Council of University Transportation Centers Honors Leaders and Students for Advancing Transportation Research
WASHINGTON - Five students, four leaders in transportation academia and one long-time transportation industry advocate from both the public and private sector will be honored by the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) for outstanding contributions to transportation research and education at a Jan. 12 awards banquet in the Nation’s Capital. Nuria Fernandez, CEO of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, is the 2018 winner of the CUTC Lifetime Achievement Award for Tran...
AISC Welcomes Edward Seglias as New General Counsel
AISC proudly welcomes Edward Seglias, Partner at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, as general counsel. Seglias replaces David Ratterman, who retired at the end of last year after serving as AISC's General Counsel for 30 years. "I have been delighted to transition the office of general counsel to Ed Seglias over the last three months", says Ratterman. "Ed is an extraordinary lawyer--the perfect person to guide the Institute into the next 100 years of its history. The Institute and its...
Aircuity Partners with Wistar Institute to Save Energy, Create a Better Environment for Occupants and Provide Access to New Data
NEWTON, Mass., USA – Aircuity, (www.aircuity.com), creator of measurably better environments, announced the installation of its platform in the Wistar Institute’s lab and vivarium areas. As a result the Wistar Institute, an international leader in biomedical science, is saving a significant amount of energy, occupants are provided a better environment and new data is now available to help better manage the space. The Wistar Institute is located in Philadelphia, PA and has special expertise in...
University of California San Diego Receives Prestigious Susan Harwood Training Grant from OSHA to Provide Hurricane Disaster Relief Training in Guam
SAN DIEGO - The University of California San Diego OSHA Training Institute Education Center (UCSD OTIEC) was one of five organizations recently awarded a $1 million direct Susan Harwood Training Grant through the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). This federal funding will be utilized from February 9 to March 3 to train and protect workers involved in hurricane recovery activities in Guam. "This area, as well as the Commonwealth of Northern Maria...
Ranking Member Graves Announces Committee Republican Senior Staff
Washington, D.C. - With the 116th Congress officially underway, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced key senior Republican staff appointments for the Committee. Paul Sass is the Republican Staff Director of the Committee. Paul joins the Committee staff after serving the last four years as Rep. Graves’ Chief of Staff in his congressional office, where he managed the Congressman’s operations in his Missouri district and in Washington,...
New Color of CULTEC Chambers Has Added Benefits
BROOKFIELD, CT/January 9, 2019 -- CULTEC, a Brookfield, Conn. company that specializes in the manufacturing of plastic stormwater and septic chambers, announced an important design change that will allow for improved product integrity, safer handling, and a fresh look rebranding of its product line. CULTEC’s classic black chambers with a blue stripe have been a recognized staple in the marketplace since the company invented the original plastic chamber over 30 years ago. CULTEC even trademark...
AQUAOSO™ Announces Programmatic Assistance with Water Data Program
FOLSOM, Calif., Jan. 9, 2019 - AQUAOSO™ Technologies, PBC, a Public Benefit Corporation and a leader in water risk management amassing data and expertise on California's water supply, announced the AQUAOSO Programmatic Assistance with Water Data (PAWD) program. The PAWD program is part of the broader AQUAOSO value system where people, place, and community matter. Water risk is the sleeping giant for California's economy with over 40 percent of agricultural communities reliant on groundwater f...
Mike Wongkaew Joins HNTB’s Tunnel and Underground Team as National Practice Lead-Northwest
BELLEVUE, Wash.– Mike Wongkaew, Ph.D., PE, SE, PMP, joined HNTB Corporation’s national tunnel group as national tunnel practice lead-Northwest and associate vice president. He is based in Bellevue and oversees all tunneling work on the Sound Transit West Seattle and Ballard Link Extension Project. He also serves as an accomplished resource to the firm’s clients and projects across the nation. In his previous capacity, Wongkaew served as chief tunnel engineer for research and development of an in...
William Birch Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager in the Firm’s Newly Established Lawrenceville, New Jersey Office
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – William Birch joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager and associate vice president, leading the firm’s work for the New Jersey Department of Transportation. He is based in HNTB’s newly opened fourth office in the state, located in the Crossroads Corporate Center, 3150 Brunswick Pike. The office opened in support of the firm’s commitment to client service and opportunities for continued growth in New Jersey. Birch comes to HNTB after more than 33 years with t...
Critical Issues in Transportation 2019
TRB has released Critical Issues in Transportation 2019. In this report, which is updated periodically by the TRB Executive Committee, a series of challenging questions are posed to explore issues and opportunities that may arise 10 to 20 years into the future. These questions, 63 in all, have been organized into 12 topic areas and provide a way to frame future areas of research, policy analysis, and debate. Critical issues identified in this report deserve attention because of transportation’s...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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