 – In This Issue:

• UFTI Hosted UTC Conference for the Southeast
• Congratulations to the STRIDE UTC Conference Poster and Presentation Winners!
• FDOT-Funded Project That Launched I-STREET Has Been Completed
• UF AVIAN Team Tests Automated Technology at FDOT TERL
• I-STREET Testbed at the University of Florida Releases Second Request for Information
• Meet Graduate Student Pedro Maldonado
• New T2 Courses
• McTrans Develops Bus Bike Rack App
• T2 Course Calendar
• UFTI Reception at TRB
• New Faculty Position

October 2017 – In This Issue:

• Signal Timing Optimization with Consideration of Environmental and Safety Impacts
• Improved Analysis Tool for Concrete Pavement
• Meet Undergraduate Student Becca Kiriazes
• UFTI to Host Over 200 Students and Faculty for the Annual UTC Conference for the Southeast
• Big Data Visualization Workshop – FREE
• Low Cost Safety Improvements Workshop on Nov. 28th
• McTrans Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series
• T2 Course Calendar
• Dr. Lily Elefteriadou Featured in The Conversation
• ITE Student Chapter @ UF Hosts First Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup

September 2017 – In This Issue:

• UF Ranked Among the Nation’s Top-10 Public Universities
• UFTI Releases I-STREET Request for Information
• Registration Open for the 2017 UTC Conference
• UFTI Graduate Student Pedro Maldonado Completes Internship with AAAFTS
• Meet Ph.D. Student, Deja Jackson
• Jasper Masciocchi Joins the UFTI as Transportation Education Specialist
• Upcoming Pavement Preservation Workshop
• T2 Center Seeking Instructors in Traffic Signal Systems and Traffic Signal Timing
• McTrans Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series
• T2 Course Calendar
• WTS Symposium on October 18, 2017
• UF ITE Student Chapter Adopts Highway
• Three UF Students Receive WTS Scholarships

August 2017 – In This Issue:

• Welcome New UFTI Faculty Member, Dr. Lili Du!
• UFTI Set to Launch Advanced Technology Testbed I-STREET
• UFTI Affiliate Concludes Research on Impedance-Based Detection of Corrosion in Post-Tensioned Cables
• UF SURF Interns Complete Summer Research
• UFTI T2 Center to Host Intersection Control Evaluation WebinarÂ
• FHWA Awards UFTI’s T2 Center Three Accelerating Safety Activities Program Awards
• Registrations Open for the 2017 UTC Conference
• McTrans Update
• T2 Course Calendar
• UFTI Students Present at FDOT Transplex Event
• UFTI Student Tyler Valila Wins ITE Scholarship Award for 2017-2018 School Year

July 2017 – In This Issue:

• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety Contracts with the UF OT Department
• Meet Ph.D Student Marian Ankomah
• McTrans Webinar Series
• Call for Abstracts! 5th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region, DEADLINE August 29, 2017
• T2 Course Calendar
• UFTI Attends 2017 Automated Vehicles Symposium
• Multidisciplinary Students Present Their Transportation-related Papers
• Congratulations to Dr. Lily Elefteriadou for Being Elected President of the Council of University Transportation Centers
• UFTI Student Interns with FWHA

June 2017 – In This Issue:

• UFTI Affiliate Evaluates Asphalt Pavement Interface Conditions for Enhanced Bond Performance
• Using DSRC to Enhance Signal Control: Testing at FDOT’s TERL Facility
• UFTI Hosts Two Interns from the UF SURF Program
• UFTI Affiliate to Host Webinar on Highway Capacity Manual on July 13, 2017
• Workshop on Writing for Transportation Professionals
• Call for Abstracts! UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region
• Free Workshop on Mobility Plans and Fees in Florida
• McTrans Update
• T2 Course Calendar
• UFTI Hires Testbed Manager
• Transportation Radio Speaks to UFTI External Advisory Board Ananth Prasad
• UFTI Attends Workshop and Meet-Up in Minneapolis

May 2017 – In This Issue:

• UFTI Offers Workshop on DSRC and Other Transportation Communication Options
• Roadway Constructed from Portland Cement Concrete Using Non-Traditional Aggregates
• UFTI Participates in FDOT Research Program Peer Exchange
• UFTI Faculty to Host Webinar on Highway Capacity Manual on July 13, 2017
• Meet Ph.D. Student, Nahal Hakim
• STRIDE 2017 Webinar Series: Transforming Research into Practice
• Free School Siting and Collaboration Workshop
• Call for Abstracts for the 5th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region, DEADLINE August 29, 2017
• McTrans Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series
• T2 Course Calendar
• UFTI Featured on CBS-4 Gainesville
• UFTI Welcomes Ann Brach to the External Advisory Board
• STRIDE Research Coordinator Completes UF Leadership Academy
• UFTI Student Deja Jackson Awarded UF Dr. J. Michael Rollo Diversity Impact Award

April 2017 – In This Issue:

• UFTI Affiliate Dr. Chris Ferraro Tests Various Materials as Partial Replacements for Portland Cement in Concrete
• UFTI Researchers Collaborating with the City of Gainesville to Test New Traffic Data Collection Approaches That Include AVs
• Truck Platooning Technology Investigated by UFTI Affiliate Soon to Roll Out onto Florida Roads
• Meet our Recent Graduate, Clark Letter, Ph.D. Student
• UFTI’s T2 Center Offering Webinar on the Route Condition Tool
• FHWA Roadway Departure & Intersection Safety Workshop
• STRIDE 2017 Webinar Series: Transforming Research into Practice
• Learn About the Latest STRIDE-Funded Research, June 2, 2017, UF Campus
• T2 Course Calendar
• McTrans Releases New Analysis Tool for Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDIs)
• McTrans Continues Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series
• Tom Byron of FDOT to Take Over as Chair of the UFTI’s External Advisory Board
• UFTI Welcomes Two New External Advisory Board Members
• UFTI Goes to the Florida State Capitol for Gator Day
• New Book on Best Practices & Evidence in Driving Simulation

March 2017 – In This Issue:

• UF Partners with FDOT, City of Gainesville to Plan Testbed for Advanced Transportation Technologies
• UFTI will Host Workshop Overview of SAE DSRC Messages and Performance Requirements
• Video Feature: Patrick Emami, Ph.D. Student.
• Deja Jackson Named 2017 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar
• UFTI Welcomes Dr. Nithin Agarwal
• Dynamic Shear Rheometer Workshop
• McTrans HCS Webinar Series
• UFTI Students Participated in ESSIE Poster Competition
• Ines Aviles-Spadoni Selected as Co-Chair of Joint TRB Sub-Committee ABG10(1) Ahead of the Curve

February 2017 – In This Issue:

• Laura Kelley joins UFTI External Advisory Board
• UFTI Researchers Create a Decision Support System for Assigning Safety Service Patrols to a Roadway
• UFTI Researchers Create a Decision Support System for Assigning Safety Service Patrols to a Roadway
• Student Spotlight: Sinead Crotty, Ph.D.
• UF Gatorloop Team Participates in SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
• Transportation Graduate Students Spend an Evening with Industry at ESSIE-Hosted Event
• McTrans: HCS7 Update, Release 7.2
• UFTI Technology Transfer (T2) Center Looking to Hire a Full-Time Education & Training Specialist
• WTS Central Florida Chapter Scholarships Available, Apply Now!

January 2017 – In This Issue:

• Dr. Jonathan Scheffe Investigates the Use of Solar Lighting for Pedestrian Crosswalks
• UFTI Affiliates Evaluate the Monitoring System on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
• Student Spotlight: Gaurav Sultania
• NaviGators AMS Win First Place at the 2016 Maritime RobotX Challenge
• McTrans HCS7 Released!
• UFTI Students Present Research Posters at TRB
• Highway Capacity & Quality of Service Committee Accepts TRB Blue Ribbon Award
• Doctoral Student Don Watson Receives the UTC Student of the Year Award
• UFTI Hosts Annual Reception during the 96th TRB in Washington, DC
• T2 Job Opportunity: Education and Training Specialist

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