CTR Symposium

UT’s Center for Transportation Research hosted its annual symposium on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. The theme of this year’s symposium was "Emerging Vehicle Technology."

The symposium was held at The Commons Center at the Pickle Research Center, 10100 Burnet Road (map and directions).

View photos of this year's symposium.

Please note that the luncheon is restricted to attendees who are associated with the TxDOT research program.

Symposium Schedule

11:30	Lunch in the atrium Poster Session
1:00	Symposium in the Little Tex conference area Introduction Welcome Mac Shelby Award: Presentation of Mac Shelby Award to outstanding TxDOT Project Director
1:30	Keynote Presentations Featured Speaker—The Future of the Automobile (PDF, 1.9MB): Craig Eppling, General Motors' Regional Communications Manager.
2:00	H-E-B Trucks: Technologies and Fuel Consumption (PDF, 1.2MB): Carlos Garza, H-E-B.
2:30	Break / Tour of the display vehicles Poster Session
3:00	Research Presentation Session Information Technology Applications for Work Zone Safety and Infrastructure Management (PDF, 1.3MB): Fernanda Leite, UT's Cockrell School of Engineering Assistant Professor Steel Bridge Research at Ferguson Structural Engineering Lab (PDF, 1.4MB): Michael Engelhardt, UT's Cockrell School of Engineering Professor Pavement Preservation in Texas (PDF, 913kb): Yetkin Yildirim, CTR Research Assistant Professor

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.

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