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Vanderbilt University Conducting Survey for HOV lane use
Nov. 30, 2017—Researchers at Vanderbilt University and Tennessee State University are conducting a study to explore use and efficiencies of our High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. It has been reported that Tennessee HOV lanes have a violation rate of nearly 90%. Thus, the main goal of this study is to better understand and manage congestion along key...
National Waterways Foundation, In Cooperation with The Maritime Administration Releases Study on “The Impacts of Unscheduled Lock Outages”
Nov. 6, 2017—The National Waterways Foundation (NWF), in cooperation with the Maritime Administration (MARAD), have released a study — “The Impacts of Unscheduled Lock Outages”– examining the economic impacts of unscheduled lock outages that highlights economic benefits associated with reliable inland waterways navigation. The study was conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at the University of...
New Faculty: Daniel Work, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Nov. 3, 2017—New faculty: Daniel Work, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering by Heidi Hall | Oct. 26, 2017, 7:00 AM | Want more research news? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter » Daniel Work, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Daniel Work can’t think of a better place to research traffic issues than Nashville. He’s bringing his expertise...
Professor Janey Camp invited speaker of Poynter Institute Seminar
Oct. 30, 2017—The Poynter Institute “Covering the Issues Ahead in Trump’s Second Year” was held on October 27, 2017 and focused on educating and preparing journalists to deal with five key topics that are expected to be key issues next year. Approximately 30 journalists from around the country were present to learn about Cyber Security, Hate Crimes,...
Professor Mark Abkowitz was Interviewed by BYU Radio Top Of Mind With Julie Rose
Oct. 23, 2017—Use the link below to listen to Professor Mark Abkowitz’s radio interview. He was featured on BYUradio Top of Mind with Julie Rose which originally aired on October 19th, 2017. Professor Abkowitz spoke on the timely subject of Rebuilding the Smart Way after Natural Disasters. https://www.byuradio.org/episode/c4175a80-7788-4098-9fea-dc35e7724704?playhead=63&autoplay=true
Professor Janey Camp contributions to the NCAR blog
Oct. 19, 2017—Use the link below to read Professor Camps remarks on the NCAR blog regarding Post-Disaster Learning: Bangladesh Could Provide U.S. with lesson in Graceful Failure. https://www.c3we.ucar.edu/post-disaster-learning-bangladesh-could-provide-us-lesson-graceful-failure
Graduate Student Jinzhu Yu selected as a finalist in SRA competition
Oct. 13, 2017—Jinzhu Yu was selected as a finalist in a Society for Risk Analysis student competition. The requirements for the final round is to put together a short video on his research. SRA’s EISG members will receive an email with all the finalists’ videos and they can vote for a winner. Use the link below to...
Dr. Hiba Baroud was chosen to serve on Data Science Visions Committee
Sep. 20, 2017—Dr. Baroud was selected by Provost Wente for The Data Science Visions Working Group. This group is made up of faculty from each of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges to develop a vision for future university big data and data science initiatives. Congrats Hiba! to learn more please visit the following: https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2017/3-faculty-named-to-big-data-working-group/ Data Science Visions TIPs...
Graduate Student Amy Shaw selected to receive SS A&WMA Scholarship Award
Sep. 20, 2017—Amy has been selected to received the Southern Section-Air & Waste Management Association Scholarship. With this scholarship, Amy will receive $1,500 for the 2017-2018 academic year. Congratulations Amy!
VECTOR’s Undergraduate Maddy Allen winner of the 2017 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair Awards
Sep. 20, 2017— Maddy worked with Professor Mark Abkowitz and Graduate Student Leslie Marthaler-Gillespie. Her research project was Mapping Flooding Hazard Scenarios to Evaluate Community Resilience: A Case-Based Assessment of Dyer County, TN. Congratulations Maddy! To learn more about this program click here ...