Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

CTR is proud to announce the Texas Distinguished Lecture Series in Transportation. This series will present the latest thinking and challenges in the field of transportation. In keeping with CTR’s mission of research, education, and public service, the Texas Distinguished Lecture Series is open to the public, as well as to transportation researchers and practitioners. [...]

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Meredith Cebelak, P.E., was recently selected to represent The University of Texas at Austin at the 21st Annual Leadership Development Conference, hosted by the Eno Center for Transportation. This conference, held in Washington DC June 2–6, is attended by 20 of the nation’s top graduate students in transportation and gives them a first-hand look at [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Transportation Research’s Annual Symposium April 3, 2013 in Austin, Texas CTR’s symposium will focus on relationships between the evolving energy sector and solutions to future transportation issues   AUSTIN, TX (March 27, 2013) — The Center for Transportation Research (CTR), a transportation research center at The University of Texas at [...]

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Transmetric Senior Software Developer Lee Kaufman accepts the Smart Solution Spotlight Award from ITS America President and CEO Scott Belcher.  The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) hosted the Smart Solution Spotlight Award event on Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Center for Transportation Research. ITS America awarded its Smart Solution Spotlight Award to Transmetric  for the development of Traffic Server™ 6, [...]

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Randy B. Machemehl  Dr. Randy B. Machemehl received the Council of University Transportation Center (CUTC) Award, Distinguished Contribution to University Transportation Education and Research, on January 12, 2013, at the CUTC annual banquet in Washington, D.C. Randy B. Machemehl at the CUTC annual banquet, January 2013 This CUTC award has been given annually since 1998 to honor [...]

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Lisa Loftus-Otway, president of the Heart of Texas Chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS), was selected to be one of fourteen transportation industry professionals to participate in the 2013 WTS international Leadership Program. The program will be held February 3-7, 2013, at Rutgers State University. The National Transit Institute (NTI), located at Rutgers, provides logistical [...]

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On Tuesday, December 11, there will be a free screening of “Revenge of the Electric Car” at 4:30pm in the Blanton Museum of Art’s Smith Auditorium, followed by a panel discussion on the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs). “Electric cars are an exciting prospect for our environment, but there are a lot of unanswered [...]

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Dr. C. Michael Walton, Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, is the 2013 recipient of the Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation. The award will be presented during the Chairman’s Luncheon on January 16, 2013, at the TRB 92nd Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Walton [...]

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