Syllabus for Careers in Transportation Seminar [view] – (updated 8/23/2022)
(The syllabus is both for students registered through UF for the college credit option and for those registered to receive a Certificate of Completion and the CEU Option)
Speaker Schedule
Week | Topic | Speaker(s) |
8/25 | Introduction | · Lily Elefteriadou, Ph.D., Director of University of Florida Transportation Institute, Barbara Goldsby Professor of Civil Engineering
· Erin Lin, UF Career Connections Center |
9/1 | Electric Vehicle Technology | · Ria Kontou, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
· Jarret Stoltzfus, Proterra |
9/8 | Sustainability and Environment | · Stephanie Bolyard, Research Engineer at NCDOT
· Patty Cramer, Ph.D., Independent Transportation Ecologist · Robert Horton, PE, VP Environmental Affairs & Sustainability, Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport |
9/15 | Advocacy and Policy | · Beth Osborne, Director, Transportation for America
· Benito Perez, Policy Director of Transportation for America · Abi Grimminger, Communications, Transp. for America · Alex Bond, USDOT Policy Analyst |
9/22 | Transportation Planning, Part I & Big Data | · Megan McGinley, HDR
· Tyler Valila, HDR · Esther Chitsinde, HDR |
9/29 | Networking Event
IN PERSON, no Zoom class this week |
· Plan ahead to attend one of the following events to practice your elevator pitch:
· UF Career Showcase – September 26th, 27th, and 28th (different focuses on different days) · ESSIE Evening with Industry – September 27th (pre-registration required) |
10/6 | Big Data, Artificial Intelligence & Inclusive Design | · Alexandra Kondyli, Ph.D., University of Kansas
· Patrick Emami, Ph.D., National Renewable Energy Laboratory · Pruthvi Manjunatha, Ph.D., University of Florida |
10/13 | Innovative Transportation Technology | · Stan Caldwell, Carnegie Mellon University
· Lisa Kay Schweyer, Carnegie Mellon University |
10/20 | Transportation Planning, Part II | · Jessica Mackey, Benesch
· Thuha Nguyen, Via Planning · Miguel Lugo, Ph.D., US Army Corps of Engineers |
10/27 | Communications and Public Engagement | · Amanda Day, Day Communications, Inc.
· Cantrece Jones, ADG Jacksonville · Calvin Tuttle, University of Michigan · Adie Tomer, Brookings Institute |
11/3 | Economics and Public Transit | · David Kack, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University
· Chad Riding, Caltrans · Erik Siebert, Rail Project Manager, Benesch |
11/10 | Equity and Accessibility | · Amar Cid, Caltrans Office on Race and Equity
· Noreen McDonald, University of North Carolina · David Yang, AAA Foundation · Joshua Johnson, Lyft |
11/17 | Internships, Students, and Recent Graduates | · Leoni Barkakati, Kittelson (UF grad)
· Rebecca Kiriazes, Ph.D., Catholic University of America, (Georgia Tech grad) · Lindsey Oluyede, Ph.D., Presidential Research Fellow, Arizona State University (UNC Chapel Hill grad) · Elisabeth Staten, Planner, City of St. Petersburg, FL (UF grad) |
12/1 | Project Presentations |
Questions? Contact:
- Ondine Wells, M.S., Education/Technology Transfer Coordinator, UFTI/STRIDE at owells@ufl.edu
- Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., Research Coordinator, UFTI/STRIDE at iaviles@ufl.edu