The award from the federal government and the renewal of our agreements with NYSDOT and NYMTC are a tremendous vote of confidence not only for us but also for the region we serve.

Sean Coffey, a graduate research assistant in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Rowan University was presented the 2013 UTC Student of the year award at the CUTC Banquet at 23rd Annual Outstanding Student of the Year Awards at TRB meeting, held on January 11, 2014 at Washington, DC. Sean was selected on the basis of his technical merit, research and academic performance. He graduated in May 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with honors and anticipates completing his master’s degree in civil engineering in December 2013.

Matthew Daus, UTRC Distinguished lecture delivered a “Game Changer” speech at the request of the Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) in Washington, D.C. on February 6th, 2014. The two day conference hosted by the U.S. DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) was entitled the Clean Transportation Sector Initiative Workshop – Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Beyond 80% by Mid-Century.

Rae Zimmerman, Professor of Planning and Public Administration, has been working under the leadership of NYU-Poly and other members of NYS RISE as a researcher in infrastructure resiliency and planning-related issues in connection with extreme weather events.

In this research, Zhan Guo, a professor of urban planning and transportation policy at NYU, investigates whether the availability of street parking would affect the car ownership of households who already have a private garage or driveways.

Dr. Cohen is developing a digitized publication for the website of U.S. High Speed Rail Association (USHSRA). Jim’s research will provide the USHSRA with information on the history of trains, their financing from public and private sources, speed, corridor maps, and historical videos, on corridors where high speed rail is currently under consideration in the U.S., such as San Francisco to Los Angeles, Houston to Dallas, and Tampa to Orlando to Miami.

Matthew Daus, UTRC Distinguished lecture delivered a “Game Changer” speech at the request of the Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) in Washington, D.C. on February 6th, 2014. The two day conference hosted by the U.S. DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) was entitled the Clean Transportation Sector Initiative Workshop – Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Beyond 80% by Mid-Century.

Rae Zimmerman, Professor of Planning and Public Administration, has been working under the leadership of NYU-Poly and other members of NYS RISE as a researcher in infrastructure resiliency and planning-related issues in connection with extreme weather events.