Dr. Lily Elefteriadou Meets Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at WTS Reception during TRB

UFTI Director Dr. Lily Elefteriadou ran into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International Chair’s reception, and he graciously posed for a photo. During his talk, he spoke about the importance of upcoming transportation investments and how the efforts that women have made in the profession of transportation and public policy have not only helped women but Americans in general. 

Honors, Awards and Presentations

Graduate Research Assistant, Bryce Grame, received an achievement award and grant from the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (USDOT FHWA.) He also presented a poster on his current research involving the CARMA ecosystem. 

Fabio Sasahara, Ph.D., presenting “HCM 7 Methods for CAV analyses in Freeways” at the Freeway & CAV Simulation Subcommittee (ACP20) meeting.

Sanaz Motamedi, Ph.D., Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering received a Certificate of Appreciation for her help in organizing and conducting the technical paper review process for ACH40 at the 2023 TRB Annual Meeting.

Nithin Agarwal, Ph.D. (left) and Karla Rodrigues-Silva, Ph.D. with their poster presentation titled "Functional Evaluation of the Autonomous Truck-Mounted Attenuators for Use in Active Work Zones." (Not present, Charles Brown.)

Xingjing Xu, Ph.D. and Karla Rodrigues-Silva Ph.D. (right) with their poster presentation titled "Safety Performance Analysis of Horizontal Curves on Urban Roads." (Not present, Ilir Bejleri, Ph.D. and Siva Srinivasan, Ph.D.)

UFTI Reception and STRIDE Student Poster Showcase/Competition was the place to be at TRB

More than 250 people attended the UFTI TRB Reception held at Penn Social, which also ran concurrently with a STRIDE Student Poster session and competition that included 18 participants. And the winners were:

• 1st Place - Matteo Saracco, of GaTech (Poster: Carving Up the Curb: Evaluating Curb Management Strategies for Ride-Hailing & Ride-Sharing Activity through Simulation)
• 2nd Place - Subid Ghimire, of North Carolina State University (Poster: Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Microtransit Trips: A Case Study of Wilson)
• 3rd Place - Abdullah Al Farabi, of North Carolina State University (Poster: Integrated Corridor Management by Cooperative Traffic Signal and Ramp Metering Control)

(From left) Abdullah Al Farabi, Subid Ghimire and Matteo Saracco.

(From left) Renan Favero, Lily Elefteriadou, Orestis Karamouzis , Gustavo Zschaber, Karla Rodrigues-Silva and Siva Srinivasan.

(From left) Bryce Grame, Sagar Patni, Siva Srinivasan, Karla Rodrigues-Silva, Siddhartha Gulhare, Prashant Singh and Shashwat Anant.

UFTI Staff, Students, Faculty and Affiliates Show up for Group Photo at McTrans Booth in the Exhibit Hall during TRB

UFTI staff and students (both past and present) gathered for a group photo at the McTrans booth at the Exhibit Hall. From left to right: Behzad Aghdashi. Leonida Kibet, Miriam Magdolen, Pruthvi Manjunatha, Gustavo Zschaber, Siddhartha Gulhare, Bryce Grame, Gustavo de Andrade, Scott Washburn, Karla Rodrigues-Silva, Christian Breau, Eshan Amini, Lily Elefteriadou, Fabio Sasahara, Shen Dong, Lili Du, Ryan Kenis, Xiaojian Zhang, Shraddha Sagar, Yiming Xu, Yuran Sun, Chenlu Pu and Dr. Ruth Steiner.

Focus on Faculty Research:

Dr. Xilei Zhao’s perspective on why residents didn’t evacuate during Hurricane Ian

Knowing that a hurricane is bearing down on you and your property is frightening and overwhelming. However, many people fail to evacuate despite evacuation orders from local emergency management agencies. 

Dr. Xilei Zhao, an assistant professor in the UF Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, wondered why this phenomenon occurs and is utilizing a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study ..."

Steiner Interviewed by WUSF

Dr. Ruth Steiner, a professor in the UF Department of Urban and Regional Planning and director of the Center for Health and the Built Environment, was interviewed recently by Matthew Peddie of WUSF Public Media about the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority’s (TBARTA) decision to dissolve itself.

SAVE the DATE!

Transportation Equity Fundamentals Course

Are you a transportation practitioner/policymaker who is interested in learning more about Transportation Equity Fundamentals? Here is a unique training opportunity: 

SAVE the DATE for UFTI's Transportation Equity Fundamentals I, on Feb. 8-9, 1-5 p.m. EDT, led by Dr. Mehri Mohebbi, Joey Goldman and Dr. Larry Schooler. ITE members can enjoy discounted rates if registered through the ITE Learning Hub.

For more information or to register, non-ITE members should visit here.

Upcoming STRIDE Webinars

How to Build Diversity + Enhance Inclusion within the Transportation Workforce

March 1, 2023 @ 12 p.m. ET For more information and to register

Data Fusion for Signalized Arterial Performance Measurement

March 8, 2023 @ 12 p.m. ET For more information and to register

Identification of Unpredictable Sources of Non-Recurring Congestion & Mitigating Strategies

 April 26, 2023 @ 12 p.m. ET For more information and to register

Barriers & Facilitators of People with Disabilities in Accepting & Adopting Autonomous Shared Mobility Services

May 3, 2023 @ 12 p.m. ET For more information and to register

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