CE master's student Sarah Adsit has been awarded a fellowship by the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) for the 2020-2021 academic year. The DDETFP is administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Universities and Grants Program and awards competitive fellowships to students in transportation-related disciplines.

Originally from rural Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, Sarah is a second-year master's student under advisor Dr. Nadia Gkritza.  Prior to coming to Purdue, she earned her bachelor's degree in 2019 from Penn State in Civil Engineering, with a focus on transportation engineering.   Her current work focuses on public acceptance of alternative intersection and interchange designs, including roundabouts and diverging diamond interchanges.   She is currently an active participant and executive board member of the Purdue Student Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).