Faculty

Abkowitz presents research at VU Faculty Assembly

Aug. 26, 2010—Mark Abkowitz presented “Disaster Risk Management: Helping Humpty Dumpty Stay on the Wall” at the fall Faculty Assembly Thursday, August 26th at the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. A link to the video of the presentation is available here and shown below. Mark’s presentation takes place at the beginning and lasts approximately 16 minutes. This content...

CIFTS and VECTOR in UTC spotlight

Aug. 11, 2010—Dr. Mal Baird’s recent research project took a detailed look at the phases of emergency management and at the different perspectives of key stakeholder groups. The results of that research reinforced and clarified the need for more effective communication and interaction among the stakeholder groups that share responsibilities for freight transportation safety and security. As...

New research projects

Aug. 5, 2010—Two new research projects have been executed as of July 26 from the University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute (IFTI). The projects are also funded by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). James Dobbins and Mark Abkowitz will share Principal Investigator duties on “Network Analysis of Freight Diversion and Capacity Issues in Tennessee,” and...