Connected Vehicle Infrastructure University Transportation Center
The Transportation Undergraduate Research Fellowship (TURF) is a 10-week training program currently in its first year. TURF is designed specifically to educate future Engineers, Computer Scientists and Psychologists who want to work in the field of transportation research. The experience offers undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in full-time research and related professional development activities that mirror graduate training. TURF is funded by the Connected Vehicles-Infrastructure University Transportation Center (CVI-UTC) which is one of sixteen research centers in the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI).
Two students, Kayla Sykes and Annabel St. Louis, participated in the 2014 TURF program. Participants received a $4,000 stipend. Kayla Sykes’ research project “Using Driver Eye Glance Behavior to Determine Safety Implications of Adaptive In-vehicle Stop Displays” studied in-vehicle display systems to determine if any unintended safety consequences are associated with their use. Annabel St. Louis’ research project “An Evaluation of the AMES Profiler with Ro-Line Laser Sensor for the Measurement of Pavement Profile” aimed to verify the accuracy of an internal profiler that measures pavement condition.
Both undergraduate researchers presented their research at the Summer Research Symposium held on July 31, 2014 at the Graduate Life Center.
The CVI-UTC is made possible by a grant from the Research and Innovative Technology Administration at the U.S. DOT, and a consortium partnership between Virginia Tech, the Virginia Department of Transportation, the University of Virginia, and Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD.
Follow the link for more 2014 Summer Research Symposium undergraduate student research abstracts.
See pictures from the 2014 Summer Research Symposium on the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Research Facebook page.