Joe Nieciak is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University. His undergraduate degree is in Geography with a concentration in Urban Planning from DePaul University in Chicago. His professional background includes employment in local government finances, as well as transportation-related internships with the Congress for the New Urbanism and the Chicago Department of Transportation.
Nolan Levenson is a Master of Urban Planning Candidate (2014) at NYU Wagner, with an Environment, Infrastructure, and Transportation specialization. After working as a Community Liaison on the Purple Line Light Rail project in Maryland, Nolan has returned home to New York City. Before moving to Baltimore, he attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota where he majored in Geography and Urban Studies. While at Macalester, he had the opportunity to study abroad in Ecuador, and learn about Bus Rapid Transit and pedestrian safety in Quito.
Hakim Hawramee is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Bridge Engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Proposed Project Title: Development of Standardized Design-Build Project Delivery for Highway Bridges Brief Abstract: Design-build approach is increasingly used in bridge projects because of its reduced project schedule and minimized delivery risk to owner. Multiple State Department of Transportation’s created guidelines for implementing this approach.
Donatas Zvirblisis a second year Master’s student at Rutgers University. He is a recipient of the Advanced Institute for Transportation Education Graduate Scholarship from the Urban Transportation Research Center, and his research focuses on extraction and recovery of bitumen from road cores.
David M. Soliman is currently pursuing his Master’s of Science degree in Transportation at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. At the age of 20 he earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the City University of New York, College of Staten Island in Finance and Economics. He then continued on to earn his Masters of Science in Business Management. David plans to conduct research on the various management styles within the governmental transportation sector.
Cordell V. Rogers is pursuing his Master of Science in Civil Engineering concentrating in Transportation Management at the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York. The Grove School of Engineering promises to prepare graduates to work in the public and private sectors on all levels from municipal through national governments and international companies. Cordell is particularly interested in transportation engineering research regarding transit workforce training and the integration of new technologies.
Lauren is in her second year in the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning program at the State University of New York at Albany. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany in Urban Studies and Planning, she worked as a summer intern at the Genesee Transportation Council, the designated MPO for the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region. Lauren is currently a Project Assistant at Empire State Future, a New York statewide smart growth advocacy and education organization.
Lori Zeller is in her second year of the Masters in City and Regional Planning program at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. Her graduate research focuses on the transportation-related impacts resulting from the New York Islanders' impending relocation from Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. This year Lori received the Susan Kirk Scholarship in Transportation and is working as a Teaching Assistant for GIS courses at Bloustein.
Brian Isoldi is currently enrolled in his second year of the University at Albany’s Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning Program with a concentration in Transportation Planning. Brian is currently interning at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority helping integrate smart growth and sustainability into New York State. He has also interned at the Federal Highway Administration where he developed a guidebook to be used by municipalities and metropolitan planning organizations for efficient freight transportation planning.
Krystal Gittens is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, with a concentration in Environment, Infrastructure, and Transportation. The Urban Planning program prepares students to work on the key challenges facing communities and large cities, as well as provide students with the practical skills needed to become a visionary urban planning leader and artful community change agent.
