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BIL Centers and Grantees

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National Centers (5)  

Total Funding Awarded per Center: 4,000,000

 

Safety21

Research Priority: Promoting Safety

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead University: Carnegie Mellon University

Consortium Members:  

  • Community College of Allegheny County
  • Community College of Philadelphia
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Ohio State University
  • Morgan State University
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dr. Raj Rajkumar
Carnegie Mellon University                    
5000 Forbes Avenue
Hamerschlag Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Phone: 412-268-8707
Email: rajkumar@cmu.edu
Website: TBA

 

National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency

Research Priority: Reducing Transportation Cybersecurity Risks

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead University: Clemson University

Consortium Members:

  • Benedict College
  • Florida International University
  • Morgan State University
  • Purdue University
  • South Carolina State University
  • University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
  • University of California at Santa Cruz
  • University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Mashrur Chowdhury              
Clemson University
230 Kappa Street
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone: 864-656-3313
Email: mac@clemson.edu
Website: TBA

 

 

 

National Center for Infrastructure Transformation

Research Priority: Improving the Durability and Extending the Life of Transportation Infrastructure

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead University:  Prairie View A&M University

Consortium Members:

  • Arizona State University
  • Blinn Community College
  • Michigan State University
  • Rutgers University
  • Texas A&M University

Dr. Judy Perkins, PE
Prairie View A&M University
700 University Drive
Prairie View, TX  77446

Phone:  936-261-1655
Email: juperkins@pvamu.edu
Website: TBA  

 

National Center for Sustainable Transportation

Research Priority:  Preserving the Environment

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead University:  University of California, Davis

Consortium Members:

  • California State University Long Beach
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Texas Southern University
  • University of California Riverside
  • University of Southern California
  • University of Vermont

 

Dr. Susan Handy
University of California, Davis      
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Phone: 530-752-5878
Email: slhandy@ucdavis.edu
Website:  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/

 

 

Center for Understanding Future Travel Behavior and Demand

Research Priority:  Improving Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead University: University of Texas at Austin

Consortium Members:

  • Arizona State University
  • California State Polytechnic University Pomona
  • City College of New York
  • Diné College
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Washington

Dr. Chandra Bhat
University of Texas at Austin                           
3925 West Braker Lane
Austin, TX  78759

Phone: 512-471-4535
Email: bhat@mail.utexas.edu
Website: TBA

 

Regional Centers (10)

Total Funding Awarded per Center $3,000,000

 

Region: 1
New England University Transportation Center

Research Priority: Promoting Safety

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Massachusetts Amherst

Consortia Members:

  • Bunker Hill Community College
  • Holyoke Community College
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology   
  • Norwich University
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Maine
  • University of New Hampshire
 

Dr. Michael Knodler
University of Massachusetts Amherst
100 Venture Way
Amherst, MA  01035

Phone: 413-330-2662
Email: mknodler@umass.edu
Website: TBA

 

 

 

Region: 2 

Center for Social and Economic Mobility for People and Communities through Transportation

Research Priority: Improving the Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: City College of New York

Consortia Members:

  • CUNY Bronx Community College
  • New Jersey Institute of Technology         
  • New York University
  • Princeton University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 
  • Rutgers University
  • SUNY University at Albany
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute
  • SUNY Stony Brook University
  • University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Dr. Camille Kamga
City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY  10031

Phone: 212-650-8087
Email: ckamga@ccny.cuny.edu 
Website: TBA

 

 

 

 

Region: 3

Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Regional Transportation Equity Research Center

Research Priority: Improving the Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Morgan State University

Consortia Members:

  •  Howard University
  • University of Delaware             
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Virginia
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University                     
  • West Virginia University

Dr. Mansoureh Jeihani
Morgan State University
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD  21251

Phone: 443-885-1873
Email: mansoureh.jeihani@morgan.edu
Website: TBA

 

 

 

Region: 4

University Transportation Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities

Research Priority: Improving the Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: North Carolina A&T State University                        

Consortia Members:

  • Clemson University
  • Florida Atlantic University
  • University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Tennessee Knoxville


     

Dr. Ali Karimoddini
North Carolina A&T State University
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC  27411

Phone: 336-310-5061
Email: akarimod@ncat.edu 
Website: TBA
 

 

 

 

Region: 5
Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT)

Research Priority: Promoting Safety

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Michigan

Consortia Members:

  • Central State University
  • Northwestern University
  • Purdue University
  • University of Akron
  • University of Illinois Urbana Champaign     
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Wisconsin Madison
  • Washtenaw Community College

 

Dr. Henry Liu
University of Michigan
3003 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Phone: 734-764-4354
Email: henryliu@umich.edu 
Website: http://ccat.umtri.umich.edu/

 

 

 

 

Region: 6
Southern Plains Transportation Center

Research Priority: Improving the Durability and Extending the Life of Transportation Infrastructure

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Oklahoma

Consortia Members:

  • El Paso Community College
  • Louisiana State University
  • Louisiana Tech University
  • Navajo Technical University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Texas Southern University
  • University of Arkansas
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of Texas El Paso

Dr. Musharraf Zaman
University of Oklahoma
201 Stephenson Parkway          
Norman, OK  73019

Phone: 405-401-3096
Email: zaman@ou.edu 
Website: TBA

 

 

 

Region: 7

Mid-America Transportation Center for Transportation Safety and Equity

Research Priority: Promoting Safety

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Nebraska Lincoln

Consortia Members:

  • Nebraska Indian Community College
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Missouri St. Louis
     

Dr. Aemal Khattak
University of Nebraska Lincoln                       
2200 Vine Street
Lincoln, NE  68583

Phone: 402-304-3524
Email: khattak@unl.edu
Website: TBA

 

Mountains-Plains Consortium

Region: 8

TBA

Research Priority: TBA

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

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Region: 9
Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center

Research Priority: Improving Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Southern California
 

Consortia Members:

  • California State University Long Beach                                           
  • Northern Arizona University
  • Pima Community College
  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of California Davis
  • University of California Irvine
  • University of California Los Angeles
  • University of Hawaii Manoa
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas

Dr. Marlon Boarnet
University of Southern California
3720 S. Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA  90089

Phone: 213-740-3696
Email: boarnet@usc.edu
Website: https://www.metrans.org/psr_utc_about

 

 

 

 

Region: 10
Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PACTRANS)

Research Priority: Improving Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Washington                                                                         

Consortia Members:

  • Northwest Indian College
  • Portland State University
  • University of Alaska Anchorage                                             
  • University of Idaho
  • Washington State University

     

 

Dr. Yinhau Wang
University of Washington
More Hall Room 112
Box 352700
Seattle, WA  98195

Phone: 206-616-2696 
Email:yinhai@uw.edu  
Website: http://www.pactrans.org

 

 

   

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Tier 1 Centers

Total Funding Awarded per Center: 2,000,000

 

Rural Equitable and Accessible Transportation Center

Research Priority: Improving Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Florida A&M University

Consortia Members:

  • Cleveland State University
  • Florida State University
  • SUNY Stony Brook University
  • Tallahassee Community College
  • University of Washington

 

Dr. Ren Moses
Florida A&M University                 
1700 Lee Hall Drive
Tallahassee, FL  32307

Phone: 850-410-6191
Email: ren.moses@famu.edu 
Website:  TBA

 

Innovative Bridge Technologies/Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center

Research Priority: Improving the Durability and Extending the Life of Transportation Infrastructure

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Florida International University

Consortia Members:

  • Florida A&M University                                                                     
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Nevada Reno                                                                  
  • University of Oklahoma
  • University of Washington

Dr. Artorod Azizinamini
Florida International University
10555 W. Flagler Street
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
EC 3680
Miami, FL  33174

Phone: 305-348-3821
Email: aazizina@fiu.edu 
Website: https://abc-utc.fiu.edu/

 

Research and Education in Promoting Safety

Research Priority: Promoting Safety

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Howard University

Consortia Members:

  • San José State University
  • University of Maryland
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas
     

Dr. Stephen Arhin
Howard University
2400 Sixth Street NW
Washington, DC  20059

Phone: 202-806-4798
Email: saarhin@howard.edu
Website: TBA

 

Center for Assured and Resilient Navigation in Advanced Transportation Systems

Research Priority: Reducing Transportation Cybersecurity Risks

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Illinois Institute of Technology

Consortia Members:

  • Chicago State University
  • Stanford University
  • University of California Riverside
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

 

Dr. Boris Pervan
Illinois Institute of Technology                        
10 W. 35th Street
Chicago, IL  60616

Phone: 630-853-6689
Email:  pervan@iit.edu
Website: TBA

 

Center for Climate-Smart Transportation

Research Priority: Preserving the Environment

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Johns Hopkins University

Consortia Members:

  • Diné College
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Morgan State University
  • University of Texas Austin
  • University of Utah

Dr. Shima Hamidi
Johns Hopkins University                     
400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD  21218

Phone: 801-809 3569
Email:  shamidi2@jhu.edu
Website: TBA

 

Connected Communities for Smart Mobility Toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation for Equitably Reducing Congestion

Research Priority: Reducing Congestion

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: New York University

Consortia Members:

  • CUNY New York City College of Technology
  • North Carolina A&T State University
  • Rutgers University
  • Texas Southern University
  • University of Texas El Paso
  • University of Washington

Dr. Kaan Ozbay
New York University                       
665 Broadway
New York, NY  10012

Phone: 646-997-3691
Email:  kaan.ozbay@nyu.edu
Website: TBA

 

 

Center for Automated Vehicle Research with Multimodal Assured Navigation

Research Priority: Reducing Transportation Cybersecurity Risks

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Ohio State University

Consortia Members:

  • North Carolina A&T State University                                 
  • University of California Irvine
  • University of Texas Austin

Dr. Zak Kassas
Ohio State University   
930 Kinnear Road
Columbus,  OH  43212

Phone: 614-292-7596
Email:  kassas.2@osu.edu 
Website: https://utc.engineering.osu.edu/

 

Mineta Consortium for Equitable, Efficient, and Sustainable Transportation

Research Priority: Improving the Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: San José State University

Consortia Members:

  • Howard University
  • Navajo Technical University                                        
  • University of South Florida

Dr. Karen Philbrick
San José State University
210 N. Fourth Street
San José,  CA  95112

Phone: 408-924-7562
Email: karen.philbrick@sjsu.edu
Website: http://transweb.sjsu.edu/mctm

 

Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health

Research Priority: Preserving the Environment

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Texas A&M University College Station

Consortia Members:

  • Georgia Institute of Technology                           
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
  • North Dakota State University
  • University of California Riverside
  • University of Texas El Paso

 

Dr. Josias (Joe) Zietsman
Texas A&M University College Station
400 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South
College Station,  TX  77845

Phone: 979-317-2796
Email: zietsman@tti.tamu.edu
Website: TBA 

 

Coastal Research and Education Actions for Transportation Equity

Research Priority: Improving the Durability and Extending the Life of Transportation Infrastructure

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: Texas State University

Consortia Members:

  • Oregon State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Miami
  • University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

 

Dr. Stacey Kulesza
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos,  TX  77666                      

Phone: 512-245-2581
Email: sekulesza@txstate.edu 
Website: TBA 

 

Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center

Research Priority: Preserving the Existing Transportation System

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Arkansas

Consortia Members:

  • Jackson State University
  • Louisiana State University                                                      
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of New Orleans
  • Vanderbilt University

 

Dr. Heather Nachtmann
University of Arkansas
1125 W. Maple Street
Fayetteville,  AR  72701

Phone: 479-575-3484
Email: hln@uark.edu
Website: http://martrec.uark.edu/index.php 

 

Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education

Research Priority: Reducing Transportation Cybersecurity Risks

Lead University and Consortium Members       

UTC Director

Lead: University of Houston                                                                    

Consortia Members:

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University      
  • Rice University
  • Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Hawaii Honolulu

 

Dr. Yunpeng (Jack) Zhang 
University of Houston
4302 University Drive
Houston,  TX  77204

Phone: 713-743-0631
Email: yzhan226@central.uh.edu
Website: TBA 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center

Research Priority: Improving the Durability and Extending the Life of Transportation Infrastructure

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Consortia Members:

  • Louisiana State University
  • Purdue University
  • SUNY University at Buffalo
  • University of Texas San Antonio                           

 

Dr. Bassem Andrawes
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1901 S. First Street
Champaign,  IL  61820

Phone: 217-244-4178
Email: andrawes@illinois.edu
Website: TBA
 

 

Center for Multi-Modal Mobility in Urban, Rural and Tribal Areas

Research Priority: Improving the Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Maryland

Consortia Members:

  • Morgan State University
  • North Dakota State University
  • San José State University
  • White Earth Tribal and Community College

Dr. Cinzia Cirillo
University of Maryland
7809 Regents Drive
College Park,  MD  20742                              

Phone:  301-405-6864
Email:  ccirillo@umd.edu
Website: TBA 

 

Environmentally Responsible Transportation Center for Communities of Concern 

Research Priority: Preserving the Environment

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Missouri Kansas City

Consortia Members:

  • Tennessee State University
  • Texas State University
  • University of Louisville
  • Washington State University                     

 

Dr. Ceki Halmen
University of Missouri Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City,  MO  64110

Phone:  816-235-1286
Email:  halmenc@umkc.edu 
Website: TBA 

 

Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety

Research Priority: Promoting Safety

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of New Mexico

Consortia Members:

  • San Diego State University
  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Dr. Nicholas Ferenchak
University of New Mexico
1 University of New Mexico            
Albuquerque,  NM  87131

Phone:  505-220-9630
Email:  ferenchak@unm.edu 
Website: TBA 

 

Center for Equitable Transit-Oriented Communities

Research Priority: Preserving the Environment

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of New Orleans

Consortia Members:

  • Florida Atlantic University
  • University of Colorado Denver
  • University of Florida
  • University of Utah

Dr. Guang Tian
University of New Orleans       
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans,  LA  70148

Phone:  504-280-6521
Email:  gtian@uno.edu 
Website: TBA

 

Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain

Research Priority: Improving the Mobility of People and Goods

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Tennessee Knoxville

Consortia Members:

  • California State University Long Beach
  • North Carolina A&T State University
  • Oregon State University
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of Illinois Chicago

 

Dr. Mingzhou Jin
University of Tennessee Knoxville  
1534 White Avenue
Knoxville,  TN  37996

Phone: 865-974-9992
Email:  jin@utk.edu 
Website: TBA

 

 

Center for Durable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure

Research Priority: Improving the Durability and Extending the Life of Transportation Infrastructure

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Texas Arlington

Consortia Members:

  • Howard University
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Oregon State University
  • Purdue University
  • University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

 

Dr. Maria Konsta-Gdoutos
University of Texas Arlington                         
701 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington,  TX  76019

Phone: 817-272-2704  
Email:  maria.konsta@uta.edu
Website: TBA

 

 

University Transportation Center for Railway Safety

Research Priority: Promoting Safety

Lead University and Consortium Members

UTC Director

Lead: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Consortia Members:

  • South Texas College
  • Texas A&M University
  • University of California Riverside                             
  • University of Nebraska Lincoln
  • University of South Carolina

 

Dr. Constantine Tarawneh
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg,  TX  78539

Phone: 956-665-2607
Email:  constantine.tarawneh@utrgv.edu
Website: TBA

 

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Last updated: Wednesday, March 22, 2023