Tag: Transportation Engineering
Doctoral student wins ITE District Best Paper award for autonomous shuttle study
September 23, 2025By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Congratulations to Renan Favero for winning the Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award at the Florida-Puerto Rico Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) District Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on August 12, 2025. Renan Favero is a doctoral student in transportation engineering, conducting research on autonomous shuttles. “This […]
Read more »How a Study Abroad Trip to Madrid Inspired Eliana Duarte to Follow a Career in Transportation Engineering
May 14, 2025By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator It was more than just a study abroad experience in Madrid, Spain, for Eliana Duarte – it was a moment that inspired her passion for transportation engineering. Duarte, who graduated with her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from UF in Fall 2024, describes that eye-opening moment. “My passion […]
Read more »Student Spotlight: Myra Monreal, P.E., AICP – The “Plangineer”
March 21, 2025By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., UFTI Research & Communications Coordinator Perched on a bridge above an interstate leading into Atlanta, Georgia, Myra Monreal and her college classmates observed and recorded the movements of traffic below. She found this experience to be delightful – one that helped to shape her into a “plangineer.” “I remember the […]
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