UTRC has funded the following projects in response to its 2013-14 Faculty Initiated Proposals. The projects fall into the following research categories:
- Faculty Initiated
- Emerging Investigators
- Education and Technology Transfer
Faculty Initiated Projects
The primary purpose of this program is to fund novel and exciting ideas from faculty in the area of transportation. The projects funded should seek to promote excellent and innovative research on transportation problems relevant to U.S. DOT’s Region 2.
PI |
Institution |
Topic |
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Robert Noland |
Rutgers |
Omitted variable bias in crash data analysis |
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Ricardo Daziano |
Cornell |
Analyzing Willingness to Improve the Resiliency of New York City’s Transportation System |
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Rae Zimmerman |
NYU |
Suburban Poverty, Public Transit, Economic Opportunities and Social Mobility |
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Steven Chien |
NJIT |
Optimizing Work Zones for Highway Maintenance with Floating Car Data (FCD) |
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John Bullough |
RPI |
Demonstrations of Urban Outdoor Lighting for Pedestrian Safety and Security |
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Qing He |
U Buffalo |
Smarter Multi-modal Traffic Signal Control with Both Floating Sensor Network and Fixed Sensor Network |
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Jeff Ban |
RPI |
Investigating the Network System Effects of Mileage Fees |
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Riyad Aboutaha |
Syracuse |
The Economy of Preventive Maintenance of Concrete Bridges |
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Fadi Karaa |
NJIT |
Requirements, Model and Prototype for a Multi-Utility Locational and Security Information Hub |
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Rajan Batta |
U Buffalo |
Effective and Equitable Supply of Gasoline to Impacted Areas in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster |
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Karl Korfmacher |
RIT |
Modeling Emissions and Environmental Impacts of Transportation Activities Associated with High Volume Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in the Marcellus Shale Formation |
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Yusuf Mehta |
Rowan |
Truck Driver Fatigue Assessment using a Virtual Reality System |
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Panagiotis Ch. Anastasopoulos |
U Buffalo |
Evaluation of Public-Private Partnership Contract Types for Roadway Construction, Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Preservation |
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Elena Prassas |
NYU Poly |
Development of a New Connected Eco-Driving Technology at Signalized Intersections with Adaptive Signal Control |
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Cara Wang |
RPI |
Investigating Temporal Effects on Truck Accident Occurrence and Severity Levels in New York City |
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Alexander Orlov |
Stony Brook |
Nitrogen Dioxide Sequestration Using Demolished Concrete and Its Potential Application in Transportation Infrastructure Development |
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Hongmian Gong |
CUNY |
Integrating Real-time GIS and Social Media for Qualitative Transportation Data Collection |
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Alison Conway |
CCNY |
Freight Costs at the Curbside: Impacts of Accessibility Restrictions |
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Catherine Lawson |
U Albany |
Techniques for Information Extractions from Compressed GPS Traces |
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Huiming Yin |
Columbia |
Characterization and Modeling of Photon Absorption in Asphalt Materials for Improved Accuracy and Consistency of Nuclear Density Measurement |
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H Oliver Gao |
Cornell |
Evaluating the Role of Private Investment in Life Cycle Management of New York State’s Infrastructure Assets |
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William T. Riddell |
Rowan |
Effect of plug in hybrid electric vehicle adoption on gas tax revenue, local pollution and greenhouse gas emissions |
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Jose Holguin-Veras |
RPI |
Impacts of Freight Parking Policies in Urban Areas: The Case of New York City |
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David King |
Columbia |
Understanding Transit Finance: An Analysis of Transit Funding Around the World |
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Kaan Ozbay |
NYU Poly |
Real-time Estimation of Transit Origin-Destination Patterns and Delays Using Low-Cost Ubiquitous Advanced Technologies |
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Jiyoung Park |
U Buffalo |
The Ties that Bind: Developing a Bi-national Transportation-Combined Economic Simulation Model to Assess Security and Policy Implications of US-Canada Border Bridges |
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Sulapha Peethamparan |
Clarkson |
Characterizing and quantifying the shrinkage resistance of Cement Free Concrete and evaluating potential mitigation methods for reducing early age cracking in pavements and bridges |
Emerging Investigators
This program is to assist faculty (especially junior faculty) at UTRC member institutions to learn to write competitive research proposals and to develop relationships with funding agencies
PI |
Institution |
Topic |
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James Cohen |
CUNY |
Finance, Speed And Rail Infrastructure Improvement |
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Qian Wang |
U Buffalo |
Freight Demand Forecasting in the Context of the Built Environment: An Integrated Land Use and Travel Demand Modeling Approach |
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Jiyoung Park |
U Buffalo |
Panama Canal Expansion and the Economic Impacts on New York and New Jersey States |
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Ya Wang |
Stony Brook |
Broadband Hybrid Electromagnetic and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Ambient Vibrations and Pneumatic Vortices Induced by Running Subway Trains |
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Thomas Brennan |
TCNJ |
Characterizing Highway Corridor Length to Evaluate Travel Time Reliability using Probe Vehicle Data |
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Jee Eun Kang |
U Buffalo |
Development of the Household Activity Pattern Problem as an Activity-Travel Simulator |
Education and Technology Transfer
Projects under this category include outreach activities to advance the awareness of the general public, policy makers and transportation organizations on the issues, consequences, objectives and resources, associated with the USDOT strategic goals.
PI |
Institution |
Topic |
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Jose Holguin-Veras |
RPI |
Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas |
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Changxu Wu |
U Buffalo |
Addressing the Four Leading Factors of Accidents of Young Drivers in Region II using a New Driver Feedback System |
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Mitchell Moss |
NYU |
Adaptable Transportation Models for the New York Region |
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William Wallace |
RPI |
Mobile Information Technology for Improving Traffic Management at Planned Special Events: A case study of the New York State Fair |
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Mitchell Moss |
NYU |
Preparing Emerging Leaders in Transportation Innovation |