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State DOT & University PartnershipsSteve Richards, Southeastern Transportation Center
Moderator
SASHTO 2015 Annual MeetingNashville, Tennessee
August 4, 2015
Southeastern Transportation CenterStephen Richards, Director
DeAnna Flinchum, Co-Director
Southeast Region
Regional UTCUS DOT
August 4, 2015
STC Member Institutions• University of Tennessee• Clemson University*
• North Carolina A&T State University
• University of Alabama*
• University of Alabama Birmingham*
• University of Central Florida*
• University of North Carolina HSRC*
• University of South Florida
• University of Kentucky
*5 of 9 members new to the STC
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Research Program Components • Major Research Initiatives (MRIs)• Opportunity/Exploratory (O/E) Grants
Research Program Director: Reg Souleyrette, University of Kentucky
5/28/14
STC Research
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Major Research Initiatives (MRIs)
5/28/14
Short Project Title *Funding Core TeamCrash Modification Factors & the HSMCoordinator: Reg Souleyrette (UK)
$450,000 HSRC/UA/UT/UK
Integrated Simulation & SafetyCoordinators: Essam Radwan (UCF) Shashi Nambisan (UT)
$750,000 UK/UCF/UT
Explore S-D Characteristics/CultureCoordinators: Steve Polzin (USF) Nick Stamatiadis (UK)
$450,000 USF/UT/UA
Big Data for SafetyCoordinator: Asad Khattak (UT)
$700,000 UT/UK/UCF
*Year 1 combined Federal & Match Funding
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STC O&E Projects – 2014/15Title University PI Funding
Automated Traffic Surveillance—Aerial Camera Array
Clemson Wayne Sarasua $78,676
Wrong-way Driving Incidents Evaluation—Florida’s Turnpike
UCF Haitham Al-Deek $129,999
Corridor Emergency Vehicle Preemption Development/Evaluation
UK Adam Kirk $100,000
Promoting Safe Transportation Among Older Drivers—Simulator
USF Jerri Edwards $161,450
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STC O&E Projects – 2014/15Title University PI Funding
Intervention Strategies for Teen Driver Unsafe Cell Phone Usage
NCA&T Amanda McBride $100,851
Utilizing Assistive Technology to Remove Communication Barriers—Public Transit Passengers w/ Disabilities
UT Rupy Sawhney $96,584
New Technologies and Bicycle Safety UT Chris Cherry $103,064
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Education & Work Force DevelopmentSTC Education Programs Director: Shashi Nambisam (UT)
Dr. Taylor Lochran, UCFtalking to govt. official
LEAP-T Teachers & MentorsSTC Student Spotlight Event
STC Student Fun
STC Student Fun
T2
STC T2 Program Director: Steven Jones (UA)
2015 Road Safety & Simulation ConferenceOctober 6-8, 2015 Orlando, Florida
• Joint sponsors: STC and UCF • Topics include:
Traffic Micro Simulation
Driving Simulators
Big Data
Naturalistic Driving
Highway Safety Manual
Surrogate Safety Measures
Crash Analysis
Safety Modeling
Crash Causality
Emerging Technologies
Vehicle Automation
Save the date!October 6 th-8th
State DOT & University PartnershipsPresentations
Open Discussion
• Dave ClarkeUniversity Role in Transportation Workforce Dev.
Activities
• Joe CrabtreeUsing Universities to Carry Out State DOT Research: Opportunities & Challenges
• Mark Burton & Paula DowellCombining University & Consultant Resources
• Dan Turner Dealing with Emerging Technologies and State Standards
Presenters