Category: Projects

Principal Investigator: 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 transportation will help to recruit more and brighter students to the transportation field. The […]

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 LEGO Mindstorms NXT robots into workshops in two locations in North Carolina. These workshops will […]

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 work with 5th grade students at Centennial Place Elementary School to introduce elements of Engineering […]

Principal Investigators: Nina Barker, T2 and Leslie Washburn, UFTI Final Report (Arcived) Abstract: The University of Florida Transportation Research Center will participate in three K-12 outreach activities for STRIDE. We will work with our local engineering firms and alumni to subsidize these outreach activities whenever possible with sponsorship and donations, which can be counted as […]

Principal Investigator: Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku Final Report (Archived) Abstract: This task is charged with workforce development K-12 efforts in support of STRIDE’s workforce development and outreach efforts. UAB is planning to organize two Family Engineering Night events to spark interest of elementary school children in Alabama in engineering in general, and transportation engineering careers in […]

(Actual Title: Lego Robot Vehicle Afterschool Workshops: Transportation Engineering Problem Solving (Modules-15) Principal Investigator: James Martin, P.E. Final Report (Archived) Abstract: For many years, kids have developed an interest in engineering by playing with LEGOs. Like these kids, LEGOs have grown up and a new generation of kids will learn the basic principles of engineering […]

Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric Heiselt Final Report (Archived) Abstract: The Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) of Mississippi State University (MSU) has an established reputation of excellence in k-12 Outreach and workforce development. Through programs including BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) Robotics, Mississippi Summer Transportation Institute, SeaPerch South, Family Engineering Night, and Engineering In the […]

Principal Investigator:  Dr. Berrin Tansel Abstract The project will accomplish the following goals: Goal 1: Improve interest and comfort level of K-12 students and families with STEM subjects as applied to Transportation Engineering. Goal 2: Develop a STEM education and training dissemination program in Transportation Engineering. The faculty and students at FIU will develop a regional consortium-based […]

The research team at the University of Florida’s Institute for Mobility, Activity, and Participation (I-MAP), which include Dr. Sherrilene Classen (Principal Investigator), Dr. Justin Mason and Dr. James Wersal, are collaborating with the City of Gainesville and Dr. Virginia Sisiopiku of the University of Alabama at Birmingham to elucidate older drivers’ (> 65 years) perceptions […]

Growth in the urban population is directly correlated with traffic congestion, and most large U.S. cities are experiencing this phenomenon. Traffic congestion causes not only traffic jams but also economic losses, such as fuel waste (Schrank et al., 2015; INRIX, 2018) and changes in our travel behavior. For instance, as demand for public transportation may […]