This STRIDE education/workforce development project led by Dr. Robert Whalin analyzes 12 years of data (2009 through 2020) from a unique summer bridge program at Jackson State University. The project is designed to increase the graduation rates of engineering and… Read More
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Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Pruthvi Manjunatha, University of Florida
Dr. Pruthvi Manjunatha’s fascination in transportation engineering evolved out of his curiosity for the subjects of geography, economics, and sociology while pursuing his undergraduate studies at Visvesvaraya Technological University, India. His interest in the world of research was further piqued… Read More
Researcher Spotlight @ JSU Dr. Shuang Tu
Dr. Shuang Tu is a professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering & Computer Science at Jackson State University (JSU). Apart from his teaching and service responsibilities, his research activities focus on high performance scientific computing. What brought… Read More
Student Spotlight: Dan Xu, Doctoral Student, Auburn University
Dan Xu has spent the past couple of years working on naturalistic driving study (NDS) data applications. This is the focus of her doctoral dissertation work at Auburn University. NDS enables researchers to evaluate human driving behaviors and characteristics using… Read More
Carolina Tracker: A COVID-19 Recovery Resource
COVID-19 has created enormous challenges for communities, households, workers, and businesses in North Carolina. A team of researchers from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has launched a website called Carolina Tracker: A Resource for Recovery, which includes… Read More
STRIDE 2021 Virtual Student Poster Showcase & Competition
The STRIDE Center featured student research during the 2021 Virtual Student Poster Showcase & Competition held during a live, online event on Friday, January 29, 2021, in conjunction with TRB. Congratulations to the winners of the event! 1st Place –… Read More
UF K-12 Workforce Development (2013)
PIs: Nina Barker, UFTI/T2 and Leslie Washburn, P.E., UFTI The University of Florida STRIDE effort will participate in the four K-12 outreach activities and propose another activity. We will work with local engineering firms and alumni to subsidize these outreach… Read More
UAB K-12 Workforce Development (2013)
PI: Virginia Sisiopiku, Ph.D. The proposed project expands K-12 engineering workforce development and outreach efforts at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) that introduce transportation engineering as a career to students and parents. Exposing young students and parents to… Read More
NCSU K-12 Workforce Development (2013)
Proposed Project: Outreach Activities Incorporating LEGO® Robot Vehicles PIs: James Martin, P.E. and Nina Barker, UFTI/T2, including Leslie Washburn, UFTI The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) at North Carolina State University proposes eight outreach activities that will incorporate… Read More
GaTech K-12 Workforce Development (2013)
Engaging in Engineering Initiative with Centennial Elementary School STRIDE Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology PI: Yanzhi (Ann) Xu, Ph.D. and Alice Grossman Additional Research Volunteers: Members of Georgia Tech ITE Student Chapter Researchers from The Georgia Institute of Technology will… Read More