PacTrans News
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April 26, 2023
PacTrans Student Research Highlights as one this year’s 10 bright New Faces of Civil Engineering
Each year, ASCE features 10 inspiring young people in its New Faces of Civil Engineering. This year, one of those featured was Peter Yu, an undergraduate researcher from the University of Washington. Here was they had to say about him here:
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April 26, 2023
PacTrans Out in Force at 2023 TRB Annual Meeting
As usual, PacTrans had a very strong showing this year at the 2023 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. This annual conference typically consists of more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world hosting more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops in what always amounts to a jam packed week in frigid Washington D.C. This year, with COVID-19 mostly behind us, the conference felt as close to status quo as it has since 2020. This year’s spotlight theme played to that fact, Rejuvenation out of Disruption: Envisioning a Transportation System for a Dynamic Future.
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April 26, 2023
PacTrans Welcomes Three New Fellows for 2022-2023 Academic Year
Several PacTrans consortium partner institutions offer graduate student fellowships in partnership with their respective universities. These fellowships vary in focus. For example, the University of Washington identifies master’s student applicants who are geared toward practice, while Oregon State University identifies graduate students focused on academic research. This year we are excited to announce three new Fellows. They include:
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April 26, 2023
PacTrans Co-Organizes Workshop Series on AI in Transportation
The transportation industry is currently facing an unprecedented workforce challenge, especially in the emerging technology areas. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has demonstrated to be effective in a variety of transportation applications, from autonomous driving to transportation system operations, to asset management and maintenance. However, there is a shortage of professionals with the requisite knowledge and capability to bring AI into the transportation fold.
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February 17, 2023
February 22: Workforce Development Seminar featuring Matt Neeley
