Texas A&M Transportation Institute Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull and Senior Research Scientist Johanna Zmud were published in the September/October issue of TR News, TRB’s bimonthly magazine. Turnbull’s article, “That Was Then, This Is Now, Tomorrow Will Be Amazing!,” celebrates the TRB Centennial by taking a look at what life was like in 1920, where […]
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Turnbull Authors Critical Issues in Transportation Article for TR News
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull recently authored an article for the Transportation Research Board (TRB) bimonthly magazine, TR News. The article summarizes the TRB Report Critical Issues in Transportation 2019, which addresses 12 interrelated transportation topics in need of research, policy discussion or collaborative problem solving. Turnbull is the past chair […]
Why Maintaining a Lone Desert Highway Matters to Us All
By Katherine F. Turnbull For all of the contrasts that distinguish urban and rural Texans, one thing that unites us all is the need for reliable transportation. Exactly what that reliable transportation looks like depends on where we choose to live. Regardless of that choice, certain interests and challenges are commonly shared. Safety and mobility are at […]
TRB Leaders Unveil Critical Issues
Turnbull Appointed Chair of TRB Executive Committee
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull has been appointed chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee. Turnbull was introduced as chair at a luncheon during the TRB 97th Annual Meeting on Jan. 10, 2018. Victoria (Vicki) A. Arroyo, executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center, was appointed the Executive […]
TTI’s Katie Turnbull Outlines A Day in the Life of a TRB Committee for TR News
TTI Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull and a veteran standing committee of the Transportation Research Board’s Technical Activities Division guide a newly formed standing committee on a one-day tour of the Annual Meeting. Turnbull is also Vice Chair of the Transportation Research Board Executive Committee. The story is featured in TR News 308. Read A […]
TTI’s Turnbull Appointed Vice Chair of TRB Executive Committee
Katie Turnbull, executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), was appointed vice chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee, effective Jan. 12. The prestigious one-year appointment is the culmination of three decades of involvement in TRB for Turnbull, who has served the organization in numerous capacities since 1988. “When you […]
Turnbull Appointed Vice Chair of TRB’s Executive Committee
Katie Turnbull, executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), has been appointed vice chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee. The appointment was made by Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences and Chair of the National Research Council (NRC). “This is a significant milestone not only for […]
TTI’s Katie Turnbull Named Regents Fellow
Katie Turnbull, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) executive associate director, was honored with the Regents Fellow Service Award during The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Reception and Dinner Feb. 10. Turnbull’s vast professional accomplishments, combined with her unique blend of management skills and volunteer efforts, made her TTI’s top candidate for the award, […]
Turnbull Article Featured in TR News
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Executive Associate Director and past Chair of the TRB Technical Activities Council Katie Turnbull wrote an article that was published in the February 2015 issue of TR News. The story, titled “Expanding Partnerships and Collaboration: TRB, National Parks, and Federal Lands,” is about the the Standing Committee on Transportation Needs of National […]
Turnbull Honored with TRB’s Carey Award
Katie Turnbull, executive associate director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), was presented with the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) W. N. Carey, Jr. Distinguished Service Award on Jan 14, at the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Turnbull was recognized for her outstanding service to TRB and transportation research. Since 1988, Turnbull has provided […]
International Conference Highlights Women’s Issues in Transportation
The discussion of women’s issues in transportation has come a long way since the first conference on the subject in 1978. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Women’s Issues in Transportation Committee has been at the forefront, identifying and advancing needed research, facilitating ongoing communication and coordination on key topics, and partnering with other organizations to […]
Turnbull Participates in White House Special Forum on Women in Transportation
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull participated in a Special Forum on Women in Transportation sponsored by the White House Office of Public Engagement and the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) on April 4, 2013. Turnbull was one of approximately 60 women leaders from industry, public agencies, professional organizations, universities […]
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