On Saturday, November 4th, the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) at Virginia Tech hosted its 4th Virginia Tech Science Festival.
On October 5, 2017, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) held their 13th annual Transportation Career Fair. This event targets high school students from the surrounding areas to introduce them to careers involving the transportation industry. Over a hundred different exhibitors, spanning all across the industry (construction, military, government, etc.) were in attendance.
Nine undergraduate students from various backgrounds with an interest in transportation safety have been selected for a unique, 10-week summer internship with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) as part of the Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS) and Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Centers (UTCs). Read more on the internship program kickoff here.
Safe-D has selected nine research projects for award under the Center’s first call for original research proposals. The funded projects are broadly aligned with the Safe-D primary focus area, “Promoting Safety,” and span the Center’s four key theme areas: transportation as a service, big data analytics, automation, and connectivity. Each successful proposal contained detailed plans for Technology Transfer and Education & Workforce Development, which are critical to the Safe-D mission. All selected projects build upon the strengths of the consortium members (VTTI, TTI, & SDSU), and three represent collaborative efforts among the consortium members and their associated universities (Virginia … Safe-D Awards Spring 2017 Research Projects
Safe-D is pleased to announce the award of seven initial research projects. These collaborative projects build on the expertise of our staff and faculty, and utilize the world-class facilities of three consortium members: VTTI, TTI, & SDSU. As they are fundamental components of the Safe-D National UTC, these projects include student support as well as Education & Workforce Development and Technology Transfer Plans. Safe-D feels strongly that these research projects contribute to the Center’s overall Vision and Mission. We are excited about working with these bright teams of researchers and looking forward to the outcomes of their research. Descriptions of … Initial Safe-D Research Projects Awarded
Applications are now being accepting for a 10-week summer internship program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The internship is sponsored by two USDOT funded University Transportation Centers: the Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS) Center, a partnership between TTI and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute; and Safe-D, a partnership between TTI, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and San Diego State University. Read more about the internship program here.