Tag Archives: Transportation Engineering
“Drivers, Look Both Ways!”
In the first study of its kind, Professor Chris Cherry and graduate student Nitesh Shah evaluate traffic safety of e-scooters.
Biometrics for Safer Roadways
Beaman Professor Asad Khattak focuses on enhancing driver safety through experiments that identify and detect driver impairment.
E-Bikes on the Move from Research to Policy
Professor Chris Cherry’s research on e-bike impacts on greenhouse gas emissions was cited to support of the E-BIKE Act.
Brakewood Quoted in Bloomberg CityLab Article
Assistant Professor Candace Brakewood was quoted in a Bloomberg CityLab article examining how payments for transit fares have changed during the pandemic.
App Offers New WAZE of Collecting Transportation Data
Professor Lee Han is helping to test the viability of data collected from the WAZE smartphone app for use in guiding TDOT’s traffic engineering initiatives.
Saving Lives of Those Who Live to Ride and Ride to Live
UT’s Asad Khattak studies the variables surrounding motorcycle crashes and injuries, as fatalities of motorcyclists are 25-30 times that of other drivers.
Crossland Snags Top Transportation Fellowship
CEE student Cassidy Crossland was recently awarded a top accolade in her field, the merit-based Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship […]
New Findings for Viral Research on Bicycle Crashes at Railroad Crossings
New research by Professor Chris Cherry follows his previous research that drew worldwide attention to the frequency of bicycle crashes […]
Brakewood, Cherry to Contribute to New University Transportation Center
Assistant Professor Candace Brakewood and Professor Chris Cherry will be guiding UT’s partnership with a consortium led by Georgia Tech to address declining transit ridership.
Alumni Profile: Melanie Smith
Melanie Smith (BS/CE ’17, MS/CE ’20) applies her UT engineering education toward the safety of anyone traveling across Tennessee, and […]