Student Awards

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a partner in the STRIDE Consortium. In the Spring 2022 semester, two students affiliated with STRIDE were recognized for their achievements.

Mithila Hasan is pursuing her master’s degree at UAB

Mithila Hasan of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is the recipient of the inaugural 2022-2023 Civil Engineering Graduate Recruitment Initiative (CE-GRI) Fellowship. She joined UAB in the Spring 2022 to pursue an MSCE degree in transportation under the direction of Dr. Virginia P. Sisiopiku. She is a graduate research assistant in the UAB TREND Lab and a member of the UAB Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter.

Mostafa Jafarzadehfadaki,is pursuing a doctoral degree at UAB,

Mostafa Jafarzadehfadaki, a doctoral student in civil engineering at UAB, is the recipient of the 2021-2022 Outstanding International Ph.D. Student Award for the School of Engineering. Jafarzadehfadaki is a graduate trainee in the UAB TREND Lab, where he works under the supervision of Dr. Virginia P. Sisiopiku. His research is sponsored by STRIDE and focuses on the role of micromobility in the changing urban mobility landscape. He is the recipient of the UAB BlazerBest Graduate Research Fellow Award and currently serves as President of the UAB Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter.