By: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. Each year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) University Transportation Center’s (UTC) program recognizes a student from each UTC across the nation for their achievements and promise for future contributions to the field of transportation. This… Read More
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STRIDE 2022 Student of the Year – Matteo Saracco
By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., STRIDE Research Coordinator Congratulations to Matteo Saracco, a master’s student at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), for being selected as the STRIDE Center 2022 Student of the Year. For more than three decades, the… Read More
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 of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is the recipient of… Read More
Engineering Club Mentored by STRIDE Wins Second Place in Regional Future City Competition
The Engineering Club at Howard Bishop Middle school in Gainesville, FL has a lot to cheer about this year. After finishing second place in the Tampa Bay regional Future City CompetitionTM the last two years, the team finished first this… Read More
2021 STRIDE Student of the Year: Mitchell P. Fisher (Auburn University)
When he was an undergraduate student at Auburn University, Mitchell Fisher experienced firsthand how research in civil engineering, specifically transportation engineering, helps improve the quality of life for individuals and/or society. “I had the opportunity to work on a project… Read More
A Framework to Promote Diversity & Inclusion in Workforce Development in Southeast States (STRIDE Project E5)
Transportation is one of the essential components in a society for accessing various resources and opportunities. However, as we witnessed transportation’s vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of creating a workforce that can effectively meet the needs of the… Read More
2012 Awards
Students: Candace Brakewood (GaTech) Advancing Science in America Fellowship, Fall 2012 Grady Carrick, Doctoral student (UF) STC Poster Competition at TRB, January 2012 Amy Cavaretta, Master’s student (UF) Thomas J. O’Bryant Fellow, Eno Center for Transportation, Washington, D.C., 2012 Harley… Read More
2013 Awards
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… Read More
2014 Awards
Faculty: Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku (UAB) Fellow, Institute of Transportation Engineers Dr. Scott Washburn (UF) College of Engineering Doctoral Dissertation Adviser/Mentoring Award for 2014-2015 Students: Gauen Alexander (UAB) ALSITE Billy T. Jones Memorial Scholarship, 2014 Margaret-Avis Akofio-Sowah (GaTech) Leadership Legacy Graduate Scholarship… Read More
2016 Awards
Staff: Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S. (UF) Administrative Leadership Award, Council of University Transportation Centers/American Road & Transportation Builders Association Students: Jack Cabe (GaTech) 3rd Place Student Paper, American Planning Association/Transportation Planning Division; Title: An Evaluation of “Road Diet” Projects on 5-Lane and… Read More