Research Engineer Jean-Louis Briaud has been selected as a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Society’s highest honor. ASCE, representing 145,000 members worldwide, selected 11 members for its 2014 Distinguished Member class. The new members will be formally inducted at the Global Engineering Conference in Panama City, Panama this fall. […]
Honors
TTI Wins Multiple Outstanding Paper Awards at TRB
Several employees have received Outstanding Paper Awards at this year’s Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13-17. Lead authors Stacey Bricka, Nauman Sheikh and Adam Pike were the respective winners of the Charley V. Wootan, K.B. Woods and Young Professional awards. Established in 2004, the Charley V. Wootan Award is […]
Jerry Ullman Receives Regents Fellow Service Award
On Nov. 2, 2012, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents designated TTI Senior Research Engineer Jerry Ullman to receive the Regents Fellow Service Award. Ullman manages TTI’s Work Zone and DMS Program. The Board established the Regents Fellow Service Award program in 1998 to recognize employees who make exemplary contributions to their university […]
Hawkins Honored with Educator Award
Dr. Gene Hawkins, associate professor in the Texas A&M Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, is the recipient of a prestigious educator award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Hawkins, who is also a research engineer with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), received the 2012 Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award at the […]
Norboge Presents Paper at Eno Center for Transportation
In a time of increased scrutiny about where transportation dollars are spent, the need for sound economic analysis in transportation planning is greater than ever. Nick Norboge, Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) assistant transportation researcher and fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, recently presented a paper that examines how economic analysis can help states make […]
Geiselbrecht Receives IAP2 Certification
Texas Transportation Institute Assistant Research Scientist Tina Geiselbrecht has successfully completed 40 hours of instruction by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2), receiving the IAP2 Certification in Public Participation. Geiselbrecht’s work centers on public opinion research and public outreach. In assessing public opinion about planned transportation projects, she has conducted numerous stakeholder interviews, focus […]
Turnbull Cited for Excellence in Applied Research
Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Agency Director Katie Turnbull received recognition from the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Managed Lanes Committee on May 23 for her contribution to high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) and high-occupancy toll (HOT) research, an effort spanning more than 20 years. The citation states that “[Turnbull’s research findings] and her hands-on involvement in […]
Employees, Students Honored with Awards at TTI Day
A total of 14 employees and a doctoral student were the recipients of this year’s individual awards announced May 1 at TTI Day at the Brazos County Expo Center Ballroom. The award ceremony is one of the highlights of the annual gathering. This is the 18th year that TTI Day has been held to honor […]
Employees Receive Team Award
The employees responsible for the Anonymous Wireless Address Matching (AWAM) System received the Herbert H. Richardson Team Award at TTI Day, May 1 held at the Brazos County Expo Center. The 24 employees all had a role in the invention, implementation, testing and success of the AWAM system, which has been featured in numerous publications […]
TTI Recognized by Women’s Transportation Seminar International
In May, a Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) project designed to improve community bicycle facilities will receive the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International 2011 Innovative Solutions Award at the organization’s annual conference in Denver. The project, Using Smartphones to Collect Bicycle Travel Data in Texas, was first honored with the WTS Heart of Texas (HOT) Chapter’s […]
Amy Epps Martin Wins AAPT Award, Elected to Board of Directors
Texas Transportation Institute Research Engineer Amy Epps Martin was recently awarded the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT) Board of Directors Award of Recognition during their annual meeting in Austin, TX. Epps Martin also began her term as one of two AAPT Directors at Large. “I’ve been involved with this organization for several years, so […]
TTI Research Honored at TRB Annual Meeting
D. Grant Mickle Award A prestigious “best paper” award was given to a team of Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers during the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 90th Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. The D. Grant Mickle Award for the outstanding paper in operations and maintenance was awarded to Kay Fitzpatrick, Susan T. Chrysler, Vichika Iragavarapu, and […]
TTI’s Tom Scullion Receives Regents Fellow Service Award
Internationally known pavement innovator and Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Tom Scullion was honored with a Regents Fellow Service Award by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Nov. 3. The award is the highest honor given by the regents recognizing employees who have made exemplary contributions to their agency and Texans. […]