Faculty:
Dr. Randal Guensler (GaTech)
Research Innovation Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil Engineering, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Robert W. Peters (UAB)
Emmett B. Carmichael Award, Alabama Academy of Science for Outstanding Paper, Journal of Alabama Academy of Science
Dr. Daniel Rodriguez (UNC Chapel Hill)
Excellence in Safety Research for Active Living Poster Award, given by Active Living Research and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in conjunction with CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (with Bushell,M., Poole, B., and Zeeger, C.), San Diego, CA
Dr. Ruth Steiner (UF)
Promotion to Full Professor
Dr. Alexandra Kondyli (UF), Dr. Angelos Barmpoutis (UF), and Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku (UAB)
Merit Award, International Conference on Connected Vehicles (ICCVE), Las Vegas, NV, December 2013; STRIDE Project: Investigating the Effect of Drivers’ Body Motion on Traffic Safety
Students:
Anya Abseen, Master’s student (NCSU)
2nd Place, Student Presentation for Method and Case Study for Quantifying Local Emissions Impacts of a Transportation Improvement Project involving Road Re-alignment and Conversion to a Multi-Lane Roundabout
Muhammad Ali, Master’s student (UF)
– International Road Federation (IRF) Fellowship, 2012-2013
– President for IRF Fellows’ Class of 2013
– Gerald P. Shea Award, IRF Executive Leadership Program, 2013
– 4th Place in Hydraulics Competition, ASCE Southeastern Student Chapter, 2013
Candace Brakewood (GaTech)
– Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, Washington, D.C., June 2013
Eileen Cabrera, Master’s student (FIU)
Anne Brewer Scholarship Award, ITS Florida, 2013
Felipe Castrillon, Doctoral student (GaTech)
– Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2013
– Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, Washington, D.C., 2013-2014
– Goizueta Foundation Fellowship, Washington, D.C., 2013-2015
Amy Cavaretta, Master’s student (UF)
– STRIDE Student of the Year, Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC), 2013
– UF Department of Urban & Regional Planning AICP Outstanding Student of the Year, 2012-2013
– UF College of Design, Construction, & Planning Graduate Student Academic Achievement Award, 2013
– Women’s Transportation Seminar International, Helen Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship, 2012-2013
– Women’s Transportation Seminar South Florida, Helen Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship, 2012-2013
Thomas Chase, Master’s student (UF)
1st Place, Student Presentation for Instrumented Vehicle Study and Micro-simulation Models of Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction at Midblock Crosswalks
Xuanwu Chen, Doctoral student, President of FIU ITE Student Chapter
– Outstanding Leadership Award, 2013
– 3rd Place, STRIDE Student Research Poster Showcase, UF/STRIDE Reception, TRB, 2013
Tabitha Combs, Doctoral student (UNC Chapel Hill)
2nd Place, STRIDE Student Research Poster Showcase, UF/STRIDE Reception, TRB, 2013
Ehsan Doustmohammadi, Doctoral student (UAB)
GAFP Scholarship, UAB Graduate School, 2013
Alexandra Frackelton, Master’s student (GaTech)
Graduate Student of the Year, 2013
Alexandra Frackelton and Alice Grossman (GaTech)
– Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, Ken Cross Scholarship for Student Research
Date Announced: September 11, 2013
To be used: 2014, for the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alice Grossman, Doctoral student (GaTech)
– Dorothy Evans Fellowship for 2013-2014, Vassar College
– American Association of University Women Selected Professionals Fellowship, Alternate, 2013-2014
– Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, Annual Meeting, Best Poster Award, 2013
– Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, 2013
– Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, Washington, D.C., May 2013
– Golden Shoe Award, Georgia Tech’s Comprehensive Sidewalk Inventory and Research, PEDS Atlanta, 2013
Gwen Kash, Master’s student (UNC Chapel Hill)
– Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, 2012-2013
– 2nd prize, National Conference on Rural Public and Intercity Bus Transportation Graduate Student Research Contest
Sara Khoeini (GaTech)
– Georgia Tech Nominee for National Center for Sustainable Transportation Student of The Year, Atlanta, GA, October 2013
– WTS Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship, WTS Annual Scholarship Luncheon, Atlanta, GA, October 2013
Sara Khoeini and Adnan Sheikh (GaTech)
– Freeway & Managed Lane Operations Meeting and Conference Best Student Paper Award, 2013
– Freeway & Managed Lane Operations Meeting and Conference, Mid-Year TRB Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 2013
Dr. Alexandra Kondyli (UF), Dr. Angelos Barmpoutis and Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku (UAB)
Merit Award, International Conference on Connected Vehicles (ICCVE), Las Vegas, NV, December 2013; STRIDE Project: Investigating the Effect of Drivers’ Body Motion on Traffic Safety
Clark Letter, Doctoral student (UF)
– 1st Place, Student Poster Showcase for Incorporating Probability of Breakdown into Fuzzy Logic Ramp Metering
– 1st Place, ITE District 10 Florida Section of ITE Student Poster Competition 2013, Poster Title: Incorporating Probability of Breakdown Into Fuzzy Logic Ramp Metering
Zhuofei Li (UF)
Outstanding International Student Award, 2013
Jinyan Lu, Doctoral student (FIU)
– Best Student Paper Award, District 10 ITE
– Bill McGrath Transportation Studies Scholarship Award, FSITE
Miguel Lugo, Doctoral student (UF)
– NSF South East Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professorate Funding Award, 2013
– 9th Postgraduate Forum of Beihang University Beijing, P.R.C. Exploring Bicycle Ownership Among Household Types, paper accepted for presentation at Beihang University, Oct. 2012
– USDOT Certificate for Completion of the 2013 Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups
– Florida Section ITE William R. McGrath Transportation Studies Scholarship Award, 2013
Jamieson Matthews (UAB)
ALSITE Charles E. Alexander Memorial Transportation Engineering Scholarship, 2013
Rachel Mulholland, Master’s student, University of Denver
3rd Place, Student Presentation for Women in Transportation: A model for Job Seeking in the Transportation Industry
Seckin Ozkul, Doctoral student (UF)
– IRF Fellowship, 2013-2014
– 2nd Place, ITE District 10 Florida Section of ITE Student Poster Competition 2013, Poster Title: Heavy Vehicle Effects on Florida Freeways and Multilane Highways
Evangelos Palinginis (GaTech)
– Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, 2013
– Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, Washington, D.C., May 2013
– Arnaoutis Foundation Fellowship, London, UK, June 2013
Prabha “Popa” Pratyaksa, Doctoral student (GaTech)
2nd Place, Student Poster Showcase for Safety Performance Evaluation of Converging Chevron Pavement Markings
Erica L. Schmidt, Doctoral student (UAB)
3rd Place, Student Poster Showcase for Development of Comprehensive Physical, Sensory and Cognitive Assessment Battery for Driving Safety and Behavior
Jay Shannon, Doctoral student (MSU)
1st Place, STRIDE Student Research Poster Showcase, UF/STRIDE Reception, TRB, 2013
Danielle Soriano, Undergraduate Student (UF)
– Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship received from WTS South Florida Professional Chapter, 2013
– Undergraduate Student Outstanding Service/Leadership Award, UF Civil and Coastal Engineering, 2013
– Student Chapter President, WTS Advancing Women in Transportation, 2012-2013
Donald Watson, Master’s student (UF)
– Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, 2013
– HDR Engineering, Inc. Scholarship, 2013
– Institute of Transportation Engineers Scholarship, 2013
Ruoying Xu, Master’s student (UF)
Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, 2013
Lei Zhang, Master’s student (UF)
IRF Fellowship, 2013-2014
Cheng Zhong, Doctoral student (UAB)
GAFP Scholarship, UAB Graduate School, 2013