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NEWSLETTERS – UFTI – 2019
December 2019
Happy Holidays and Joyous New Year UFTI News GatorITE Wins Best Student Chapter – Second Year in a Row Ph.D. Student Aschkan Omidvar Wins Bill McGrath Scholarship Award Dr. Nithin Agarwal Presents at the Florida Puerto Rico ITE District Meeting Congratulations to our students graduating this semester! Ala Alobeidyeen and Fabio Sasahara were honored at the UF International Center Awards Ceremony Nov. 19 November 2019
You are invited to attend a reception held in conjunction with the 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington D.C. UFTI News Expand your skills, knowledge, and qualifications with the Transportation Operations and Planning (TOP) Certificate New Online Course on Transit Planning, Design, and Operations is being offered Spring 2020 STRIDE Webinar Wednesday, Dec. 4 “Do Southeastern Millennials Uber?” TRB Webinar Thursday, Dec. 5 “Innovative Alternative Intersection and Corridor Studies using the HCM9 The deadline to submit abstracts or workshop proposals to the UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region has been extended UFTI Training STRIDE Webinar Wednesday, Nov. 13 “Freeway Facility Reliability: Improved Modeling of Incident Impacts Help us by taking the Florida Transportation Plan Survey Upcoming Training from the UFTI T2 Center Seminar Thursday, Nov. 14 “Freight Demand Modeling: Overview of Two Decades of Research” UFTI News Student Spotlight: Ala Alobeidyeen Submit abstracts and workshop proposals for the 8th Annual UTC Conference for the Southeastern Region UFTI at the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Meeting I-STREET: Researching Ways to Make School Zones Safer UFTI is looking for a new McTrans Director October 2019
UFTI News Student Spotlight: Fabio Sasahara Dr. Elefteriadou Shares the Potential of I-STREET at a Workshop Hosted by Info Tech New UFTI Marketing and Communications Specialist: Caraline Duke Do you know about the WTS Student Chapter at UF? UFTI News Upcoming Stride Webinars Call for abstracts and workshop proposals for the University Transportation Center Conference, March 26 – 27 in Boca Raton, FL Informational Webinar for Prospective Students is now online Upcoming McTrans Training Courses Upcoming Training from T2 UFTI News What happens when you can’t drive, but you still want to get around? The Human Side of Data Research UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director UFTI News UFTI Welcomes New Affiliate Faculty Dr. Abolfazl Safikhani UFTI Welcomes New Affiliate Faculty Dr. Yujie Hu UFTI’s STRIDE Center and Gator ITE Participated in 10th Annual Fun 4 Gator Kids Touch-A-Truck Event September 2019
UFTI News UFTI Affiliates Conduct Investigation on Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Roads UFTI Affiliate Dr. Ruth Steiner Presents Seminars in Indonesia Dr. Lily Elefteriadou Presented her Research at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil UFTI News UFTI Welcomes New Faculty Member, Dr. Xilei Zhao Dr. Rui Guo Joins UF as Lecturer in Transportation Engineering Dr. Pruthvi Manujunatha Appointed as I-STREET Manager Congratulations to Our Graduates! UFTI SURF Student Zachary Jerome UFTI Student Marilo Martin-Gasulla Wins Scholarship from WTS Central Chapter August 2019
UFTI News UFTI Welcomes Amanda Day to the External Advisory Board McTrans Participates and Exhibits at ITE Annual Meeting UFTI Board Member Marsha Anderson Bomar Named 2019 Winner of the ITE Theodore M. Matson Memorial Award UF Alumni: Muhammad Ali UFTI News UFTI and STRIDE Participated in the 2019 Automated Vehicles Symposium ARTBA Student Video Contest Open – Entries Due October 20th UFTI Faculty Present at a Brookings Conference on “Autonomous Cars: Science, Technology, and Policy” July 2019
UFTI News Measuring the Impact of Monster Jam on Venue Flooring Requirements for Use of Feild-Cast, Proprietary Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Florida Effect of Proximity of Sheet Pile Walls on the Apparent Capacity of Driven Displacement Piles, Phase 2 UFTI News UFTI to Exhibit and Host UTC Poster Session at AVS Conference Dr. Elefteriadou to Speak on Traffic Signal Control and Connected Automation at AVS 2019 UFTI Student to Present on Optimizing Freeway Merge Operation Under Conventional and Automated Vehicle Traffic Dr. Pruthvi Manjunatha to Present on the Gainesville Autonomous Shuttle UFTI Faculty Presentations at AVS 2019 Breakout Session on Enabling AV Transportation Networks: From Individual Vehicle Motion Control to the Networked Fleet Management June 2019
UFTI News Upcoming STRIDE Webinar: Comparing Transit Agency Peer Groups Using Cluster Analysis Webinar Alumni Highlight: Abi Komma McTrans Highway Capacity Analysis Webinars UFTI News Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Autonomous Vehicles Bill STRIDE Hosts Teacher Workshop on Exploring Transportation & STEM UF ASCE Student Chapter Wins Concrete Canoe Championship UFTI News Gator ITE Wins District Traffic Bowl Championship McTrans Director Bill Sampson Teaches Traffic Engineering to Kids UFTI SURF Student Zachary Jerome UFTI to Exhibit and Host Poster Session at AVS Conference May 2019
UFTI News UFTI Staff Attends PedBike Coalition Catching Up with Our Alumni Congratulations to the New WTS Gator Student Chapter Executive Board! UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director UFTI Research News UFTI and City of Gainesville Collaborate on Newly-Funded NSF Smart Cities Project Occupational Therapy Researchers Determine Impact of In-Vehicle Information Systems or Advanced Driving Assistance Systems on Older Drivers New Fitness-to-Drive Screening Measure Short Form May Reduce Administration Time and Provide Acceptable Psychometric Properties I-STREET Webinar Series: Implementing Advanced Transportation Technologies Through a Multi-Modal Real-World Testbed UFTI Student News Congratulations to Our Spring 2019 Graduates! Fabio Sasahara Selected as Runner Up for the Jack E. Leisch Memorial Graduate Fellowship Alumni Feature: Dr. Roosbeh Nowrouzian UFTI News New I-STREET Webinar Series Upcoming STRIDE Webinar: Comparing Transit Agency Peer Groups Using Cluster Analysis Webinar Dr. Lily Elefteriadou Serves as the 2019 UTC Spotlight Conference Chair in Washington, D.C. T2 Courses April 2019
UFTI News Congratulations to the 2019 Transoft Scholarship Winners WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter Hosts 9th Annual WTS Symposium UFTI Spotlight: Dr. Zoleikha Biron Girl Scouts Learn about Transportation Engineering UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director UFTI News Discovering a Potential Market for the Integration of Public Transportation and Emerging Shared-Mobility Services UFTI Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Denise Simmons UFTI Implements Collision Avoidance System in 10 RTS Buses UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director UFTI News UFTI Receives Funding from FDOT to Incorporate Pedestrians into Signal Control Optimization Algorithms for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) UFTI Staff Presents to K-12 Students as Part of UF WiSE Spring Break Camp Congratulations to our Students on Continuous Excellence UFTI Attends Gator Day at the Capitol UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director UFTI Research News UFTI Research Results in New Road Safety Patrols I-STREET and Technology Transfer Activities Congratulations to the New GatorITE Executive Board! UFTI Hosts Dr. Pitu Mirchandani UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director March 2019
UFTI News UFTI Student Pedro Maldonado Selected to Participate in the 27th Eno Future Leaders Development Conference Deja Jackson Receives Award from the Association for Academic Women UFTI T2 Center Staff to Promote Bicycle Helmet Safety UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director UFTI Research News UFTI Collaborates with JTA on Future of Transit Project Quantifying the Benefits of Under Tie and Ballast Mats on Train Tracks Dr. Yinhai Wang Hosted at UFTI as Distinguished Lecturer UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director New UFTI T2 Center Education/Training Specialist Patricia Turner 9th Annual WTS Symposium UFTI News Bicycle Rodeo Event Girls Engaged in Engineering McTrans Highway Capacity Analysis Webinars 9th Annual WTS Symposium UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director February 2019
UFTI Research News UFTI Testing Driver Alerts in Active School Zones UFTI Evaluates Advanced Vehicle and Communication Technologies through Traffic Micro Simulation McTrans to Work with SwRI on FDOT District 5 Project Regarding R-ICMS using HCS7 Save the Date! UFTI Education News Aschkan Omidvar Wins First Place Scholarship from ITS Florida UFTI Students Attend ITE Student Leadership Summit in Tampa UFTI’s STRIDE Center Engages in STEM Activities with K-12 Students in Alachua County Save the Date! UFTI News Dr. Lily Elefteriadou Participates in Colloquium Focused on Community Mobility & Participation UFTI Affiliates Publish in Occupational Therapy Special Issue Journal on Older Drivers and In-Vehicle Smart Technology UFTI to Host Dr. Yinhai Wang for Distinguished Lecture Highway Capacity Analysis Webinars Now Include TransModeler SE Dr. Lily Elefteriadou was Awarded the ASCE 2019 Harland Bartholomew Award! UFTI News Dr. Lily Elefteriadou to Moderate Session on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Dr. Scott Washburn to Present TRB Webinar on New HCM Two-Lane Highway UFTI Alumnus Hired as District Traffic Safety Engineer at FDOT Gainesville to Deploy Zero-Emission Electric Buses UFTI Student Feature: Shirin Noei UFTI to Host Dr. Yinhai Wang for Distinguished Lecture UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director January 2019
UFTI News UFTI Students and Faculty to Participate in TRB Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. UFTI Reception at the Annual TRB Meeting in Washington D.C. Open Positions at UFTI UFTI Annual Report Released UFTI News UFTI Participates in 98th TRB Annual Meeting UFTI Welcomes Malisa McCreedy to the External Advisory Board Dr. Lily Elefteriadou to Present at 2019 Sandra Edwards Colloquium Congratulations to Deja Jackson, UFTI Ph.D. Student, on Passing the Road Safety Professional Certification Exam Dr. Lily Elefteriadou Recognized for Service as CUTC Past President UFTI News UFTI Creates Transportation Human Factors and Systems Group UFTI Signs MOU with SwRI to Improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety UFTI and I-STREET Featured in HNTB’s THINK Magazine Dr. Lily Elefteriadou to Moderate Panel Discussion on “Hands off the Wheel: Ethical and Technical Challenges of a Driverless Future” UFTI Invites Applications for McTrans Director Apply to be an Instructor