State DOT & University PartnershipsSteve Richards, Southeastern Transportation Center

Moderator

SASHTO 2015 Annual MeetingNashville, Tennessee

August 4, 2015

Southeastern Transportation CenterStephen Richards, Director

DeAnna Flinchum, Co-Director

Southeast Region

Regional UTCUS DOT

August 4, 2015

STC Member Institutions• University of Tennessee• Clemson University*

• North Carolina A&T State University

• University of Alabama*

• University of Alabama Birmingham*

• University of Central Florida*

• University of North Carolina HSRC*

• University of South Florida

• University of Kentucky

*5 of 9 members new to the STC

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Research Program Components • Major Research Initiatives (MRIs)• Opportunity/Exploratory (O/E) Grants

Research Program Director: Reg Souleyrette, University of Kentucky

5/28/14

STC Research

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Major Research Initiatives (MRIs)

5/28/14

Short Project Title *Funding Core TeamCrash Modification Factors & the HSMCoordinator: Reg Souleyrette (UK)

$450,000 HSRC/UA/UT/UK

Integrated Simulation & SafetyCoordinators: Essam Radwan (UCF) Shashi Nambisan (UT)

$750,000 UK/UCF/UT

Explore S-D Characteristics/CultureCoordinators: Steve Polzin (USF) Nick Stamatiadis (UK)

$450,000 USF/UT/UA

Big Data for SafetyCoordinator: Asad Khattak (UT)

$700,000 UT/UK/UCF

*Year 1 combined Federal & Match Funding

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STC O&E Projects – 2014/15Title University PI Funding

Automated Traffic Surveillance—Aerial Camera Array

Clemson Wayne Sarasua $78,676

Wrong-way Driving Incidents Evaluation—Florida’s Turnpike

UCF Haitham Al-Deek $129,999

Corridor Emergency Vehicle Preemption Development/Evaluation

UK Adam Kirk $100,000

Promoting Safe Transportation Among Older Drivers—Simulator

USF Jerri Edwards $161,450

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STC O&E Projects – 2014/15Title University PI Funding

Intervention Strategies for Teen Driver Unsafe Cell Phone Usage

NCA&T Amanda McBride $100,851

Utilizing Assistive Technology to Remove Communication Barriers—Public Transit Passengers w/ Disabilities

UT Rupy Sawhney $96,584

New Technologies and Bicycle Safety UT Chris Cherry $103,064

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Education & Work Force DevelopmentSTC Education Programs Director: Shashi Nambisam (UT)

Dr. Taylor Lochran, UCFtalking to govt. official

LEAP-T Teachers & MentorsSTC Student Spotlight Event

STC Student Fun

STC Student Fun

T2

STC T2 Program Director: Steven Jones (UA)

2015 Road Safety & Simulation ConferenceOctober 6-8, 2015 Orlando, Florida

• Joint sponsors: STC and UCF • Topics include:

Traffic Micro Simulation

Driving Simulators

Big Data

Naturalistic Driving

Highway Safety Manual

Surrogate Safety Measures

Crash Analysis

Safety Modeling

Crash Causality

Emerging Technologies

Vehicle Automation

Save the date!October 6 th-8th

State DOT & University PartnershipsPresentations

Open Discussion

• Dave ClarkeUniversity Role in Transportation Workforce Dev.

Activities

• Joe CrabtreeUsing Universities to Carry Out State DOT Research: Opportunities & Challenges

• Mark Burton & Paula DowellCombining University & Consultant Resources

• Dan Turner Dealing with Emerging Technologies and State Standards

Presenters