November 15, 2021 Mobility21 UTC researcher and professor at The Ohio State University Ümit Özgüner  was awarded the 2021 IEEE Lifetime Achievement Award for Intelligent Transportation Systems Research.  Ümit is active as Faculty Emeritus with Ohio State’s Electrical and Computer Engineering program and is current Transportation Research Center Chair in Intelligent Transportation Systems. He is … Continue reading “Özgüner earns IEEE Lifetime Achievement Award for Intelligent Transportation Systems Research”

November 9, 2021 During Mobility21 Innovation Fellow Luke Lyle‘s time, he concentrated on developing a novel growth method for gallium oxide, a semiconducting material for high power electronic applications. This material is critical for developing renewable energy technology by increasing the efficiency of power electronics in electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar cells, and batteries. In … Continue reading “Mobility21 Innovation Fellow Luke Lyle Shares His Experience”

November 4, 2021 The Traffic21/Mobility21 University Transportation Center Deployment Partner Consortium Symposium kicked off earlier today with the Mobility21 UTC Director, Raj Rajkumar, providing a welcome and an overview of updates on activities and plans at the Mobility21 National University Transportation Center. The keynote speaker for 2021 Symposium was Yassmin Gramian, Secretary of Transportation, Pennsylvania … Continue reading “Traffic21/Mobility21 University Transportation Center Deployment Partner Consortium Symposium Held”

November 4, 2021 Traffic21 Director Chris Hendrickson delivered the keynote presentation during the Fourth Annual CAMMSE Research Symposium.  CAMMSE (Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education) is a Tier 1 University Transportation Center and a consortium of five universities, led by The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, each with programs in synergistic research, … Continue reading “CAMMSE Research Symposium Features Traffic21 Director as Keynote Speaker”

November 3, 2021 Mobility21 Director Raj Rajkumar and Mobility21 UTC researcher Ding Zhao met with Pennsylvania State Legislators including (left to right) Representative Josh Kail, Senator Joe Pittman, Representative Natalie Mihalek, Senator Ryan Aument, and Senator Pat Stefano.  Rajkumar provided a tour of his level 4 automated vehicle and discussed automated vehicle-related UTC policy and … Continue reading “Mobility21 Director Tours AV Policy & Research with Pennsylvania Legislators”

November 3, 2021 A talented group of national leaders comprising the Carnegie Mellon University Traffic21 Institute and Mobility21 National University Transportation Center’s Advisory Council, assembled today for their annual meeting. Mobility21 UTC Director, Raj Rajkumar welcomed the group and provided an overview of updates of activities and plans. The remaining time was spent in roundtable … Continue reading “Mobility21 UTC Advisory Council Holds Annual Meeting for 2021”

October 1, 2021 Women in Transportation Fellow Hajra Shahab participated in the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC).  The GHC is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.  Hajra says that from a stellar speaker line-up to a packed career fair, “GHC is THE place for women interested in exploring a career in tech.” The conference focused … Continue reading “Traffic21 Women in Transportation Fellow Hajra Shahab Attends Virtual Grace Hopper Celebration”

September 4, 2021 Mobility21’s RISS Rayna Hata has completed her project centered around the localiation of vision or mobility impaired pedestrians as they cross urban intersections using the PedPal app and has this to say about her experience: “This summer, I had the pleasure of working in the Intelligent Coordination and Logistics Lab under the … Continue reading “Update on Mobility21’s Robotics Institute Summer Scholar, Rayna Hata”

August 23, 2021 Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission Executive Director Vincent Valdes is the newest member of the Mobility21 University Transportation Center (UTC) Advisory Council.  The Advisory Council is comprised of national leaders that provide strategic guidance and counsel for the UTC.

July 30, 2021 Mobility21 UTC welcomes Traffic21 Women in Transportation Fellow for 2021-2023, Maggie Harger. Maggie is pursuing her Master of Science in Public Policy and Management with an interest in transportation policy. Prior to her time at Carnegie Mellon, she completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA, and … Continue reading “Welcoming New Traffic21 Women in Transportation Fellow Maggie Harger”

June 15, 2021 Mobility21 is pleased to welcome and support Rayna Hata, a participant in the 2021 Robotics Institute Summer Scholars (RISS) Program. At Mobility21, we view research and education as two sides of the same coin. We cannot educate for future generations without exposing them to research, development and deployment. On the other hand, … Continue reading “Mobility21 welcomes Rayna Hata to 2021 Robotics Institute Summer Scholars Program”

June 3 & 4, 2021 Raj Rajkumar, Director of the Mobility21 University Transportation Center participated in the 2-day visit from the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee to Pittsburgh.  Senators Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (Chairman), Tim Kearney, John Gordner and Pat Stefano joined local elected official and corporate and civic leaders for a meeting and showcase of transportation … Continue reading “Carnegie Mellon Visited by Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee”