CTR Symposium
UT’s Center for Transportation Research hosted its annual symposium on April 2, 2008. The theme was “Moving Texas Forward.”
Symposium Schedule
| 12:00 | Lunch in the atrium |
| 1:00 | Symposium in the large auditorium Introduction: Dr. Randy Machemehl, Director of the Center for Transportation Research Welcome: Dr. Ben Streetman, Dean of the College of Engineering Mac Shelby Award: Presentation of Mac Shelby Award to outstanding TxDOT Project Director |
| 1:30 |
Keynote Speaker: Gregory Krueger, Manager of the Statewide ITS Program for the Michigan Department of Transportation |
| 2:15 |
Break Poster Session |
| 2:30 |
Breakout Sessions in Big Tex and Little Tex Rooms |
Breakout Session Topics
RMC 1 & 5:
Big Tex Auditorium
Methods to Develop Composite Action
in Non-Composite Bridge Floor Systems
Michael Engelhardt, Ph.D., Professor
UT College of Engineering
Remote Detection of Ice Formation
in Porous Pavements
Terry Dossey, Research Scientist
Center for Transportation Research
Workforce Development Partnership: What the Construction Industry Can Share with the Transportation Industry
Cindy Menches, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor
UT College of Engineering
RMC 2, 3, & 4:
Little Tex Auditorium
Shifting Trade Flow in Texas: Impact on Transportation Infrastructure
John McCray, Associate Professor
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Just Riding Along: Cyclist and Motorist Interaction during Passing Maneuvers
Ian Hallet, Research Fellow Associate
Center for Transportation Research
Improving Roadside Characteristics Using Native Plants
Steven Windhager, Ph.D., Director of Landscape Restoration
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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