A consortium led by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was recently awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) grant for a tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC). The grant provides continued funding for the Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) over the next five years. On May 8, CARTEEH leadership […]
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Texas A&M System Agencies Work Together to Make History on Recent UTC Proposals
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced grant awards for eight University Transportation Centers (UTCs) in which Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University will lead or assist over the next five years. Of historical note is PVAMU’s selection to […]
List of Affiliated UTCs for 2022–2026 Program
Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy and Health UTC Tier: Tier-1 Lead Institution: TTI Partners: Georgia Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Morehouse School of Medicine, North Dakota State University, University of California at Riverside and University of Texas at El Paso Research Priority: Preserving the Environment Affiliated PI: Joe Zietsman (TTI) Center […]
TTI Engages Young Women’s Leadership Academy to Explore Careers
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) conducted Nov. 11 career exploration sessions for 28 students in the San Antonio Independent School District’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy. Volunteers from Pape-Dawson Engineers together with consultants from the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International Transportation YOU Program organized the sessions. Students watched a live crash test of roadside safety […]
TTI’s Participation in the University Transportation Center (UTC) Program
“As director of the Southwest Region University Transportation Center [SWUTC] for 25 years, it was my privilege to help advance the mission of the UTC Program,” says Senior Research Scientist Dock Burke, now retired from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). “We mentored more than 1,300 college students and reached some 14,000 K–12 students with […]
Over Three Decades of Leadership and Contribution: TTI’s University Transportation Centers
In 1987, the U.S. Congress authorized the U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Center (UTC) Program, establishing 10 federal regional UTCs across the country. The UTC Program was designed to improve transportation research in the United States by advancing technology and expertise across multiple modes of transportation while addressing vital workforce needs for the next […]
The Last Stop with Greg Winfree: National Strategies, Local Expertise — The Evolution of the UTC Program Benefits Everyone
When the Texas Highway Department formed in 1917, its engineers recognized the value of university-based facilities like those at the then-Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (later Texas A&M University) for conducting transportation research. Fast forward to 1950 and the birth of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and its charter to apply Texas A&M’s […]
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