MTC Asset Newsletter Archive
Fall 2007
Truck in a J turn, a safety treatment explored in a current research project.
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From the MTC Director
MTC becomes a Tier 1 center
Go! Speeds Ahead
Update on Go! magazine
Research
Brief descriptions of recently initiated and recently completed projects
Call for Papers
Fall 2007 Student Conference call for papers
Winter 2007
The Colosseum, a monument to Rome’s engineering legacy. ISU students studied transportation in Rome last summer.
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From the MTC Director
MTC becomes a Tier 1 center
Go! Exploring the World of Transportation
MTC co-sponsors an online magazine for teens
Studying Transportation in Rome
Transportation Scholars Conference 2006
Research
Brief descriptions of recently initiated and recently completed projects
Transportation Seminars
Spring 2007 series
Winter 2006
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Maryland spans from Woodrow Wilson Bridge reconstruction, Washington, D.C.
From the MTC Director
A new competition for the UTC, a new theme.
UNI steers students toward transportation careers
Transportation Scholars Conference 2005
Research at UM-St. Louis
Scheduled appointments to move through locks and dams?
Taxis and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Recently Completed Research
Synthesis of Procedures to Forecast and Monitor Work Zone Safety and Mobility
Impacts
Transportation Seminars
Check out speakers' PowerPoint presentations
Summer 2005
Iowa State PhD student Tom Stout won an essay contest.
From the MTC Director
The MTC gets its first funding increase.
Call for Student Papers
Students are invited to submit their own research by October 14.
MTC Scholar, Essayist
An Iowa State student earns $1,000 for his essay on improving highway safety.
New Research in Progress for 2005
Five new projects got started this year.
Recently Completed Research
See the results of two projects completed this summer.
Winter 2005
Iowa State University Assistant Professor David White, former MTC Scholar, pours grout. White worked with grad student Mark J. Thompson, writer of the "best paper" at the 2004 Transportation Scholars Conference.
From the MTC Director
New MTC Director Tom Maze reflects on the change in management and waiting
for reauthorization of TEA-21.
Students at TRB
MTC students attended a wide variety of TRB sessions and describe what they
learned.
MTC Presentations at TRB
Researchers at MTC universities made many presentations at TRB this year.
See a list.
Transportation Seminar
The focus this year is on four topics: transportation asset management, financing
transportation, freight transportation, and transportation safety.
Transportation Scholars Conference 2004
Read an abstract of the winning paper and download all other papers presented.
MTC Student of the Year
Iowa State grad student Justin Doornink received the honor this year. He's
interested in structural engineering research with real world applications.
2nd Annual Transportation Career Fair
The MTC is helping sponsor the 2nd Annual Transportation Career Fair April
21, 2005, at Iowa State University. The fair is for high school students.
Summer 2004
Iowa State University students in their Rome studio
From the MTC Director: Focus on Research
Although the Midwest Transportation Consortium (MTC) has chosen to expend
most of its resources on the development of new human capital for the transportation
industry, our partners have also developed a significant research portfolio
over the past five years.
An Eno Fellow's Experience
The 12th Annual Eno Foundation Leadership Development Conference on Transportation
Policy, held in Washington, D.C. in May was a once in a lifetime experience
for any graduate student pursuing a career in transportation.
2004 Research
Three new projects were awarded. Read abstracts.
International Education Activities
Short description about Iowa State University and the University of Northern
Iowa.
Iowa State University Offers Summer Transportation
Courses in Rome
The MTC Director David Plazak taught in Rome in June.
Winter 2004
Several MTC students visited the White House during their trip to TRB, January 2004.
- From the MTC Director: Impact on Human Capital (133k pdf)
- Transportation Career Fair for High School Students (111k pdf)
- MTC presentations at TRB (97k pdf)
- Student news (120k pdf):
- MTC scholar of the year
- Transportation scholars conference
- TSA wins several awards
- Student TRB trip reports
Summer 2003
- From the MTC Director: Reauthorization and Transportation Asset Management (64k pdf)
- Transportation education (146k pdf)
- UM-St. Louis increases transportation education opportunities
- Lincoln University co-ops a success
- UM-St. Louis program for non-traditional students
- New ITE student chapter at UM-C
- Real-world problem used in UNI course
- Student news: HR Green Scholars (97k pdf)
- Recent events (100k pdf)
- Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium (proceedings online)
- National Bridge Live Load Testing and Rating Workshop
- 2003 MTC Projects (55k pdf)
- User Benefits of Winter Maintenance—Intercity Traffic During Winter Storms
- Roadway Alignments as Assets: Evaluating Alternatives for Valuing Major ighway Corridor Rights-of-Way
- A Web-based Implementation of Winter Maintenance Decision Support System Using GIS and Remote Sensing
- Upcoming events
Winter 2003
- From the MTC Director (87k pdf file) (related article about high school student recruitment program, 490k pdf)
- Transportation seminars 2003 (88k pdf file)
- MIZZOU scholars tour Turner-Fairbank Research Center (79k pdf file)
- Laser scanning improves efficiency (79k pdf file)
- MTC scholar of the year and outstanding paper award winner (58k pdf file)
Summer 2002
- From the MTC Director (65k pdf file)
- Homeland security: Summaries of spring 2002 transportation seminar presentations (65k pdf file) (See the full list of seminars for links to presentations)
- Planning ahead for asset management (63k pdf file)
- 2002 MTC projects (28k pdf file)
Winter 2002
- From the MTC Director (38k pdf file)
- Bringing databases together for asset management (44k pdf file)
- Attend a transportation seminar (66k pdf file)
- MTC at TRB (33k pdf file)
- Students' experiences at TRB (31k pdf file)
- Optimizing the management of snow removal assets and resources (31k pdf file)
- Research update (157k pdf file)
- MTC scholar of the year (157k pdf file)
Summer 2001
- From the Director: What we know about and can learn from transportation asset management efforts overseas (29k pdf file)
- Transportation Scholars graduate (31k pdf file)
- Transportation and geography: A natural mix at UNI (38k pdf file)
- Managing bridge assets better (38k pdf file)
- MTC's board members (20k pdf file)
- Research project updates (20k pdf file)
- Don't miss National Asset Management Workshop (18k pdf file)
- 2001 spring seminar series (18k pdf file)
Spring 2001 (428k pdf file)
Highlights include
- what's driving the interest in asset management?
- MTC developing a virtual transportation community
- MTC scholars and the transportation scholars program
Summer 2000 (135k pdf file)
Highlights include
- an introduction of the Midwest Transportation Consortium (MTC), a partnership of six universities in Iowa and Missouri
- an overview of the funded research for this year
- notes about key staff
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