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OTREC Selects First Projects

Posted on April 1, 2007 in Research

On April 2, 2007, the OTREC Executive Committee selected the top 22 research, education and technology transfer projects for 2006-2007 funding. Over 50 proposals requesting over $2.6M were received in January, and each proposal went through a vigorous peer review process. Proposals were sent to at least three expert peer reviewers, including one federal representative. Peer-reviewers ranked the proposals on the basis of intellectual merit, broader impacts, relevance to OTRECís theme and the national transportation research agenda. There were 16 research, 3 education and 3 technology transfer projects selected. Three are multi-campus and 10 are multi-PI, reflecting the great collaboration within OTREC. The list of 2006-2007 projects, including abstracts, can be found here: 2006-2007 Projects

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Historic MOU Signed

Posted on March 29, 2007 in About

In March 2007 OTRECís four partner universitiesóPSU, UO, OSU and OITóall part of the Oregon University System, signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing the four institutions to a collaborative partnership as a National University Transportation Center. Each universityís Vice President for Research (or equivalent) has been active in encouraging the partnership and working closely with one another to make certain that OTREC is successful. The MOU reflects the collaborative nature of OTREC. Not only is the MOU a national model for statewide transportation research collaboration, but it provides a model for future collaboration between the state Universities.

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Visiting Scholar: ITS Expert Joseph Sussman

Posted on March 8, 2007 in Events

Professor Joseph Sussman, JR East Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the CTS seminar guest speaker and OTREC Visiting Scholar on March 9, 2007. Dr. Sussman has been instrumental in developing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the US, and is the author of several books on the subject. Dr. Sussman met with engineering faculty to discuss OpenCourseWare, MIT's large-scale, web-based publication of course materials, and trends in civil engineering education. The PSU Students in Transportation Engineering and Planning (STEP) Group hosted an interactive discussion with Professor Sussman which was followed by his seminar, Where Transportation in Going: Transportation in the CLIOS System Era. CLIOS is short for "Complex, Large-Scale, Interconnected, Open, Socio-technical Systems," and his presentation illustrated how complex transportation issues can be. After the seminar, ITS Oregon hosted a lunch in the ITS Lab for Dr. Sussman, ITS Oregon members, faculty and students.

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PSU Students Attend TransNow Student Conference

Posted on March 1, 2007 in Events

In early March, six PSU students in the Masters of Urban and Regional Planning and Masters of Civil and Environmental Engineering programs attended the TransNow Student Conference in Boise, Idaho. The conference was hosted by students at the University of Idaho. Students gave presentations of completed or current work, listened to presentations by the Idaho Department of Transportation, Washington Department of Transportation, and ITS America. There was also time to get to know the approximately 20 other students who attended. Portland State University students would like to commend the University of Idaho on a great job in planning the conference. Participating students were Delia Chi, Ujwalkiran Dharnikota, Laurie Miskimins, Nicole Prehoda, Sandeep Puppala and Benjamin Zielke.

Tags: benjamin zielke, delia chi, laurie miskimins, nicole prehoda, sandeep puppala, transnow, ujwalkiran dharnikota, university of idaho

Visit to the University of Oregon

Posted on February 26, 2007 in Events

As part of the effort to streamline contracting procedures and encourage cross-campus collaboration, OTREC staff and PSU research and business office representatives made the rainy drive (and some snow!) to Eugene, OR in February for a meeting with UO faculty and administration. Director Robert Bertini gave an OTREC overview and Hau Hagedorn described OTRECís proposal process. A good spirit of collaboration, along with questions and discussion helped OTREC and university staff better understand each otherís grant processes and timelines. OTREC thanks UO for their hospitality.

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