• July 25, 2019

    PacTrans Associate Director David Hurwitz granted ITE Fellow

    Associate Professor and PacTrans Associate Director at OSU, David Hurwitz, had the honor of being granted a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) last winter. 

    Active members of the ITE that have made meaningful contributions in their field of work and have displayed great leadership within ITE are encouraged to apply to become Fellows. Their eligibility is based off of the following criteria: 

    • They have been a Member of ITE for at least five years.
    • They have 10 years of professional experience.
    • They have attained significant professional stature that may be demonstrated by having a license or certification based on education, examination, and experience, or by comparable evidence of professional status as determined by the Board.
    • They have responsible charge of important transportation engineering or transportation related work, including scientific, educational, and managerial activities, for at least five years. 
    • They have demonstrated an active commitment and contribution to the work of ITE and the profession. 

    Much of Hurwitz’s research revolves around engineering education, traffic control devices, transportation safety, and human factors relating to transportation. Hurwitz is most interested in user behavior and its influence on surface transportation systems’ design, evaluation, and innovation. One project that Hurwitz led last year that went on to win an Outreach and Engagement Award for Excellence. 

    Hurwitz is also the director of OSU’s Driving and Bicycling Simulator Lab, where the data that’s been collected aids in the understanding of how and why current transportation systems function the way they do. 

    Additionally, Hurwitz has established a research program at OSU whose goal is to develop a curriculum and a set of assessment tools that are research-based by advancing practices in engineering education. 

    Hurwitz is incredibly dedicated to his students and offers them interactive experiences in the classroom which are modeled after real-world engineering practices. This way, his students are better prepared once they graduate and enter the workforce. Hurwitz was recognized for his exceptional teaching last year when he was awarded the OSU Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. 

    Hurwitz teaches in topics primarily focused on highway and traffic engineering, signalized intersections, and driving simulation.