2009
TFF names Sarah Ott
2009 scholarship recipient
The Transportation Founders Fund (TFF) has named Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, native Sarah Ott recipient of the Fund’s 2009 Graduate Scholarship.
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Operations Research/Education Lab paper published in TRR Journal
JANUARY -- A study by ITRE's OR/Ed. Lab has been chosen for publication in the prestigious Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. The paper demonstrates how the the Lab's data-drive decision science tools will help a growing North Carolina county meet school population challenges over the next 20 years. Read the paper authored by program manager Michael Miller»
VAMS co-sponsors
2009 N.C. Geographic Information Systems Conference
JANUARY -- TRE's Visual Analytics, Modeling & Simulation group co-sponsors the February 19-20, 2009, Conference at the Raleigh Convention Center.
Archived Conference home page
Archived Conference Sponsor pages
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ITRE researchers work to make roundabout crosswalks safer
for visually impaired pedestrians
JANUARY -- The Automated Yield Detection System (AYDS) could be the solution to safer roundabout navigation for blind pedestrians and help drivers as well.
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ITRE papers accepted for presentation at 88th Annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) Meeting / NCSU/ITRE Reception
ITRE staff members made presentations on their recent research findings at the TRB's annual Washington, D.C. meeting, January 11-15, 2009. Full information on ITRE participation can be found here»
2008
NCSU highlights the work of ITRE's Portuguese grad students and the merits of the Global Training Initiative that helped bring them to the University
Dr. Margarida Coelho and Ph.D. candidate Guilhermina Torrão are helping to build a bridge of knowledge across the Atlantic that will have a global impact on transportation research. Learn more in "Politically Exchanged," one of the featured stories this month on the NCSU home page»
ITRE research finds complex mix of variables affects fuel consumption issues
In the 2008 summer edition of NCSU's Results, ITRE director Dr. Nagui Rouphail explained how today's studies could impact the future of vehicles and their drivers.
Operations Research and Education Laboratory (OR/Ed. Lab) to provide technical assistance in Lenoir County
The Lenoir County (North Carolina) Board of Education has enlisted the OR/Ed. Lab to assist in building a new school redistricting plan. Find out more»
NextGen Air Transportation Center of Excellence in Planning
to be based at ITRE
ITRE proudly announces the addition of the NextGen Air Transportation Center of Excellence in Planning (NGAT) to their roster of research programs. Full story»
ITRE Test Drives the eGo
The Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) has been given the opportunity to use an electric scooter called the eGO. This running emission-free and nearly silent vehicle can travel more than 20 miles on a single charge, or the equivalent of 800 miles a gallon. More »
ITRE Organizes and Participates in U.S.-Portuguese Transportation Symposium
Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) Director Nagui Rouphail traveled to Portugal to participate in the formation of the Luso-American Transportation Impacts Study Group (LATIS-G). The purpose of this group is to identify and discuss priority topics related to transportation systems impacts in the United States and Portugal. Dr. H. Christopher Frey, professor of Environmental Engineering at NC State was also a member of the U.S. team and LATIS-G.
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ITRE Director Visits South Korea for Research, Reunion and Recruitment
Nagui Rouphail, director of the Institute for Transportation Research and Education, traveled to South Korea recently to make a number of presentations as well as reunite with two ITRE-supported Ph.D. graduates from NC State. While there, he also recruited potential graduate students from transportation programs around the country. More »
2007
NC State University's CSS Summer Academy Prepares Students for Transportation Careers
NC State School Transportation Expert Testifies at National Bus Safety Forum
NCSU OR/Ed. Lab to Assess Education Requirements for Fort Bragg Regional Growth Plan
ITRE's Highway Engineering Concepts Course Holds Spring Commencement
TFF Speaker Discusses Urban Form and Growth in Wake County and the Triangle Region
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