USDOT Region V Regional University Transportation Center


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April 2009


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NEXTRANSporter
Volume 2, Issue 2


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2009 Research Projects




EVENTS



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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

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88th Annual TRB Meeting
January 2009

NEXTRANS Center Inaugural Summit

Exploring Partnerships for Innovative Transportation and Logistics Solutions

Inaugural Summit
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Monday, May 5, 2008

 

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Paul Brubaker, Administrator, USDOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
  • Karl Browning, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Transportation
  • Dr. C. Michael Walton, Professor of Civil Engineering and Ernest H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
  • Dr. Victor L. Lechtenberg, Interim Provost and Vice Provost for Engagement, Purdue University
Confirmed Panelists/Participants:
  • Dr. Al Rebar, Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Executive Director of Discovery Park, Purdue University
  • Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Bowen Engineering Head and Professor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University

  • Dr. Kumares Sinha, Edgar B. and Hedwig M. Olson Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University
  • Dr. Hani S. Mahmassani, William A. Patterson Distinguished Chair in  Transportation and Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
  • Dr. Robert Bernhard, Vice President for Research, University of Notre Dame
  • Thomas Marchessault, Research and Innovative Technology Administration
  • Dr. Thea Graham, Federal Aviation Administration
  • Rick Kowalewski, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
  • Mark Wolfgram, Division of Transportation Investment Management, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  • John C. Friend, Bureau of Highway Delivery, Michigan Department of Transportation
  • John Weaver, Deputy Commissioner, Planning and Production, Indiana Department of Transportation
  • Howard Wood, Deputy Director, Division of Planning, Ohio Department of Transportation
  • David L. Lippert, Materials and Physical Research, Illinois Department of Transportation
  • Keith Bucklew, Director - Freight Mobility, Indiana Dept. of Transportation (INDOT)
  • Don Foley, Director and Senior Manager, Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)
  • Rich Cooper, Executive Director, Ports of Indiana
  • Randall S. Blankenhorn, Executive Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
  • Dr. Fidel Saenz de Ormijana, Technical Director, Ferrovial Agroman US Corp
  • George Filley, Vice President, Product Management, NAVTEQ
  • Harry Voccola, Senior Vice President Government and Industry Relations, NAVTEQ
  • Dr. Mike Tzamaloukas, Founder and Director of Engineering, Dash Navigation
  • Bruce Cox, Vice President and CTO, TransWorks
  • Dave Semenuk, Director of Operations, Wal-Mart
  • Dr. Laurence Rilett, Professor and Director of MATC, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • Richard Martinko, Director, UT-UTC, University of Toledo
  • Jason Bittner, Deputy Director, CFIRE, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Dr. Srinivas Peeta, Professor and NEXTRANS Center Director, Purdue University
  • Dr. Ray Benekohal, Professor and NEXTRANS Co-Director, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • Dr. Rabi Mishalani, Associate Professor and NEXTRANS Co-Director, The Ohio State University
  • Dr. Ben Coifman, Associate Professor, The Ohio State University
  • Dr. Fred Mannering, Professor and Associate Director of CRS, Purdue University