Penn State researchers aim to develop a driver-in-the-loop, vehicle simulator tool in order to better understand the effects that Connected and Autonomous Vehicle technology has on commuting behavior, thanks to a $60,000 Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grant.
Transportation professionals from around the state, mid-Atlantic region and country will gather for the 24th annual Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference (TESC), scheduled for Dec. 5–7 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. TESC is hosted by the Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute.
Penn State’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering added four new faculty members this academic year.
Vikash Gayah, assistant professor of civil engineering at Penn State, will research urban traffic network dynamics from a network-wide perspective, thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career (CAREER) award.
A team of Penn State civil engineers has been presented with the Transportation Research Board’s Fred Burggraf Award for their paper on transit signal priority. The Fred Burggraf Award recognizes excellence in transportation research by researchers 35 years of age or younger.
A team of Penn State civil engineers have recently received the Transportation Research Board’s D. Grant Mickle Award for their paper on transportation efficiency. The paper, titled “Improving Street Network Efficiency by Dynamically Prohibiting Left Turns at Signalized Intersections,” was the result of a project led by civil engineering assistant professor Vikash Gayah. Graduate students Anthony DePrator and Owen Hitchcock co-authored the paper with Gayah.
Kristin Kersavage, a doctoral candidate in transportation engineering at Penn State, was recently selected as the recipient of the 2017 Intelligent Transportation Society of Pennsylvania Annual Scholarship.
Understanding the environmental impact of using oil and gas wastewater as a road treatment may lead to safer water resources and stricter government regulations, according to Penn State researchers.
The future of automotive technologies and its impact on safety and congestion will be among several topics discussed at the Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference, set for Dec. 7 to 9 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The conference will welcome approximately 600 transportation experts and professionals from Pennsylvania, the mid-Atlantic region, and throughout the county to collaborate and share best practices.
Some of the leading transportation professionals and experts in the mid-Atlantic region will converge upon Penn State to collaborate and exchange best practices during a conference in early December. The Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference will be held from Dec. 9 to 11 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.
The 19th annual Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference will be held from Dec. 11 to 13 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus. Sponsored by the Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, the event includes seminars facilitated by leading experts, opportunities for discussion among participants and a variety of topic-specific workshops.
