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Dr. Kate Nelson accepts Faculty position at Kansas State University
Jul. 5, 2018—Vanderbilt University/VECTOR doctoral student Kate Nelson accepts an Assistant Professor position at Kansas State University in the Department of Geography. Dr. Nelson’s core areas of geographic research are in human-environment interactions and geospatial analysis and application. Congrats Kate! K-State Department of Geography Kate’s Personal Website
Professor Dan Work featured on ABC Good Morning America. Can new cruise control technology eliminate traffic jams?
Jun. 27, 2018—Professor Dan Work feature with Ford on Good Morning America. Can new cruise control technology eliminate traffic jams? Watch ABC’s piece on GMA’s YouTube feed below. Congrats on your feature Dan!
Article by Dr. Craig Philip & Paul Johnson Published in Marine News
Jun. 21, 2018—Congrats Craig & Paul! The article entitled The Maritime Safety Journey: An unlikely and remarkable story will be featured in the May 2018 Marine News. Read the PDF below. The Maritime Safety Journey: An unlikely and remarkable story by Craig Philip and Paul Johnson Inland-Safety-pg48-MN-May18
VECTOR faculty’s article published in Risk Management and Insurance Review is one of top 20 most downloaded in recent publication history!
Jun. 1, 2018—Congrats Professors Abkowitz and Camp! Your article “Structuring and Enterprise Risk Assessment Protocol: Traditional Practice and New Methods“, first published January 31, 2017 in Risk Management and Insurance Review, was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers! Read it for yourself and find out what all the buzz is about. https://doi.org/10.1111/rmir.12068
Dr. Craig Philip elected Secretary of TennSmart
Jun. 1, 2018—Congrats Dr. Philip! The TennSMART consortium is designed to accelerate “Intelligent Mobility” in Tennessee. TennSMART’s 2018 Spring Member Meeting in Nashville on May 17. The event brought together 120 individuals from the public and private sectors to accelerate intelligent mobility innovations in Tennessee To learn more visit http://tennsmart.org/about/
Neil Pedersen Executive Director of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) visits VECTOR group
Jun. 1, 2018—VECTOR hosts Neil Pedersen Executive Director of The Transportation Research Board (TRB) on May 18, 2018. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is the premier international body that organizes/delivers transportation research. TRB is an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, the sponsor of the largest multimodal transportation conference each January. Many within the VECTOR group...
Mike Harbour Deputy CEO of Sound Transit is VECTOR guest Seminar Speaker
Jun. 1, 2018—Our guest speaker Mike Harbour visited Vanderbilt University on April 9th, 2018. The title of his seminar was: Transforming the Seattle Region: The Political and Technical Challenges of Building a Public Transportation System in a Developed Region” Mike Harbour is the Deputy CEO for Sound Transit in Seattle. Learn more about Sound Transit.
Dr. Janey Camp Interviewed by WKRN “Who will mass transit benefit if passed in Nashville?”
May. 24, 2018— Original Story By Morgan Hightower NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The “Let’s Move Nashville” transit plan includes expanded bus routes, a commuter rail, light rail and an underground tunnel downtown. It all comes with a price of nearly $9 billion. We all foot the bill but who will see the benefit?...
Vanderbilt Faculty Op-ed Article on Nashville’s Transit Plan published in The Tennessean
Mar. 26, 2018—Read the article | This is why Nashville’s transit plan, as proposed, is the only option Opinion Published 8:00 a.m. CT March 24, 2018 | Updated 1:50 p.m. CT March 24, 2018 STORY HIGHLIGHTS It is simply unfeasible to expand existing roads. It is unrealistic to assume that autonomous vehicles will alleviate congestion any time soon. Scroll...