August 21, 2023
Traffic21 Director and Mobility21/Safety21 UTC researcher Chris Hendrickson was featured in the trade journal Route One, discussing coach and bus alternative fuels with Paul Halford.
August 15, 2023
Mobility21 UTC researcher Rachel Burcin curated a day of robotics and AI educator workshops in Venango, PA, as a kickoff for the 2023 educator conversations led by Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Scholars Program in partnership with the Institution for Innovation for Tomorrow and County Commissioner Chip Abramovic. The educator day was adjacent to the first Venango Rural STEM Summit, which was originally inspired by Dr. Jordi Albo’s work in rural spaces across the world.
August 12, 2023
PennSTART hosted their inaugural training class for the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) Traffic Incident Management Technical Specialist Certification. This is a free 8-hour training course available to first responders including fire fighters, EMS, PennDOT, and others.
August 11, 2023
Mobility21 UTC researcher Jeremy Michalek submitted public comments on EPA’s proposed light-duty vehicle GHG standards through the Vehicle Electrification Group. Read the comments here.
August 11, 2023
Mobility21 UTC researcher Stan Caldwell joined a masters thesis review panel for CMU Master of Science in Sustainable Design student Yi Zhao. Zhao’s research applied innovative design applications to explore urban design and equity scenarios of shared autonomous transportation in a disadvantaged neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Read the full report here.
August 2, 2023
Dr. Jill Hough, Program Director at Small Urban and Rural Center On Mobility (SURCOM) recently shared Mobility21 UTC research from Sarah Fox and Nik Martelaro at APTAtech, highlighting transit technology research done by the University Transportation Center.
July 27, 2023
Mobility21 Director Raj Rajkumar participated in a debate, “Autonomy: Coasting or Crashing” which sought to answer whether or not AVs will be mainstream in the next 10 years. Alongside Prof. Rajkumar in the debate was Brad Templeton, founding faculty for Computing & Networks at Singularity University.
July 27, 2023
Ph.D. candidate Sofia Martinez has been awarded the prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Graduate Fellowship by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. Co-advised by Mobility21 UTC researchers Costa Samaras and Corey Harper she is focused on the electrification of the U.S. public transportation sector to reduce carbon emissions. Read the story
July 27, 2023
Mobility21 UTC and CMU researchers Destenie Nock, Corey Harper, Jeremy Michalek and CMU faculty affiliate Greg Lowry have been investigating the impacts of online grocery delivery on energy use, emissions and traffic congestion. Their work created a new tool to aid policy-making and planning sustainable, equitable transportation systems.
July 27, 2023
While we are sad to lose Lisa Kay Schweyer as Program Manager at CMU’s Traffic21 Institute and Mobility21 National University Transportation Center (UTC), we are pleased that her efforts over the past 5 years have gained national attention and resulted in a great job opportunity.
Lisa Kay’s leadership in federal grant program management has been recognized by US Department of Transportation (DOT) staff and she serves on the board of the Association for Commuter Transportation, helps lead the paper review process for the Transportation Research Board TDM Committee and advises the CMU Student Transportation Club.
Lisa Kay has accepted a job offer to move into the transportation consulting space with a dynamic Washington, DC firm, Foursquare ITP. Her last day at CMU will be August 4, 2023. You can keep in touch with Lisa Kay through LinkedIn.
Please join us in thanking her for her dedication to CMU, the Heinz College, the College of Engineering, the US DOT UTC Program and many students, faculty, staff and partners.
If you know anyone who might be interested in the Traffic21/UTC program manager position, here is the link to the job posting.
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July 26, 2023
Stan Caldwell, Mobility21 Executive Director and founding member of the Pennsylvania State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC), participated in the meeting today to provide insight on how UTC researchers could support state transportation innovations. The quarterly STIC meeting was co-chaired by PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll and FHWA Pennsylvania Division Administrator Alicia Nolan.
July 26, 2023
Researchers at The Ohio State University, a Mobility21 UTC academic partner, have proposed using cameras installed on camera buses on campus to detect objects on the road and count vehicles in an effort to monitor traffic conditions. Read the full story here.
