Transportation Scholars Conference

1:00–4:00 p.m., November 18, 2005
Gold Room, Memorial Union, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Student Presenters

• Neil Burke, Iowa State University, Dedicated Truck Lanes as a Solution to Capacity and Safety Issues on Interstate Highway Corridors
• Justin Jackson, Iowa State University, Nighttime Road Construction: Current Issues
• Bhaven Naik, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Offsetting Opposing Left Turn Lanes at Signalized Intersections: A Safety Assessment Case Study in Lincoln, Nebraska
• Thomas Stout, Iowa State University, Matched Pair Safety Analysis of Four-Lane to Three-Lane Roadway Conversions in Iowa
• Ping Lu, Iowa State University, Scalable Web-based Data Management System in Long Term Structure Health Monitoring
• Devi Prasad Tulasi, University of Missouri-Columbia, Asset Management System for Communication Towers Operated by the Missouri Department of Transportation
• Gaurav Tiwari, University of Missouri-St. Louis, A Multi-City Analysis of the Taxicab Industry’s Regulatory Structure and Market Models in the United States
• Justin S. Williams, Kansas State University, Modernizing a Proven Automated Transit System to Enhance Cost Effectiveness

About the Conference

Papers presented at this conference represent the best of student research projects in transportation-related fields. Each year students from Iowa State University and other regional universities compete in a research paper competition. The conference is part of Iowa State University’s Transportation Scholars program for exceptional students in transportation-related fields. The Transportation Scholars program is sponsored by the Midwest Transportation Consortium, a U.S. DOT University Transportation Center; the consortium is led by Iowa State University and housed at Iowa State’s Center for Transportation Research and Education.

Questions?

Contact Dennis Kroeger, 515-296-0910, kroeger@iastate.edu.