CTR Symposium
UT’s Center for Transportation Research hosted its annual symposium on Wednesday, April 2, 2008. The theme of this year’s symposium was “Moving Texas Forward.”
These distinguished speakers formed a keynote panel discussion, entitled Partnering for Progress, moderated by Dr. C. Michael Walton, Professor at UT's Cockrell School of Engineering:
- Neil J. Pedersen, Administrator, Maryland State Highway Administration
- Wes Lum, Chief, National Liaison, Division of Research and Innovation, Caltrans
- Michael Morris, Director of Transportation, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
- T. Peter Ruane, President and CEO, American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
Symposium Schedule
| 11:30 | Lunch in the atrium |
| 12:45 | Symposium in the large auditorium Introduction: Dr. Randy Machemehl, Director of the Center for Transportation Research Welcome: Juan M. Sanchez, Vice President for Research, The University of Texas at Austin Mac Shelby Award: Presentation of Mac Shelby Award to outstanding TxDOT Project Director |
| 1:15 |
Keynote Panel Session: Partnering for Progress |
| 2:45 |
Break Poster Session |
| 3:00 |
Breakout Sessions |
Breakout Session Topics
Preserving What We Have
RMC 1 & 5: Big Tex Auditorium
Preserving Pavement Assets: Pay Now or Pay Later?
Zhanmin Zhang, Ph.D., Associate Professor
UT's Cockrell School of of Engineering
3D/4D Modeling on the President George Bush Turnpike–IH30 Interchange
William O'Brien, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor
UT's Cockrell School of Engineering
with
Brian Barth, P.E., Director of Transportation Planning & Development
TxDOT, Dallas District
Fracture Critical Bridges: Are They Really Critical?
Karl Frank, Ph.D., P.E., Professor
UT's Cockrell School of Engineering
Innovative Policies
RMC 2, 3, & 4: Little Tex Auditorium
Saving Money through Rigorous Research: The Case of Right-of-Way Cost Estimation
Kara Kockelman, Ph.D., Associate Professor
UT's Cockrell School of of Engineering
Infrastructure Planning in Mexico
Nathan Hutson, Research Scientist Associate
Center for Transportation Research
Creating An ITS Vision for Your District
Zhong Wang, Ph.D., Research Associate
Center for Transportation Research
The Mac Shelby Award
Learn about the center's prestigious Mac Shelby Award, bestowed upon an outstanding TxDOT project director at each year's Symposium.