NEWSLETTERS – UFTI – 2018
December 2018
- UFTI Research News
- UFTI Affiliate Conducts Study to Analyze, Validate and Optimize Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing
- UFTI Students and Faculty Attend FAV Summit
- UFTI Reception at Annual TRB Meeting in Washington D.C.
- Article Related to I-STREET and the Autobus Published in Traffic and Transit
- UFTI News
- UFTI Affiliate Develops GIS Model to Identify Transportation Gaps for Vulnerable Populations
- Visiting Speaker Dr. Carissa Slotterback Presents on “Advancing Collaboratively Engaged Research: Implication for Transportation Research Now and in the Future”
- I-STREET Featured in Gainesville Magazine Interview
- UFTI Reception at Annual TRB Meeting in Washington D.C.
- UFTI T2 Center is Hiring an Education Training Specialist
- Transportation Faculty Position in UF Civil Engineering
November 2018
- UFTI News
- Dr. Scott Washburn Completes NCHRP Project on Two-Lane Highways
- UFTI Affiliate Leads Technical Assistance for Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance Project
- UFTI T2 Center Awarded Three Accelerating Safety Activities Program Grants
- Site Impact Analysis Webinar
- UFTI Holds Info Session for Prospective Students
- UFTI News
- UF GatorITE Chapter Wins Multiple Awards at Annual FSITE Meeting
- UFTI Student Awarded Scholarship from UF ISE
- GatorITE and WTS to Host Seminar with TTS
- STRIDE at the 6th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region, Clemson, S.C.
- UFTI is Event Partner for the 2018 Building Florida’s Future Summit
October 2018
- UFTI News
- STRIDE Funds Project on Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicle Technology
- New Program for Driver Rehabilitation Therapy Offered by UF OT
- STRIDE-Sponsored Workshops During the 6th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeast Region
- Strategic Development Plan Research Awards Showcase to be Held on October 9
- UFTI News
- UFTI Welcomes Ondine Wells as the New K-12 Workforce Coordinator
- Dr. Elefteriadou Presents at the UF-City of Gainesville Strategic Development Plan Research Awards Showcase
- Dr. Xiaopeng Li to Present on Operations of Modular Transit Vehicles under Oversaturated Traffic
- UFTI Students Receive UF International Center Certificate of Excellence
- UFTI News
- Department of Occupational Therapy Aims to Improve Alternative Transportation for Florida’s Aging Road Users
- Reducing the Number of Crashes for Teen Drivers
- TransModeler SE to be Integrated with HCS7
- Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series
- STRIDE Hosts Workshop at the ITS5C Summit
- Transportation Faculty Position in UF Civil Engineering
- UF ISE Invites Applications for Human-Systems Engineering Faculty
- Upcoming Webinars
September 2018
- UFTI News
- David Wantman, WGI CEO, Joins the UFTI External Advisory Board
- Dr. Lanshan Han Presents on the Estimation of Linear Mixed Models under Joint Inequality Constraints, hosted by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Congratulations Sagar Patni, UFTI Ph.D. student, on Receiving the Glenn and Deborah Renwick Engineering Scholarship!
- STRIDE Workshop to be Hosted at the ITS5C Summit on Oct. 7, 2018
- UFTI News
- UF Ranked #8 Among Public Universities
- $1 Million Awarded for Gainesville Bicycle-Pedestrian Safety Project
- Dr. Pruthvi Manjunatha Discusses Transportation Engineering on ASCE Podcast
- UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region on October 24-25, 2018
- Transportation Faculty Position in UF Civil Engineering
- UF ISE Invites Applications for Human-Systems Engineering Faculty
August 2018
- UFTI News
- FDOT Research Center Showcases I-STREET Testbed
- UFTI Researcher Evaluates Wind Effects on Mast Arms
- UFTI Representatives Attend Transportation Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Fabio Sasahara, Ph.D. Student, Presents at Travel Behavior Conference in California
- Apply to Be an Instructor!
- UFTI News
- UF Student Senate Acknowledges UFTI
- UFTI SURF Interns Complete Summer Internship
- UFTI Post-Doc Participates in Summer Academy at the Universidad de La Salle
- UFTI Affiliate Presents at International Conference, Foro Argos 360
- UFTI Research News
- UFTI Affiliate Evaluates Reflective Cracking Mitigation Treatments for Resurfaced Pavement
- ISE Welcomes David Kaber, Human Factors Expert, as its New Department Chair
- Call for Abstracts! UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region
- Dream Big Now Streaming on Netflix
July 2018
- UFTI News
- UFTI Researcher Tests Durability Evaluation of Concrete Mixtures and Structures
- UFTI’s Co-Sponsors the International Association for Travel Behavior Research (IATBR) Conference
- Congratulations to the Gator ITE Team on their Strong Participation in the Collegiate Traffic Bowl!
- UFTI Research News
- UFTI Researcher Uses Drones to Inspect Bridges
- UFTI Affiliate Launches SmartDrive Rehabilitation Services
- SAVE THE DATE! 6th Annual UTC Conference on Oct. 24-25, 2018
- Apply to Be an Instructor!
June 2018
- UFTI Research News
- Driver Assisted Truck Platooning in Florida
- Active STRIDE Research Projects
- University of Florida’s Institute for Mobility, Activity and Participation Investigates the Efficacy of the DriveFocus App for Teen Drivers
- UFTI News
- Meet our SURF Interns Matt Dean and Parfait Masungi
- Gainesville Smart Cities Partnership and I-STREET to be Highlighted at the Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo this Fall
May 2018 – In this Issue:
- I-STREET Autonomous Bus Testing on Local Streets
- UFTI Student Marian Ankomah Studies with International Researchers in East Africa
- The Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation Team Presents at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference
- UFTI Affiliate Develops STEM Education Resources on Traffic Safety
- A Look at the Former External Advisory Board Chair’s Contributions to the UFTI
- New Transoft Solutions Scholarship for Undergraduate Students in Transportation
- The UFTI has Joined a Second Metrolab Network Partnership
- Bill Sampson Publishes New Highway Capacity Analysis Textbook
- University of Florida researcher Julian Brinkley’s Dissertation Research covered by the Associate Press.
- ITE & WTS Visit the Jacksonville Transportation Authority
- UFTI Bids Farewell and Thanks to Nuchanart Tuntiserirat for Her Role as STRIDE Assistant
- University of Florida Researchers Compare Persistence and Fecundity of Florida-Ecotype and Non-Florida-Ecotype Wildflowers
- UFTI Affiliate Dr. Mang Tia Uses Development of Mix Designs for RAP Concrete for Florida Concrete Test Bed
- Dr. Reynaldo Roque Studies Impact of Recycled Asphalt Shingles (RAS) on Asphalt Binder Performance
- Meet Ph.D. Student Gustavo de Andrade
- Continuing Education Courses
- McTrans Webinar Series
- T2 Course Calendar
- Dr. Elise Miller-Hooks to Present on Thursday, April 12, 2018, on UF Campus
- WTS Symposium Hosted at the University of Florida
- UFTI Student Deja Jackson Selected as an ENO Fellow and Traffic Safety Scholar
- Elaine Khoo Hired as UFTI’s Marketing & Communications Specialist
- Welcome Our New T2 Staff
- The WTS Student Chapter Participated in Alachua Women Build
- UFTI Collaborates with FDOT to Support Advanced Technologies Installation Along I-75 Through FRAME Project
- Use of Infrared Thermography for the Inspection of Welds in the Shop and Field
- Replaceable Unbonded Tendons for Post-tensioned Bridges
- Meet Ph.D. Student Wei Sun
- Continuing Education Courses
- McTrans Webinar Series
- HCS7 Software Update
- T2 Course Calendar
- UFTI Students Serve on the Urban Streets Highway Capacity and Quality of Service TRB Subcommittee
- UF WTS Student Chapter Hosting a Symposium on Smart Cities
- Save the Date! 3rd Transportation Engineering Education Workshop Co-Sponsored by STRIDE, May 22-23, 2018
- I-MAP Partners with AAA to Update Smart Features for Older Drivers
- Gator ITE Hosts a Student Leadership Summit at the University of Florida
- UFTI Students Win Awards at ESSIE Poster Symposium
- UFTI Students, Faculty, and Staff Attend TRB’s 97th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
- UFTI Researchers Host Data Visualization Workshop with Leading Researchers across the U.S.
- Meet 2nd-Year Ph.D. Student, Stephen Spana
- Selected Courses
- HCS7 Software Update
- T2 Course Calendar
- Annual ITE Student Leadership Summit on February 9-11, 2018
- UFTI Hosts TTI Director Gregory Winfree
- Dr. Washburn and Students Research Covered by Transport Topics
- CUTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with ITE
- UFTI Alumnus Liteng Zha wins 2018 COTA Best Dissertation Award
- UFTI Annual Report Released
- STRIDE Releases 4-Year Final Report