Robert Lytton, TTI research engineer and Benson Chair Professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, has received the 2006 NOVA Award from the Construction Innovation Forum for his Pavement Composition Analysis (PCA) research. Lytton’s award-winning research uses an air-launched, ground-penetrating radar to aid highway construction quality control. The radar is […]
Archives for 2007
Advisory Council meets in College Station
Center for Transportation Safety (CTS) Director John Mounce welcomes members of the CTS Advisory Council during its meeting February 22. The CTS Advisory Council examines issues involving traffic safety and determines which topics need to be addressed.
TTI Research Team Wins Prestigious TRB Award
Roger Bligh and Dean Alberson (L-R center) hold up their K.B. Woods Award presented January 22 at TRB’s 86th Annual Meeting for their paper, “Low-Deflection Portable Concrete Barrier.” Coauthors Nauman Mansoor Sheikh and Akram Abu-Odeh were also recipients. Also pictured are (L) Neil Pedersen, Maryland State Highway Administration and (R) TRB Executive Director Robert Skinner. […]
Retired TTI Director Honored at Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting
Former TTI director Dr. Herbert Richardson receives the Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award from Linda Watson, the 2007 Chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee. Richardson, who retired last fall, was honored January 24 at the TRB 86th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The Crum Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the field […]
Blood Drive Donors Save Lives
TTI employee and blood drive organizer Nancy Stratta does her part to “give the gift of life.” In her lifetime, Stratta has donated more than 49 gallons of blood. Since 2003, the Texas Transportation Institute has organized numerous blood drives each year. In the January 30 event, 42 people signed up to donate.
Group Begins Efforts to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Crashes
The first step in initiating research to reduce the number of deer-vehicle collisions in the United States will get underway Jan. 30-31 as members of eight Departments of Transportation (DOTs) conduct their inaugural meeting. Members of the Deer-Vehicle Crash Information Research Center (DVCIR Center) Pooled Fund Project will identify, prioritize and guide research aimed at […]
Briaud Recognized for Engineering Innovations
TTI Research Engineer Jean-Louis Briaud has been notified by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) of his selection for the 2007 Ralph B. Peck Award. The award ceremony will take place Feb. 19 at the National Congress of the Geo-Institute in Denver. In a letter notifying Briaud of the award, the Executive Director of […]