Nine people have been honoured for their outstanding transport research and education work in the United States. The 3942 Council of University Transportation Centres (CUTC) presented awards to the students, educators and transport officials at the 15th Annual CUTC Awards Banquet held in Washington D.C.
Bill Millar, who retired last year as president of the2523 American Public Transportation Association (APTA), claimed the ‘Lifetime Achievement in Transportation Research & Education Award’, recognising individuals who have made significant contributions throughout their professional lives to transportation research and education by working in government, business or non-governmental organisations.
Dr Daniel Turner, of the University of Alabama, was given an award for ‘Distinguished Contribution to University Transportation and Research’, for his long history of significant and outstanding contributions to university-level transportation education and research.
The ‘CUTC-ARTBA New Faculty Award’, presented to tenure-track educators in recognition of outstanding teaching and research contributions in the transport field, went to Dr Bruce Wang, associate professor at Texas A&M University.
Meanwhile, Dr Vikrant Suhas Vaz, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Alexander Bigazzi, of Portland State University, claimed the ‘Milton Pikarsky Award’, given to graduate students in the transport field for outstanding doctoral dissertations, Master of Science theses or Master of Science/Master of Engineering reports with an emphasis on science and technology.
The ‘Charlie V. Wootan Award’, given to graduate students in the transport field for outstanding dissertations, theses, or Master of Science/Master of Engineering reports with an emphasis on policy and planning, was claimed by Dr Kari Edison Watkins, of the University of Washington, and Mrs Carey Blackmar Barr, of University of Texas, Austin.
Finally, the ‘Neville A. Parker Award’, for students pursuing Master of Science degrees in the transport field who have written outstanding non-thesis papers or projects around policy and planning, or science and technology, was presented to Mr Michael Litschi, of The Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University, and Mr Rubens Sylvain, of City College at The City University of New York.
The CUTC was established in 1979 by the major transport research centres and institutes in the United States. Its membership represents over 80 of the nation's leading university-based transport research and education programmes, whose individuals have been credited with making significant and lasting contributions to the nation's mobility, economy, and defence.
Bill Millar, who retired last year as president of the
Dr Daniel Turner, of the University of Alabama, was given an award for ‘Distinguished Contribution to University Transportation and Research’, for his long history of significant and outstanding contributions to university-level transportation education and research.
The ‘CUTC-ARTBA New Faculty Award’, presented to tenure-track educators in recognition of outstanding teaching and research contributions in the transport field, went to Dr Bruce Wang, associate professor at Texas A&M University.
Meanwhile, Dr Vikrant Suhas Vaz, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Alexander Bigazzi, of Portland State University, claimed the ‘Milton Pikarsky Award’, given to graduate students in the transport field for outstanding doctoral dissertations, Master of Science theses or Master of Science/Master of Engineering reports with an emphasis on science and technology.
The ‘Charlie V. Wootan Award’, given to graduate students in the transport field for outstanding dissertations, theses, or Master of Science/Master of Engineering reports with an emphasis on policy and planning, was claimed by Dr Kari Edison Watkins, of the University of Washington, and Mrs Carey Blackmar Barr, of University of Texas, Austin.
Finally, the ‘Neville A. Parker Award’, for students pursuing Master of Science degrees in the transport field who have written outstanding non-thesis papers or projects around policy and planning, or science and technology, was presented to Mr Michael Litschi, of The Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State University, and Mr Rubens Sylvain, of City College at The City University of New York.
The CUTC was established in 1979 by the major transport research centres and institutes in the United States. Its membership represents over 80 of the nation's leading university-based transport research and education programmes, whose individuals have been credited with making significant and lasting contributions to the nation's mobility, economy, and defence.
