Transportation Engineering News & Events

Steven Lavrenz (JTRP), Pulkit Parikh, and Vinay Varadarajan represented Purdue in the regional Traffic Bowl competition sponsored by Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) on April 14, 2014 in Indianapolis.

The 100th Purdue Road School was held March 11-13 2014. Civil Engineering Professors Darcy Bullock and John Haddock served as co-chairs of the conference that included 160 sessions attended by approximately 2,330 transportation professionals.

The Center for Roadway Safety (CRS) focuses on driver and roadway infrastructure safety through a multi-disciplinary approach to research. Through its collaborations with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Homeland Security and various offices at the US DOT, CRS has compiled one of the largest traffic-safety databases in the State of Indiana.

Congratulations to Alex Hainen, recipient of the 2014 College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award

Associate Professor Samuel Labi has been selected by the Transportation and Development Institute to receive the 2014 Frank M. Masters Award for his outstanding and innovative work in advancing the area of transportation infrastructure asset management systems.

A joint report published by INDOT traffic engineers and Purdue University researchers shows significant improvements statewide. The 2012 Indiana Mobility Report also ranks congestion on Indiana's interstates, including increases or reductions in travel time.

JTRP Project "Analysis and Methods of Improvements of Safety at High-Speed Rural Intersections" was selected as a High Value Research (HVR) project by AASHTO Region 3 RAC. Purdue University Professor Andrew Tarko served as the Principal Investigator.

This award recognizes excellence in both research and service to the school, college and the university community.

Samiul Hasan has been named a recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Research Graduate Student Award presented by the College of Engineering. This award recognizes excellence in graduate student research.

Congratulations to Prof. Fred Mannering on being named a recipient of the 2013 Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award.