Paul Carlson, Ph.D., P.E., research engineer and head of the Operations and Design Division at TTI, has been presented with the Regents Fellow Service Award from the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. The award honors professionals in the eight A&M System agriculture and engineering agencies and is presented annually “to recognize and honor service, […]
Archives for 2014
TTI and UMTRI Form Alliance
It’s the best of both worlds as the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) have joined forces in redefining transportation for a connected and automated world. The recently-formed initiative, named the LINK Alliance, is a combined effort to collaborate on new transportation research connecting people, vehicles and roadways in […]
TTI Researchers Contribute to the 2014 TRB Annual Meeting
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers joined nearly 12,000 attendees from around the world at the 93rd annual meeting of the National Academy’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) Jan. 12-16 in Washington, D.C. This year’s attendance set a new record. “TTI researchers continue to play leadership roles in all aspects of TRB,” notes Katie Turnbull, TTI […]
TTI Research Sponsors Potentially Eligible for New Research and Development Tax Incentives
Effective January 1, 2014, House Bill (HB) 800, passed by the Texas Legislature last year, created new tax incentives to attract research and development (R&D) activities to Texas. HB 800 allows taxable entities a choice between a sales tax exemption for materials, software and equipment used for R&D purposes and a state franchise tax credit […]
Save the Date — Traffic Safety Conference May 12-14
Save the date for the 2014 Traffic Safety Conference. This year’s conference, sponsored in cooperation with USAA, the ATLAS Center and the Texas Department of Transportation, will be held May 12-14 at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio. Planning is underway for the conference and a preliminary program and registration information will be available soon. Hotel reservations can be made now […]
Briaud Gives Three Lectures In Russia
Jean-Louis Briaud — manager of the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Buchanan Chair Professor at Texas A&M University — continued his international travel this fall with three lectures at St. Petersburg, Russia, at the G. V. Plekhanov State Mining Institute and Technical University, also known as The Mining University […]