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Historical List of UTC Recipients
Attached is a list of all the universities that have received University Transportation Centers Program grants from 1987 to the present. The terms used (Regional, Tier 1, etc.) to describe the groups of grants are the names given to those groups in the program’s statutory authorizations....
2009 Student of the Year Awardees
2011 Student of the Year Awardees
2013 Student of the Year Awardees
34th Annual UTC Student Awards PPT
2024 UTC Student Awards PowerPoint Slide Deck
UAVs and Machine Learning Power Next-Level Bridge Inspection System
With a combination of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), innovative computer image computing and machine learning models, researchers at Colorado State University (CSU), a member of the Center for Transformative Infrastructure Preservation and Sustainability (CTIPS) led by...
UTC Static Map
The most recent University Transportation Center (UTC) grants were awarded to 35 universities in the United States. Each UTC will conduct transportation research from FY 2022 to FY 2026 along with their consortium members. There are five National UTCs, 10 Regional UTCs, and 20 Tier 1...
Effects of Long-Term Inactivity on Railcar Bearings
Failures in railcar wheel bearings can result in catastrophic derailments like the East Palestine, OH incident on February 3, 2023. Many factors affect bearing performance, including long periods of inactivity as bearings sit idle in railyards or sidings. According to the...
Future of Transportation Summit 2024
The US DOT inaugural Future of Transportation Summit took place on August 13-15, 2024 at the DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C. During this three-day event, presentations were conducted based on mobility, environment, infrastructure, safety and cybersecurity...