Connected Vehicle Infrastructure University Transportation Center
The Fall Teacher Transportation Institute (TTI) at Morgan State University was implemented on Saturdays from October 4, 2014 to November 22, 2014. Seven teachers attended the Saturday sessions. In addition to the Saturday sessions, the teacher teams met during the week for two hours. The two-hour sessions were used by the teachers to conduct research and plan for the final project presentations. The teachers were given a pre-program survey to determine their expectations of the TTI professional development. It also established what the teachers knew about transportation and transportation-related careers.
TTI participants discussed what STEM is and its importance to post-secondary education and successful careers in transportation and related fields. The program engaged the teachers in hands-on, inquiry-based lessons that included the use of engineering principles, design and technology. The teachers visited transportation and transportation-related work sites to become familiar with current trends in transportation. They gained insights into careers and the work environment of engineers, transportation planners, information technology professionals and social scientists in the transportation industry. Guest speakers also discussed opportunities and careers in the transportation industry.
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New CVI-UTC Research Projects Awarded:
To see all CVI-UTC awarded projects, please visit http://cvi-utc.org/awarded-projects/.
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute hosted the October 7, 2014 Smart Road Open House as part of the very first Virginia Science Festival. CVI-UTC research and technologies were demonstrated to guests who toured the Smart Road and VTTI facilities. 
The week-long Virginia Science Festival kicked off on Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg on October 4th and will end in Roanoke on October 11th.
Click here to see the 2014 flyer and schedule of events!
The mission statement of the Connected Vehicle/Infrastructure University Transportation Center (CVI-UTC) is to conduct research that will advance surface transportation through the application of innovative research and using connected-vehicle and infrastructure technologies to improve safety, state of good repair, economic competitiveness, livable communities, and environmental sustainability.
Dr. Thomas A. Dingus serves as the director for the CVI-UTC, as well as the director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and the National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence (NSTSCE). Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Dr. Dingus was founding director of the National Center for Transportation Technology at the University of Idaho and was an associate director of the Center for Computer-Aided Design at the University of Iowa. Dr. Dingus has more than 220 technical publications and has managed approximately $300 million in research funding to date ($130 million as principal investigator).
